Comments on: Holiday Dinners Circa 2014

By: Kasseopeia

Kasseopeia — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 06:38:45 +0000

Super delayed reaction to this post (the whole series since December 24th, actually!), but I just want to say: I would have been stuffed by the time I finished off the seafood and meat appetizers – with a glass or two of red! I don’t think I’d make it to the soup, hehe! I would, however, save space for a wedge or two of those potatoes in goose fat, and a few crumbs of the wonderful selection of cheese. Sinful, but what the hey… tis the season to be flabby!

P.S. “Fed up” eh? *chuckle*

By: Dina and Richard

Dina and Richard — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 08:26:05 +0000

We are back in San Francisco. On the plane we recalled the dinner of a lifetime. Richard says its a highlight every three years that he is back. :-) I, however, can’t wait that long. See you next year and thank you for that fabulous meal and evening !

By: Margaux Salcedo

Margaux Salcedo — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:46:43 +0000

ohmygoodness how do we get in on a party like this …

Happy Holidays, Marketman!

Your fan,

Margaux :)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 10:48:34 +0000

dianne, unfortunately, I totally believe we are depleting tuna stocks and should stop eating those species that need to have breathing room. Having said that, I do still eat tuna both fresh and canned, and should probably do that less often. Now if only they could farm them, but I think they need vast oceans to roam. It’s a real problem, along with some species of lapu-lapu locally, and other fish as well. If our archipelago had just 15-20 million people instead of 100+ million, perhaps the sea could continue to provide food without permanently depleting stocks. Or if I didn’t put out this much food at one meal for that matter.

By: dianne

dianne — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:12:52 +0000

absolutely mouthwatering!!! just wondering, MM, what are you thoughts on tuna overfishing?

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:59:19 +0000

friedneurons, the cheddars from Neal’s Dairy were SUPERB. I often associate cheddar with the evil cheese food my dad used to have with his bananas for dessert when I was a kid, so it’s taken me 30+ years to appreciate their wonderful qualities. You must try the rilette, we had leftovers and Mrs. MM fried them until crisp and used them on a lugaw we made last night to rest from all the crazed eating…

By: friedneurons

friedneurons — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:54:09 +0000

Splendid, splendid. Whose neck do I have to wring to score an invite? hehe. I’m still very intrigued by your adobo rillette. Will have to try to make it someday. Your cheese selection looked great as well. Manchego (especially 6-month) is on my top 5 cheese list. Not a big fan of stilton, although occasionally I enjoy this stilton with mango and ginger that they sell at Whole Foods.

By: Guia

Guia — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:21:40 +0000

What a meal!, Elegant, luxurious, delicious! Happy new year to MM, family & staff!
Abundant graces always.

By: al

al — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:42:28 +0000

wow, wow, wow!!!

By: Susie

Susie — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 07:53:35 +0000

MM, sister and E couldn’t have raved any more about how fabulous an evening it was! Fabulous stuff! Merry Merry to you all.