Based in Manila, Philippines, Dessert Comes First is a chronicle of the food-obsessed food writer, Lori Baltazar. This website is all about desserts, restaurants, coffee, and the pleasures of homebaking. Read more about me Meeting Marketman
Mon, November 21st of 2005
11:50 am
Just a few of Marketman’s fans
Market Manila is what I call a ‘one stop shop’ for everything anyone needs (and wants!) to know about Filipino food: write-ups of individual ingredients as well as where to get them. For Filipinos living abroad, I imagine that Market Manila makes them reminisce (and hunger!) for food they grew up with. For locals, it’s a quick guide to what’s new at the market. For me, several of the posts in Market Manila make me say, “Oh yeah, I forgot about that! Gotta get me some.”
Yesterday, the master behind Market Manila, Marketman or ‘MM’ as he’s often called, held an EB (EyeBall). It was an opportune time for his legion of fans to meet and greet the man behind the marvel that is Market Manila.
The EB was held at Galileo Enoteca, a quirky yet charming Italian place located in the deepest recesses of Mandaluyong. There were about 30 of us, all kindred souls bound by an insatiable love for food. Conversations flowed free and fast, punctuated by happy shrieks and roars of laughter. I, for one, was absolutely delighted to meet some of the people who are regular commenters of this blog. You know who you are – my warmest thanks go to you. And especially you, Marketman.
Let my photos complete the story for me:
Cold cuts to start us off
Fresh mozzarella drizzled with olive oil
Fresh anchovies & the best green olives I’ve tasted
Ravishing roasted peppers
Pretty as pearls: baby tomatoes
Sausage and roasted red pepper pasta
Sicilian pasta (I’m not sure what this is since I
didn’t get to try it)
My favorite of the pastas: penne with roasted eggplant
Marketman had a gift for us: homemade ensaymada
made from a 1960s recipe!
Related Post:
Read Marketman’s post of the EB.
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What fantastic photos! It was such an enjoyable lunch of kindred spirits, a lot of laughs, revelations and terrific food! When is it your turn for an EB?
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Comment by Marketmanila — November 21, 2005 @ 12:03 pm
lovely pictures…they look savoury themselves…i could just taste the antipasto…
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Comment by willy — November 21, 2005 @ 12:41 pm
oooh, i’m just green right now with jealousy. sounds like you all had a fantastic time — man! why do i have to be on the other side of the globe?
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Comment by stef — November 21, 2005 @ 1:00 pm
Lori great pictures as always! I am drooling…this time in remembrance though and not in unrequited yearning
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Comment by joey — November 21, 2005 @ 2:23 pm
Too bad I had an engagement that day =( the food looks amazing. Galileo is just 5 minutes away from my house. Anyway, you guys had fun and hopefully a sequal would be on the works, kahit next year
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Comment by ... beachfreak — November 21, 2005 @ 3:01 pm
Is this the same Galileo near Mandaluyong municipal hall? Hmmm…. the food pic… Yummy!
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Comment by Jay — November 21, 2005 @ 3:35 pm
mouth watering photos! the more jealous i am now – you lucky guys -meeting MM !!!… i hope when a sequel comes we could all join in?! all the best to all you guys!! keep up the good works..
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Comment by aleth — November 21, 2005 @ 3:42 pm
amazing food, sure a great company, people like us on the other side of the pond are jealous.
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Comment by sha — November 21, 2005 @ 4:42 pm
Hi Lori. Great pictures! Saw your post on G too. Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the food.
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Comment by Chris — November 21, 2005 @ 5:04 pm
hi lori! nice to meet you personally! very nice photos and I hope you can have an EB where i could attend. More power and keep up the good work…
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Comment by Bubut — November 21, 2005 @ 5:29 pm
hi, saw ur site through MarketM. i love your pictures!!!
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Comment by joy — November 21, 2005 @ 6:07 pm
Lori, meeting you was definitely one of the highlights of the MM EB for me. And judging by the reaction of some others guests when you walked in, I clearly wasn’t the only one hoping to see you that day!
You were a real pleasure to talk (and talk and talk) to, and it would be wonderful to see you again. How about a DessertFirst EB next time?
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Comment by Katrina — November 21, 2005 @ 6:47 pm
It was great to meet you in person! Interesting really because we were just talking about you (“I hope Lori from dessertcomesfirst shows up …”) when you walked in with “Bin”.
And again — kudos on the great food shots! =)
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Comment by wysgal — November 21, 2005 @ 8:45 pm
were you my batchmate at ssc? graduated 1993?
i have a question.. i think only you can answer this one. i’ve been wanting to home brew my own beer. but i have no idea where to buy the malt, hops and yeast in manila. would you know?
thanks in advance – gus hansen
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Comment by Anonymous — November 21, 2005 @ 9:11 pm
Lori! You’re my Rock Star! Funny you were fawning seeing Ivan ManDy who was seated across from me when I was fawning when I saw you!
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Comment by Gigi! — November 22, 2005 @ 10:31 am
Hi Lori, The Marketman EB was sooo fun, and bonus pa got to meet you at the same time. I love your pics.
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Comment by ichabod — November 23, 2005 @ 8:30 am
It was a foodie’s dream meeting you, and your Bin. Hope there’ll be a Dessertfirst eb in the future, and maybe meet the third part of your trinity, your Boo.
The book launch last Monday went well and we had fun going around having our books signed by the contributors. Anvil did a good job, sold most if not all of the books. I liked the kakanin stuff best as it was the most native of the food available for tasting. Chefs Ed Quimson and Jessie Syjico (erg, my spelling) of their respective restos were there to make sure the food came out right. Will be trying out some of the recipes in the book soon.
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Comment by Mila Tan — November 23, 2005 @ 10:07 am
These are some of the most fantastic food shots I’ve seen in any blog. You should become a food photographer (if you aren’t one yet)
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Comment by Frayed — November 23, 2005 @ 8:05 pm
vegetarian heaven… got to try this out!
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Comment by anton — November 24, 2005 @ 7:32 am
Brought my girlfriend here last Sunday, finally. We were stupid enough not to have reservations but the owner accomodated us by sitting us outside (we’re both smokers so this was fine) and moving us inside as soon as there was space.
We ordered the 350Php set muna. We were pleasantly surprised with the big servings. Only three kinds of pastas were available – baked tuna, black olives and bolognese. We both opted for bolognese (i am sometimes allergic to fish) but I regretted it because I really wanted to try the black olives.
We also ordered some fresh mozarella. I can’t wait to go back. – gus hansen
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Comment by Anonymous — December 5, 2005 @ 10:01 am
I just tried the place . i live 15 minutes away from it but just went for heavy merienda today. nice, cute, quaint, good music and good airconditioning and food prices affordable!
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