Headed to Cebu for the Ironman Race This Weekend?

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1. Zubuchon, fighting!

2. happy problems!

3. So that’s why you’ve not posted in a while..very busy po pala. :) May everything work out as planned or better for you and the entire team on the race day. indeed there will be a surge of customers! Good luck!

4. Wahh…. ang layo ko….but I know.. someday (dreaming) magkakaron nito sa Manila. Or siguro on my next Pinas Trip, since sa NAIA 3 ang bagsak ko, I will order ahead of time ng frozen to go, so pagdating ko sa airport, daanan ko na ito.

   Ayy, MM, sigurado na maraming madaragdag na Zubuchon afficionados. Tawagin ko kayang ‘ZUBUNADOS” ang mga taong fans ng iyong restaurant.?

5. I hope the weather gods smile on the athletes! But then again, that’s why it is called Ironman…

   So. remember to take a deep breath, MM, as often as you can!

6. 35 lechons! Wow!
   Would love to see an Ironman event in the future.
   Good luck to the blog readers that are participating in the event. Fuel up on some Zubuchon!

   Sana may “marathon shirt” na puwedeng suotin nila na naka-advertise yung Zubuchon. Not unlike Manny Pacquiao and his sponsor studded apparel.
   (“look at that pig fly!” hehe!)

7. I am so happy I finally live in Cebu, so I do not have to fight the crowds for Zubuchon…think I will go on Monday when all is calm! Good luck MM, sounds like a busy weekend, but as always you will prevail.

8. Another triathlon I am going to miss, friend of mine signed up for it months ago, but won’t be there to cheer him, MM and the Crew, on (sigh, I miss CEB).

   Oh well, at least he gets to partake in the 35 lechons, and I hope he remembers to bring me back some zubuchon (since missing this Ironman does count as an incident requiring comfort food… )

   Incidentally, I heard this is the last year of the current Ironman franchise.

9. It would be great to have some lechon and chicharon waiting at the finish line so that when the cameras click, it would appear that the ironmen were all in a mad dash for the pork. Nag-uunahan makakuha ng lechon! Hehe… Best of luck to you and your crew, MM!

10. What better post-race feast than Zubuchon!
    Mart: “Zubuchon Finisher” shirt?!
    Have a great one!

11. HAVE FUN, GUYS!!!

12. Goodluck this weekend Piggyman! May you meet all the expectations of your Zubuchon fans! :)

13. Good morning! Good luck to MM and crew this weekend! What an exciting weekend! Sarap! Saya! Wish ko lang magka-meron na sa Manila! :)

14. good luck!

15. Seems like yr crew has to cook at least 100 or so lechons this Sunday.WOW!!!!
    Wish you the best of luck ,MM! Am excited for you!

16. One of the organizers is a friend, and she said they wanted to feed everyone ‘the best pig ever.’ :) It sounds like it’ll be a good race.

    For F1 fans, heard that Jensen Button is in town (Cebu) and will be joining the triathlon.

17. Whew 35 Zubuchons in one day! Plus the accompanying demand surge before and after the competition. Maybe we can also dub this Zubuchon feat as the IronPORKMan! I can just visualize MM and crew handling all the Lechon crazed crowd. Goodluck MM and to the Zubu crew. God bless you all!

18. Yep JB is in town and he just tweeted that they’ve (he and his friends) registered already. I also wish I am in Cebu.

    Marketman and crew, goodluck, good health and happy vibes this weekend as you prepare the lechons :-)

19. Dear Mm, patiently waiting for lechon delivery to arrive at your mango ave branch.
    Staff unable to give us an idea of arrival time. (why?)
    Kinda expect that when restaurant is open best selling item will be available.

    Hope worth the wait.

    Trin

20. Good luck this weekend market Man!
    Hopefully I will get to try Zubuchon soon when I find myself in Cebu.

21. Gejo, “Zubuchon Finisher” sounds more apt for those foodies who gobble up the lechon rather than for the athletes who finish the race. =)

22. I agree with papa ethan’s comment unahan para sa lechon :) one day makakatikim din kami ng Zubuchon! Good luck MM and the crew!

23. didn’t know so much is happening is my beloved Cebu right now! more power to MM and your crew!

24. Trin, our apologies, a city wide brownout in Cebu killed electricity for two hours this morning, disrupting cooking schedules. For store bound lechons, we use an electric rotary turner to help turn bamboo poles… and that died. For whole orders, we still do everything by hand… So the brownout resulted in a 1 hour delay in cooking as staff scrambled to adjust to both whole orders and store bound lechons. I hope we don’t have any more blackouts this weekend! :(

25. Good Evening, when can we have the privilege of tasting your Zubuchon? Watched it at Jessica Soho’s show 2 weeks ago and I’ve been craving since. Please bring it to Manila ASAP! :)

26. Hi marketman, good luck to you and your crew. I’m down to my last piece of trisuit that will be shipped to Cebu tomorrow for the race on Sunday. Now, it’s your turn. All roads and flights lead to Cebu for the IM. Our clients are posting photos eating at Zubuchon “allegedly” relieving their stress and nervousness.

27. Say Hi to my brother! I think he is hosting …

28. Hi Marketman and fans. I am flying SG-MNL tomorrow for a short break and squeezed in an overnight trip to Cebu on Wed-Thurs just to finally get a taste of Zubuchon and all the delicious dishes described here! I am hoping that you and your readers could give some tips on where to go, what to do, and other food places to visit (of course after getting my fill of Zubuchon) during my short stay there. As it is just a 2 day trip I would like to make the best out of it! Looking forward to some ZUBUBLISS!

    Thanks a lot!
    Liz

29. MM, please give in na to your Manila fans, otherwise they won’t stop bugging you ;) Have a few cousins partcipating in this weekend’s Ironman, i told them all not to miss Zubuchon :)

30. GREAT! Jenson Button will then get to taste the BEST example of Cebu Lechon :-)

31. Papa Ethan: Tama!

32. Dear Marketman, thanks for taking the time to respond to my comment. Please let me know how to reach you privately. Thanks again.

33. To Liz_D:

    You might want to try Casa Araño but you have to take the taxi to there since it is located inside a residential subdivision. Just google for the address kasi i forgot na. :p

    Cheers!

34. Trin, sent you an email yesterday.

35. Dear Marketman,

    Thought you should know that I have been craving for Zubuchon since you first wrote about it. Now that I am finally here in Cebu, the first thing I told the driver was: Alam niyo ho ba yung Zubuchon? He replied “Oho, Ma’am. Lahat ng drinadrivan ko, yun yung hinihiling nila.”

    When I got to the hotel, I was glad that my room hotel was not ready, and I immediately jumped into the car, and asked to be brought to Zubuchon immediately.

    I got so excited, and then suddenly wondered if I was setting myself up for disappointment. What if the lechon is good enough, but I hyped it up so much in my head, that my expectations are ridiculously high?

    Just to cut the story short, Marketman, the lechon is everything and more!!!!!! All the hype and totally exceeded my expectations!!!!!

    From the crispy skin, to the meat, to the fat, to the EVERYTHING! I wonder why there’s a bottle of vinegar, soysauce and oil on the table. Is it for decor? Because surely, no one in their right mind would bother putting some on the lechon, it’s perfect as it is!

    And the Santol juice? Sublime.

    My only gripe is that the waiter was err, a little “Judgemental.” Hahaha. I’m a solo traveler, and I wanted to order as much as I can. So, I ordered the Pork Rice, with the lechon. She said “Pang 3-4 servings ho yung kanin.” I nodded, meaning, okay, yes, I’ll eat them all, if I can’t finish, I’ll take it home. But then she still insisted, and said “marami ho yon.” Okay, fine! I’m a pig! So, I just ended up ordering a cup of white rice.

    I’ll be back later.

    P.S your wifi’s incredibly fast! :-)

36. victoria, OMG, I am laughing but mortified at the same time. Staff are meant to be helpful, not judgmental! :) We often find that guests find our servings very ample, and have lots of food leftover… hence what was meant to be a friendly warning, I am sure. I am in Cebu at the moment, so will try to drop by the Mango Avenue store this evening and perhaps run into you. I say give the menu a real test and order anything you want. :) Also, for dishes like dinuguan, monggo, adobo, paksiw, prtichon, etc. there are fast meals… so you may wish to try several of those so you don’t have to order a whole platter of each dish. Be sure to try the biko and turon. And a kamias shake. Thanks for visiting the restaurant!

37. OMG. I asked if you were still here in Cebu, they said you were in Manila already. Will be there later at 7:30. Looking forward to meeting you! :-)

38. Shucks! The waiter said I just missed you by 3 mins. :-(

39. victoria, hahaha, yes, I just left a few minutes ago… but warned the waiters to let you eat anything you want to order. :) Thanks!

40. No wonder the waiters were extra nice! Hahaha. I was joking awhile ago regarding the “judgmental” waitress, though I admit, I felt conscious for ordering so much. :-) Yes, of course, she was being helpful. :-)

    I tried the Kamias shake, utterly refreshing, and the biko, wow, the muscovado sugar on top nailed it. I ended up still ordering lechon, though. (I figured if the cholesterol was going to kill me, I might as well go down happy. Hehehe) I couldn’t stop taking photos and sending it back home to my brother and sisters via imessage. I promised them I’d buy at the airport when I go back to Manila tomorrow.

    It would have been awesome had I met you. Wysgal and Fabian are my very close friends, and it’s a shame I never met you. (I was in NY when the Cebu Lechon eyeball happened), though I did meet you briefly, during an Alumni event in Salon de Ning a year ago I think. :-) I was the one who approached you and said that I read your blog. You probably don’t remember, but that’s okay.

    Maybe next time. :-)

    Zubuchon fan forever

41. hey MM, was in Cebu for the Ironman, I joined the relay but aside from that I was excited to try Zubuchon! my friends and I dined at the Mactan Branch last Monday, I wanted to try everything on the menu but I guess I need more visits to do that. I really liked the mongo with zubuchon as well as the dinuguan..and the duhat shake was like eating many, many duhat at the same time! it was refreshing, too bad the kamias shake ran out when we ordered. we were even joking if how does your team get the seeds off and laughing our hearts out at gross suggestions which i think your team do not do :D however, the zubuchon i ate was not as tasty as i imagined :( good thing, we took home a couple of kilos and boy was it good compared to what i had at the store! the skin was still crispy even when i placed it on the fridge and the meat tasted of the spices, really yummy!