Sign of the Times....

from the time we opened the meatshop in may 2007 up to christmas time, we didn't raise the prices of pork. since the start of the year, we've raised it three times!!! is this a sign of things to come??? are we pricing ourselves out of the market???

i hope not!!!

one consolation though, our new prices are still lower than wet market prices.

Feb Post......Blasts from the Recent Past

hehehehe.....here's for february.....

before i continue posting here, let me show first some interesting photos of last year that i recently downloaded to my computer from my cell phone....

dinner with two college classmates and barkada, alice and josie, at kulinarya restaurant at the powerplant mall at rockwell center

jonlounging on a chair by a post at the lobby of shangri-la hotel, makati, while we wait for his family for a buffet lunch at the hotel's circles restaurant

processing fifty (50) pork carcasses in 3-hours' time at the meatshop for a special client one day in late november and another day in early december

buying and partaking of fresh, delicious, sumptous, and cheap seafoods from the seafoods market in baclaran, after a disappointing and expensive seafoods dinner at red crab at the fort

jon getting a tattoo of himself at cartimar's bodyworkz

with cora at the monterey foods corp franchisees convention at the hyatt hotel and casino in manila

flower arrangement from rob's pleasantries flower shop as a birthday gift to me from jon

complementary birthday cake from the gourmet restaurant at the fort where we had dinner with nini, rob, miguel, and cora

opening a special birthday gift from my two nieces, gwen and gail

christmas party of the management and staff and guests of monterey meatshop kapitolyo

by the christmas tree at the lobby of shangri-la hotel makati

Pepsi anyone??? I guess not!!!....

what do these photos have in common??? you're right......i'm in every one of them!!! bwahahahahaha!!!

when one is in the store every single day, there comes a spot in the store that becomes one's favorite....for me, i guess it's anywhere as long as the coca-cola cooler is in the background!!!

after all, i'm not a self-confessed coke (light) addict for nothing!!!

Herbed Pork Medley

another delicious recipe from monterey.....

Meatshop Grand Opening.....The Giveaways

one of the giveaways that we gave to our customers (and still continue to give....while supply lasts!) to celebrate our store's Grand Opening is a set of recipes that come in postcard-like form. the front of each card shows the name and picture of the finished foodstuff, while the back shows the recipe.

in order for me to share with this blog's readers this giveaway, i scanned each of the cards and i'm posting them starting with today's entry......enjoy!

Meatshop Grand Opening.....The Day After

the following day, it was back to the normal grind (pun intended! lol) for the meatshop.....except that the store was lovelier, livelier, more colorful, and more fragrant.....because we brought in all the flower arrangements and we retained some of the baloons that were used for the grand opening and blessing. there they stayed until at least last monday; thus, ensuring that our customers have something to talk about (aside from placing their meat orders) once they enter the shop!!!

Meatshop Grand Opening.....Part 10.....The Franchisees

then, the dreamers......now, the successful meatshop owners!!!

Meatshop Grand Opening.....Part 9.....The Staff

they worked hard in order for the meatshop to be opened. they worked harder in order for the meatshop to have a grand opening. they're working even harder in order for the meatshop to continue succeeding and eventually branch out!!!

Meatshop Grand Opening.....Part 8.....The Families

jon's auntie, mommy, brother-in-law, sister, nephews, and nieces:

my niece gwen astrid and his bf, john; my daddy and mommy; and my niece gail monique

although jon and i have known each other for a long time, this occasion was really the first time our families met face to face!