The bloggers’ eyeball at Piyesta was just a prelude of food to come for the SOCSKSARGEN Summer Safari. With more than 30 bloggers joining us the next day, all of trooped to the first order of the day – Breakfast! We had a sumptuous breakfast of daing na bangus, eggs, fried tilapia and fried rice at Dolores Farm Resort.
Daing na bangus and fried egg
(Thanks to Orman of GandaEverSoMuch.com for the photo, and congratulations on you blog anniversary!)
Next stop – Lake Sebu for the zipline ride. But it was not meant to be, There was a long line and by the time we got there, it was time for lunch! So we headed off to Punta Isla for lunch. Punta Isla is one of the more popular resorts in Lake Sebu where you also learn more about the T’boli culture. The specialty was tilapia so we had several kinds of tilapia dishes to savor. And the souvenir shop is cool. I came home with a tinalak weave.
Kinilaw na tilapia
Thanks to all our sponsors. To fellow bloggers, it was pure joy to spend the weekend with you getting to know General Santos City and its surroundings through food.We had a long lunch, that by the time left Punta Isla it was almost time for merienda at Merl’s Garden Resort, still at Lake Sebu. The noodles albeit plain, was suprisingly good.
We stayed at Merl for quite sometime, waiting for some of the bloggers who rode the zipline to finish. After that, time to go back to General Santos. But first, we got invited for coffee and tea at Sa Balai Bistro in downtown Marbel. The bistro’s located in an old house with a lot of well-conserved furnishings from way back. Reminds me so much of Lola’s house in Laguna.
Mulberry Tea at Balai Bistro (photo by Donna)
You’d think that after all day eating, we won’t have any space in our stomach. Guess a again. Our day was appropriately crowned at Red Tent Steak House!
crown rack of ribs at Red Tent (photo by Donna)
The SOCSKSARGEN Summer Safari would not have been possible without the following sponsors:
Ice Castle Experience (Official Hotel)
Pacman Sports Bar
Le Jardin Arnevel
Piyesta KTV Bar & Resto
Coffee Club 101
Dolores Garden Resort
Punta Isla
Merl Garden Spring Resort
Red Tent Steak House
Cafe Amoree
Rollee’s Bakeshop
Pacman Water
Kuya Chito’s Takuyaki
Many many thanks also toAvel and Orman for coming up and organizing such a fun-filled activity!
Sawadee kha! My name is Gay a.k.a. A Scientist in the Kitchen. Science and cooking are two of my passions. I'm a corn breeder who also loves to eat and cook. My kitchen is in Phitsanulok, Thailand where I am based together with Pasta (yes, I love Italian food!) my black labrador retriever. 
lavet…laway laway na tuloy
the kinilaw na tilapia looks great! and the crown rack of ribs—-oh my!
mulberry tea? very interesting… does the one drinking it feel like he is about to spin a cocoon like the silkworm does? as we know, mulberry leaves are staples in sericulture. hehehe
kilawin tilapia, hmmm. non-marine fish? interestingly fresh idea, but i have a question… how unpolluted is lake sebu? definitely if the lake is still unpolluted, we can taste freshness, but if not….that could spell disaster.
but to my suprise, the places where media reports or some advisories would tend to whisk away people from visiting might be a heaven of a very exciting, unique, and adventurous culinary trail. wow.
Neil, you will enjoy Lake Sebu, it’s unpolluted and tilapia really tastes fresh. Non of the burak taste we get from Laguna de Bay. It’s quite easy to go to with a lot of adventures such as ziplining, hiking to the falls, or just go boating in the lake. You’ll get your fill of T’boli culture also. I came home with tinalak weave and lots of beads.