{"id":251771,"date":"2017-05-08T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=251771"},"modified":"2017-05-08T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T20:00:08","slug":"2017-taste-marianas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Taste of the Marianas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-251771 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/1-61\/'>1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251774'>\n\t\t\t\tHordes of people welcomed the 19th Taste of the Marianas opening day last Saturday at the Garapan Fishing Base. (Erwin Encinares)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/2-58\/'>2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251775'>\n\t\t\t\tArthur Saw, left, F&amp;B manager at Kanoa Resort, is joined by the rest of his staff at the Kanoa Resort booth at the 19th Taste of the Marianas at the Garapan Fishing Base. (Bea Cabrera)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/3-51\/'>3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251776'>\n\t\t\t\tInos Hocog, chef de cuisine at Hyatt Regency Saipan, is joined by others at the Hyatt Regency Saipan booth at the 19th Taste of the Marianas at the Garapan Fishing Base. (Bea Cabrera)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/4-52\/'>4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251777'>\n\t\t\t\tParticipants of the annual Taste of the Marianas hotdog-eating contest chow down on lots of hotdogs. (Bea Cabrera)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/5-52\/'>5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251778'>\n\t\t\t\tMoses Buekis, third placer in the hotdog-eating contest, poses with 2016 Miss Marianas Peachy Quitugua. (Erwin Encinares)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/6-39\/'>6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251779'>\n\t\t\t\tMichael Harris, second placer in the hotdog-eating contest, poses with 2016 Miss Marianas Peachy Quitugua. (Erwin Encinares)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/7-35\/'>7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251780'>\n\t\t\t\tFrom left to right, Marianas Visitors Authority Community Projects manager Martin Duenas, MVA managing director Chris Concepcion, 2017 hotdog-eating champion Raymond Emul, third placer Moses Buekis, and second placer Michael Harris pose with 2016 Miss Marianas Peachy Quitugua. (Erwin Encinares)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/8-26\/'>8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251781'>\n\t\t\t\tTraditional Chamorro dances were showcased for the attendees of the 2017 Taste of the Marianas last Saturday as entertainment for guests. (Erwin Encinares)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2017-taste-marianas\/9-18\/'>9<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-251782'>\n\t\t\t\tBrew master Steve Sablan poses for a picture at the Saipan Brewing Co. booth.  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