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Where to Eat and What to do in Chicago
Apr 4, 2018
Sarahlynn Pablo
Where to Eat and What to do in Chicago
Apr 4, 2018
Sarahlynn Pablo
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Apr 4, 2018
Sarahlynn Pablo
What is my dream?
Jan 15, 2018
Sarahlynn Pablo
What is my dream?
Jan 15, 2018
Sarahlynn Pablo

One day, we will confront and help overcome anti Blackness, anti Indigenous and the self hate that comes from the colonized mentality. We will show up for our neighbors in struggles are not only linked but are indeed the same. We will praise these bodies we are in. We will give ourselves the cure and healing we so richly deserve, with full generosity. 

 

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Jan 15, 2018
Sarahlynn Pablo
Going From Good To Great:
 Mapping The Journey to Magna with Chef Carlo Lamagna in Seven Dishes
Dec 27, 2017
Sarahlynn Pablo
Going From Good To Great:
 Mapping The Journey to Magna with Chef Carlo Lamagna in Seven Dishes
Dec 27, 2017
Sarahlynn Pablo

Chef Carlo Lamagna is a Philippine born, Detroit raised, CIA- and Chicago-trained chef, mastermind behind the pop-up dinner series, Twisted Filipino; and chef-owner of the eponymous, fully Kickstarter funded, soon-to-open Portland, Oregon restaurant, Magna. This is the story of Carlo's journey from good to great, in seven dishes.

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Dec 27, 2017
Sarahlynn Pablo
What Is Filipino Food?
Oct 17, 2016
Chef Sharwin Tee
What Is Filipino Food?
Oct 17, 2016
Chef Sharwin Tee

I met wonderful Filipinos and they filled me with their stories of determination, history, discipline, generosity, pride, passion, patience and love. They have become my family. That’s how I knew I left Chicago with more knowledge about Filipino food than ever before. I take home with me more stories, more passion, and more love for the Philippines. I take home with me more fuel to make more Filipino food.

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Oct 17, 2016
Chef Sharwin Tee
The Filipino Food Movement Questioned by the Oakland Community
Oct 15, 2016
Lydia Neff
The Filipino Food Movement Questioned by the Oakland Community
Oct 15, 2016
Lydia Neff

As the group prepares for its second year of Savor Filipino, first held in 2014, the Filipino Food Movement has received some criticism from the Filipino food community regarding operations of the upcoming event and how they reflect issues of gentrification in Oakland. 

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Oct 15, 2016
Lydia Neff
Unity Dinner: Knocking Out Hunger in Rural Philippines
May 6, 2016
Caitlin Preminger
Unity Dinner: Knocking Out Hunger in Rural Philippines
May 6, 2016
Caitlin Preminger

For those of you unfamiliar with The Errant Diner, that’s Paolo’s chef-moniker (much as insists he’s not a chef). Along with Hidden Apron, his collective of like-minded not-chefs, he caters private events, hosts pop-ups and generally kicks ass at all things gastronomic. Significantly, a portion of the proceeds from every Hidden Apron event benefits Advancement for Rural Kids (ARK), a nonprofit working to end hunger and malnutrition and improve school attendance among rural children in the Philippines.

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May 6, 2016
Caitlin Preminger
Blooper Reel: Isang Araw, Part II
May 2, 2016
Caitlin Preminger
Blooper Reel: Isang Araw, Part II
May 2, 2016
Caitlin Preminger

Team Isang Araw touched down in Chicago and made a beeline for midnight diner food. It wasn’t anything to write home about, but not to worry, we were getting Doughnut Vault in the morning!

No we weren’t. They sold out. Still, Rick Bayless’s Xoco was nearby and a good backup plan.

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May 2, 2016
Caitlin Preminger
Blooper Reel: Isang Araw, Part I
Apr 19, 2016
Caitlin Preminger
Blooper Reel: Isang Araw, Part I
Apr 19, 2016
Caitlin Preminger

Sarahlynn and Natalia met Chef Sharwin Tee in Manila during their respective trips home to the Philippines.

I met him in the parking lot of a Burger King off International Boulevard in Oakland.

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Apr 19, 2016
Caitlin Preminger
Pagbabalik: A Homecoming
Apr 8, 2016
Natalia Roxas
Pagbabalik: A Homecoming
Apr 8, 2016
Natalia Roxas

The last time I was in the Philippines, I was like a pulverized piece of ceramic. I was broken. This was the same year that I lost a great friend, an uncle and a grandfather in less than five months. I was unemployed and nothing was going according to plan

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Apr 8, 2016
Natalia Roxas
Afternoon Tee
Mar 11, 2016
Natalia Roxas
Afternoon Tee
Mar 11, 2016
Natalia Roxas

I hadn’t been in Manila long enough to adjust to the climate or even recover from the twenty-hour flight from Chicago before I met up with Chef Sharwin Tee of Lifestyle Network’s Curiosity Got The Chef. 

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Mar 11, 2016
Natalia Roxas
Behind the Pop-Up: Bago
Mar 7, 2016
Caitlin Preminger
Behind the Pop-Up: Bago
Mar 7, 2016
Caitlin Preminger

“What are we calling this thing?” Chrissy asked, referring to the pop-up’s title.

“BAGO!!” Sarahlynn saw my blank stare and clarified, “That means ‘new’ in Tagalog.”

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Mar 7, 2016
Caitlin Preminger
Questions from the Motherland
Feb 23, 2016
Paolo Espanola
Questions from the Motherland
Feb 23, 2016
Paolo Espanola

"But that's not reeaalllly Filipino food though, is it?" Definitely an if-I-had-a-penny phrase if I've ever heard one mentioned.

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Feb 23, 2016
Paolo Espanola
Something Gained: Chef Bryan Collante
Feb 18, 2016
Sarahlynn Pablo
Something Gained: Chef Bryan Collante
Feb 18, 2016
Sarahlynn Pablo

If in translation something is lost, can something new be gained, too? Photo essay from Chef Bryan Collante's Chicago pop-up dinner, "Lost in Translation," with Dinner Lab on February 4, 2016.

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Feb 18, 2016
Sarahlynn Pablo
How to Make Bagoong
Feb 15, 2016
Sarahlynn Pablo
How to Make Bagoong
Feb 15, 2016
Sarahlynn Pablo

Sure, I may rarely, if ever, make bagoong myself in Chicago, but there’s something comforting in knowing that I know how. Bagoong, the funky, fermented seafood paste, is a mainstay of any Filipino’s kitchen. It’s a salty, aged, rich fish flavor… The blue cheese of the seas. 

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Feb 15, 2016
Sarahlynn Pablo
Kultura Festival: Filipino American AF
Nov 8, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Kultura Festival: Filipino American AF
Nov 8, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

Kultura, a modern Filipino American food and arts festival, was meant to reimagine Filipino cuisine with those of us lucky enough to grow up with it and to introduce it to new audiences. We didn’t realize that we were creating our own space.

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Nov 8, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Pinoy Food for the Soul: Chef Cristina Quackenbush, Milkfish, New Orleans
Nov 5, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Pinoy Food for the Soul: Chef Cristina Quackenbush, Milkfish, New Orleans
Nov 5, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

Chef Cristina Quackenbush of Milkfish in New Orleans tells us her favorite Filipino food memory, from her childhood in Indiana.

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Nov 5, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Nothing To Prove: Filipino American History Month at Sunda, Chicago
Oct 19, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Nothing To Prove: Filipino American History Month at Sunda, Chicago
Oct 19, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

Our Filipino-ness is not something we switch on from October 1 to 31. It’s not a costume. Filipino is part of who we are, always. October is every month, and Filipino American History Month is a special time for us to celebrate and remember who we are. Chicago’s Sunda celebrates Filipino American History Month with weekly specials all October, culminating with a kamayan dinner on October 25. 

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Oct 19, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
I Would Just Go: Chef Björn DelaCruz, Manila Social Club, Brooklyn, New York
Sep 29, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
I Would Just Go: Chef Björn DelaCruz, Manila Social Club, Brooklyn, New York
Sep 29, 2015
Caitlin Preminger

“If you crash on that motorcycle, make sure you die.”

It’s a philosophy he applies to all areas of life, not least of which is managing the restaurant he runs with his brother Sam and his sister Toki. The sibling team opened their doors this spring and haven’t stopped since. We swung by for a visit in June.

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Sep 29, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
Purple Yam Brooklyn: A Photo Essay
Sep 2, 2015
Natalia Roxas
Purple Yam Brooklyn: A Photo Essay
Sep 2, 2015
Natalia Roxas

Can’t say we blame Ingrid van Eeghem, owner of de Karpendonkse Hoeve, a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Netherlands, for inviting Chef Romy Dorotan and Amy Besa of Purple Yam Brooklyn and Malate to be guest chefs for a week. We got hooked on Purple Yam when we visited Brooklyn last fall. The food was phenomenal, not to mention what Chef Romy had to say about it.

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Sep 2, 2015
Natalia Roxas
Developing Community: Bryan Alano, Photographer, Humanitarian and Pop-up Dinner Producer
Aug 29, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Developing Community: Bryan Alano, Photographer, Humanitarian and Pop-up Dinner Producer
Aug 29, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

With a spirit of collaboration, photographer and humanitarian Bryan Alano produces pop-up dinners that he hopes leave diners with a satisfying meal and thought-provoking ideas to take action in his adopted home of Los Angeles and his hometown of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

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Aug 29, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Double Shot: Kalsada Brings Philippine Coffee to the US, Raises Quality of Life for Producers
Aug 25, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
Double Shot: Kalsada Brings Philippine Coffee to the US, Raises Quality of Life for Producers
Aug 25, 2015
Caitlin Preminger

Kalsada is a company working to raise both the quality and profile of Philippine-grown coffee, and by extension the Filipino coffee producers’ quality of life.

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Aug 25, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
Pig & Khao: A One-Stop Southeast Asian Food Tour by Chef Leah Cohen, New York City
Aug 12, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Pig & Khao: A One-Stop Southeast Asian Food Tour by Chef Leah Cohen, New York City
Aug 12, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

Chef Leah Cohen is working to get the cuisines of Southeast Asia out into the dining world, at her New York City restaurant. At Pig & Khao, Chef-owner Leah taps into her Filipino-American heritage, her travels and professional experience in Southeast Asia to showcase Filipino cuisine alongside its Southeast Asian counterparts. 

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Aug 12, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Pinoy Food for the Soul: Paolo Española, The Errant Diner, New York City
Jun 7, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
Pinoy Food for the Soul: Paolo Española, The Errant Diner, New York City
Jun 7, 2015
Caitlin Preminger

Paolo Espanola is the writerly, philosophical and culinary creative who dabbles in blogging, catering and pop-up dinner-throwing under the moniker The Errant Diner.

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Jun 7, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
No Guts, No Glory: Filipino Deep Cuts Pop-up Dinner, A Photo Essay
Jun 4, 2015
Natalia Roxas
No Guts, No Glory: Filipino Deep Cuts Pop-up Dinner, A Photo Essay
Jun 4, 2015
Natalia Roxas

Our January popup went in a new and subversive direction with the offal-centric Filipino comfort and street food dinner menu in Chicago's well-heeled River North district.

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Jun 4, 2015
Natalia Roxas
Pinoy Food for the Soul: Nicole Ponseca, Maharlika and Jeepney, New York City
May 22, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Pinoy Food for the Soul: Nicole Ponseca, Maharlika and Jeepney, New York City
May 22, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

Though she is best known for her accomplishments in New York City, restaurateur Nicole Ponseca’s roots reach back to California. Last autumn, Nicole shared stories of her SoCal childhood with Filipino Kitchen. In this edition of Pinoy Food for the Soul, Nicole relates how her earliest memories of Filipino food replay today at Jeepney, and tells us the new memories they’re making at both restaurants that she loves most.

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May 22, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Seeing and Being: Kiam Marcelo Junio Fuses Genderqueer Identity and Filipino Food Culture in Web Series and Cookbook
May 9, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Seeing and Being: Kiam Marcelo Junio Fuses Genderqueer Identity and Filipino Food Culture in Web Series and Cookbook
May 9, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

With their genderqueer performance persona Jerry Blossom, Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist Kiam Marcelo Junio addresses visibility and presence in "Filipino Fusions," a six-part online cooking show and cookbook. 

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May 9, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Back to Boston: Pamangan! Series Throws Down in Bean Town
May 8, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
Back to Boston: Pamangan! Series Throws Down in Bean Town
May 8, 2015
Caitlin Preminger

Ellie Tiglao and her brother RJ of Kulinarya have been hosting their Pamangan! Filipino pop-up dinner series in the Boston area since August 2014. The dynamic duo of sibling chefs holds down a coast-to-coast collaboration: RJ lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and commutes to Boston once a month for each event.

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May 8, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
Bad Saint Reaches Kickstarter Goal to Open Filipino Restaurant in DC
Apr 28, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Bad Saint Reaches Kickstarter Goal to Open Filipino Restaurant in DC
Apr 28, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

Genevieve Villamora's description of the build-out phase of their new restaurant is an apt metaphor for the 'Bad Saint' way of doing things: opening up to a community and inviting them in with two pop-ups and the crowdfunding campaign; digging in deep in researching our cuisine and history and finding the right team to tell those stories with food.

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Apr 28, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Chicago's Newest Popup is Oxtail Filipino Inspired
Apr 27, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
Chicago's Newest Popup is Oxtail Filipino Inspired
Apr 27, 2015
Caitlin Preminger

Oxtail Filipino Inspired is the latest arrival on Chicago’s Filipino food scene. The brainchild of Chef Rampelle Aguilar and his brother-in-law Chef Ben Sussman, Oxtail aims to put a contemporary twist on familiar Pinoy dishes.

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Apr 27, 2015
Caitlin Preminger
Pinoy Food for the Soul: Genevieve Villamora, Bad Saint, Washington DC
Apr 25, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
Pinoy Food for the Soul: Genevieve Villamora, Bad Saint, Washington DC
Apr 25, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo

Genevieve Villamora is co-owner of Bad Saint, Washington DC's soon-to-be newest restaurant, alongside co-owner Nick Pimentel and chef Tom Cunanan. 

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Apr 25, 2015
Sarahlynn Pablo
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