On this episode we chat with Abi Balingit, author of the cookbook Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed. It landed on the New York Times’ Best Cookbooks list in 2023, winning Abi an Emerging Voice award from the James Beard Foundation the next. I’m a huge fan!
Read MoreToday we get to hear the stories behind Istorya, a Las Vegas based pop-up dinner series that aims to showcase the diversity of cuisines the Philippines has across the islands, interpreted by chefs who are in the diaspora.
Read MoreOn this episode we chat with Chef Earl Briones from Coterie Restaurant and Wine Bar in Edmonton, Alberta. Earlier this year, Earl and other local chefs led the “Flavours of the Philippines” sessions at the Terroir Symposium in Canada.
Read MoreThis episode we're gonna chat with Reena Gamboa, whose work with Slow Food Negros has been leading up to the Terra Madre Asia Pacific Conference. It's the first of its kind in Asia and it's a landmark event for the city of Bacolod.
Read MoreOn this episode we chat with Abi Marquez, known online as the Lumpia Queen for her wildly popular “What if we wrap this in lumpia wrapper?” series on TikTok. We talk about testing recipes, cooking at home, and all that can happen when you put in the work and believe in what you do.
Read MoreFerdinand or Budgie Montoya is based in the UK and we caught up during his last few weeks in El Nido Palawan. We're talking about a guest chef project that he was working on, and our experiences as balikbayans and the breadth of our cuisine.
Read MoreMy name is Nicole Ponseca and I'm a restaurateur, an author and hospitality consultant, and I'm the founder of two groundbreaking Filipino restaurants named Jeepney and Maharlika in New York City that pushed the national conversation around Filipino food.
Read MoreLuisa Brimble is a multifaceted storyteller who's based in Sydney, Australia, and her professional work ranges from photography to writing and cooking.
Read MoreI'm Mia P. Manansala. I use she, her pronouns, and I am the author of the Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery Series. And I'm based in Chicago.
Read MoreIt's hard to believe I started the podcast eight years ago. Several jobs have passed since and I've gone on all kinds of adventures, including a really epic one across the Philippines, that I started and put on hold for now.
Read MoreIt always amazes how as soon as I get back to the Philippines, I just slip back into talking the exact same way I did when I was 19.
Read MoreI first learned about Regee and her book, called “Coconut Kitchen: Appetizers and Main Dishes”, through the Culinary Historians of the Philippines.
Read MoreJune’s been kinda crazy. Besides being the first ever Filipino Heritage Month across Canada - huge in itself - I came back from a one week media workshop with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, in London.
Read MoreThis episode we’re diving into a book called “No Forks Given” by Yana Gilbuena. It’s a collection of 50 recipes from her 50 US state tour from 2014 to 2015.
Read MoreThe point of having pulutan, for me, is that it’s an integral part of the “inuman” or overall drinking session. The thing that keeps people fed and, by extension, the party pretty much going.
Read MoreHard to believe it’s been two years since I started the podcast. While it still feels very indie, and there’s a lot I’d like to improve, what really keeps me going is the excitement with everything I wanna share with you all.
Read MoreI’m Charlene Tan of Good Food Community. It’s a social enterprise that runs a community shared agriculture program.
Read MoreI’m Alexandra Cuerdo. I’m the director and filmmaker behind “Ulam: Main Dish”, which is a labour of love and a feature documentary on Filipino food crossing over to the mainstream, in both L.A. and New York.
Read MoreThis episode, we’re talking with Marie Cavosora, who leads a team of dairy entrepreneurs in the Philippines, and who founded a company called Calaboo Dairy.
Read MoreToday we’re talking with Clang Garcia, who published a book called “Food Holidays Philippines”. We’re gonna be talking about food tourism this episode and I’m literally bouncing in place here. It’s about two of the great things I love - travel and food!
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