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Banli, busa, sangkutsa, and other essential Filipino cooking terms you need to know

Growing up in a big family, as a panganay (firstborn), I was exposed early to…

Filipino diner Ma’am Sir is one of America’s Best New Restaurants

Again, we don’t have to be reminded (especially by Caucasians) that our cuisine is basically…

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A fine dining chef stages a comeback with a “carinderia” in Poblacion

Every service at Esqinita starts with a quick meeting with chef Rob Pengson an hour…

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Filipino cookbook by Maharlika restaurateurs vies for top US food award

This week has been big so far for Filipino cuisine. Jordy Navarra’s Toyo Eatery debuted…

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Kare-kare and Pinakbet get a facelift at this kitchen + bar in Morato

Curating restaurants seem to be all the rage now. From the interiors down to the…

Dispatches from migrant Filipino kitchens featured in new cookbook

If there is one thing Filipinos are fond of boasting about especially when they are…

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10 unique book finds on Filipino cuisine at MIBF 2018

If there’s anything we love more than Jose Mari Chan songs blasting as early as…

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Have you tried the bulalo-sinigang hybrid at Pat Pat’s Kansi?

A house along Sampaloc Street in La Paz, Makati is strewn with banners and tarpaulins…

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Meet the new Filipino resto in LA called Ma’am Sir

You probably won’t be greeted with the Filipinized pronoun “mamsir” when you enter this newly…

Filipino flavors took over Western sweets at Best Desserts 4

For a nation that has a notorious sweet tooth, Inquirer Lifestyle continues to offer a…