regional cuisine
This episode we chat with Edgie Polistico, author of the Philippine Food, Cooking and Dining Dictionary - a necessary part of my kitchen (and bookshelf). From growing up in Leyte to travelling across the archipelago - and eating everything along the way - Edgie shares his journey to writing what I consider one of the best resources on contemporary Filipino food culture.
Read MoreThis episode, we visit the Western Visayas provinces of Iloilo and Antique for a culinary experience to remember. Time for a food trip and cooking lesson!
Read More"Food Holidays Philippines" is a culinary travel guidebook that won "Best In The World" at the 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. This episode we're talking with Clang Garcia about what it was like to collect stories and recipes from around the country to feature in this incredible guide. This episode is about my two great loves!
Read MoreCebuano cooking in itself - like many regional cuisines of the Philippines, is a reflection of its landscape - with local communities that each have distinct ways of preparing meals and various traditional food products. This episode, we’re talking with Louella Alix, author of a book called "Hikay: The Culinary Heritage of Cebu".
Read MoreWe’re talking with Bryan Koh, author of the book "Milk Pigs and Violet Gold". Turning its pages, I’m driven by the narrative, structure, and immediacy of his stories - like I feel like I’m there - and constantly think, reading the recipes…that “really, that’s all it takes to make that?”
Read MoreWe’re talking with Francis Ang, the man behind a pop-up dinner series called Pinoy Heritage. For the full story of how that led to the most exciting pop-up dinners I've ever heard of - one that's grounded in Filipino food traditions - you'll have to listen in.
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