SHOW NOTES 05:25 Food as a cultural marker 10:10 An introduction to land acknowledgements 11:55 "How a new generation is bringing Filipino flavours to Toronto" 18:55 Regional cuisine and the Kusinera pop-up 22:50 A city of neighbourhoods 26:00 On festivals and community spaces 30:20 A world in Nations and pandemic cooking 34:15 Rural Ontario in the 60s 40:55 Trips to the Philippines 45:00 On artistry and hospitality 50:00 We're not "just" having Filipino food 56:20 Jollibees of...

Show notes 01:30 Why I started telling stories 03:40 Working at the Culinary Tourism Alliance 06:35 Talking Doreen's "Tikim" with Filipino Food Crawl x VICE 08:50 Joining the Pinoys on Parliament conference 10:20 I'm published in a literary anthology!

Show notes 01:50 A snapshot of Philippine foodways 04:45 Meet Amy and Jenny 08:00 How the book started 11:00 The neighbourhood bakery 13:50 When hot pan de sal arrived 16:50 90s pan de Manila 19:30 An anthropological approach 20:45 Field work: pugon 22:30 "May kilala ka ba?" Do you know anyone? 24:05 Categorizing and identifying breads 25:30 How the project expanded 27:50 Why it made me think about relationships 31:10 More than just a travelogue 35:00 Ensaymadas of Pampanga 37:00 Maestro...

Show notes 01:15 The kinds of truths that set you free 05:45 About Stephen 07:20 Products of the Philippine educational system 10:35 Change entails unlearning 11:20 On Beyer's "Waves of Migration" theory 14:15 A need to think critically 15:00 2,000 year dating is not based on any scientific data 18:15 (The perils of) clinging to romanticism 20:05 On the centrality of rice 23:45 Terracing is part of a larger system 26:10 Perspectives on "kaingin" in farming 28:40 Implications of the long...

Show notes 01:40 87 entries on adobo 06:25 Growing up in Leyte 07:55 Edgie's high school 10:00 On English instruction and summer vacations 12:40 His first Cebuano-English dictionary 14:50 An "accidental lexicographer" 16:30 Moving to Tacloban 18:50 Starting with source code 20:15 Edgie's digital dictionary, circa 1995 21:25 "It wasn't the time" 22:10 On food and migration patterns 24:00 "Why not promote our food?" 25:50 What would it take to keep millions now home from COVID-19? 28:55...

It’s been awhile, and in lots of ways it really does feel like everything’s changed. On this episode, I chat with Tiffany Tarampi and Nathalie de los Santos of Pilipinxpages about finding books that speak to them. And if you’ve never listened to a podcast from the Philippines, now’s the time! Meet podcasters from five local shows I really enjoyed, and take home a broader perspective on voices.

01:40 Netong's Batchoy at La Paz Public Market 04:00 The language I'm most myself in 06:15 Pancit Molo at Panadería de Molo 09:25 From Iloilo to Antique 11:00 Visiting Alpas Restaurant and Guesthouse 11:25 Meet Ken and Kim 14:00 Sulig and tisa 15:30 "Only the goats eat it" 17:15 Tonight's dinner menu: green salad, grilled fish, spicy beef stomach, roasted sweet potatoes, grilled eggplant, suman with coconut cream and bananas 21:30 A feeling I chase 22:45 Off to the market 24:00 What "Alpas"...

This episode we chat with Regina Tolentino Newport, author of the book “Coconut Kitchen: Appetizers and Main Dishes” and founder of the Culinary Historians of the Philippines. We’ll hear about her favourite recipes, what going to culinary school taught her, and find a sampling of regional coconut specialties across the Philippines.

When "The New Filipino Kitchen" book launch happens on the first weekend of the first nationally declared Filipino Heritage Month in Canada...you bet I'm doing a whole episode on it!

This episode we're diving into a book called "No Forks Given" by Yana Gilbuena. It's a collection of recipes from her 50 US state tour from 2014 to 2015 . Every week, Yana would hold a "pop-up" dinner featuring a kamayan (hands-only) feast of Filipino food. She'd find someplace to stay, someplace to shop, someplace to host her dinner and actually get people to attend - often within the week, with so much on the fly.

This episode, we chat about Filipino drinking food - called “pulutan” in Tagalog - with cookbook author Marvin Gapultos and some friends from the Pluma Writing Collective. I also finally threw the kind of dinner party I wanted - it ain’t a real “inuman” session without the right drinking food!

We talk about cooking, eating, writing, why we especially love these 3 things, seeing our story in others and why nothing beats a classic Filipino "silog" with fried rice and a runny egg.

This episode we chat with Jenn de la Vega, a New York-based cookbook author, editor, food stylist and caterer. We talk about cooking, eating, writing, why we especially love these 3 things, seeing our story in others and why nothing beats a classic Filipino "silog" with fried rice and a runny egg. Jenn has written for TASTE Cooking, worked as a creator-in-residence at Kickstarter, and won a scholarship with the International Association of Culinary Professionals.Time to step...

This episode we chat with Charlene Tan, who started the Good Food Community CSA (community supported agriculture) program with a small group of volunteers in 2010.

What does community supported agriculture look like in the Philippines today? This episode we chat with Charlene Tan, who started the Good Food Community CSA (community supported agriculture) program with a small group of volunteers in 2010. Back then, the idea of fresh vegetables delivered weekly to your door - to city dwellers who lived in Manila - wasn’t such a common concept. After all, if you had your pick of produce available at grocery stores, why lock yourself into a limited supply...

Alexandra Cuerdo is a California-raised, New York-based filmmaker. In this episode, we talk about Filipino restaurants, chefs and Filipino food culture in North America - and why community support is vital for the restaurants featured in her film.

As a journalist, I've long had a love affair with documentaries that bring untold stories to life - particularly if they’re about food! So when I learned about a Filipino food documentary called “Ulam: Main Dish”, I knew I had to chat with its director and find out more. Alexandra Cuerdo is a California-raised, New York-based filmmaker who graduated from the UCLA Film School and has worked for places like Buzzfeed. In this episode, Alexandra (or Allie) and I talk about Filipino...

This episode, we’re talking with Marie Cavosora, who founded a company called CalaBoo and leads a team of dairy entrepreneurs in the Philippines.

Have you ever had carabao milk butter? If not - you SHOULD have carabao milk butter. It’s the best thing you could ever put on freshly baked pandesal. I swear you’ll wonder why no one talks about this more! This episode, we’re talking with Marie Cavosora, who founded a company called CalaBoo and leads a team of dairy entrepreneurs in the Philippines. With milk from naturally grass-fed carabaos - the Philippine water buffalo - they make butter, cheese and yogurt. Their products have the...

We're talking with Clang Garcia about her travel company, Jeepney Tours, and 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!

"Food Holidays Philippines" is a culinary travel guidebook that won "Best In The World" at the 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Like some of the world's most notable travel guides, it was made with a shoestring budget - and later paved the way for certain kinds of travellers to find exactly what they were looking for. We're talking with Clang Garcia about her travel company, Jeepney Tours, and what it was like to collect stories and recipes from around the country to feature in this...

Cherrie is the founder of a social enterprise called AGREA, whose goals are to help eradicate poverty for farming and fishing families, alleviate the effects of climate change, and help establish food security in the Philippines. But how does a young Filipina farmer even begin to address those challenges?

If the Philippines had its own version of Modern Farmer magazine, Cherrie Atilano would be on the cover of an issue. She’s the founder of a social enterprise called AGREA, whose goals are to help eradicate poverty for farming and fishing families, alleviate the effects of climate change and help establish food security in the Philippines. That’s a lot for even the biggest organizations! So how does a young Filipina farmer even begin to address those challenges? Cherrie’s story is equal...

This episode, we talk to Rene Alexander Orquiza, a professor whose research and teaching interests focus on 20th century American and Philippine history.