EP 21: The New Filipino Kitchen in Toronto

from Exploring Filipino Kitchens · host Nastasha Alli

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 I share clips from the book launch in Toronto and settle in for a panel chat with local restaurateurs and community leaders.

What this episode covers

01:25 What place do my stories have? 05:30 "Every Sunset" 10:00 What The New Filipino Kitchen has to offer 11:05 Meet the panel 12:30 What does your Filipino kitchen look like? 13:25 Gelaine and heritage 15:45 Dolly and merienda 16:30 Dolly's favourite dishes 17:55 Diverse patrons 18:40 The power of referral 19:05 How Diona brought Filipino street food to downtown Toronto 20:10 Defying the norm 21:10 Diona and sinigang 22:20 Diona's childhood...and lechon 24:35 Gelaine's revelation 26:00 What's in your dream kitchen? 27:25 What Chef Marc wants 28:30 On Dolly and Diona's wish list 29:40 Jennilee's dream kitchen 30:30 Gelaine on fruit, halo-halo and cacao 32:30 Spaces like iSLAS 33:00 Why Marc and Mariel built their restaurant 34:00 Marc's favourite dish 35:25 Jennilee and champorado 36:45 About "Filipino Talks" 37:30 What led Gelaine to Cambio & Co. 38:55 Cuisine in flux 39:45 "Our expressions make us nuanced and interesting" 40:25 What's your relationship with Filipino food today? 40:45 Jennilee's wishes 41:40 Some words from restaurateurs 42:35 What keeps Gelaine going 42:50 A beacon for me, and maybe for you

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