Exploring Filipino Kitchens

Exploring Filipino Kitchens


Latest Episodes

EP 14: Food Holidays In The Philippines With Clang Garcia
May 26, 2018

"Food Holidays Philippines" is a culinary travel guidebook that won "Best In The World" at the 2017 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

EP 13: A New Narrative For Agriculture With Cherrie Atilano
April 28, 2018

If the Philippines had its own version of Modern Farmer magazine, Cherrie Atilano would be on the cover of an issue.

A New Narrative For Agriculture With Cherrie Atilano
April 28, 2018

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,

EP 12: American Influence On Filipino Food With Alex Orquiza
March 29, 2018

How exactly did Filipinos come to love American food so much?

American Influence On Filipino Food With Alex Orquiza
March 29, 2018

While lots of people talk about Filipino food in America today, I'm more interested in telling my story as a middle-class kid who grew up in Manila in the 90s. While I wasn't ashamed of having Filipino food in my lunch box,

EP 11: The Regional Cuisine Of Cebu With Louella Alix
February 18, 2018

I am so excited to dive into the regional cooking of Cebu. Let’s get to it!

The Regional Cuisine Of Cebu With Louella Alix
February 18, 2018

We’re going to the province of Cebu, in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, to talk about a much-beloved way of cooking with Louella Alix, author of a book called "Hikay: The Culinary Heritage of Cebu".

About Exploring Filipino Kitchens
February 04, 2018

What's “Exploring Filipino Kitchens” about, you may ask? - Well, to be honest, it’s about me telling my story - and the stories of many amazing people from the Philippines who have contributed to what is arguably one of the most fascinating things to ...

Adventures in Philippine Cookery With Bryan Koh
January 07, 2018

We’re talking with Bryan Koh, author of the book "Milk Pigs and Violet Gold" - a hardcover title from a Philippine university press, first published in 2013 and then re-issued three years later to the rest of Southeast Asia. - The illustrations,

On Travel With Purpose To Manila, A Farm And Ancestral Lands
November 28, 2017

This episode, we're going off the usual path - actually, quite a ways off from my studio in Toronto, back to where it all begins: the Philippines. We can't really "Explore Filipino Kitchens" without going back to the motherland, right? - So today,