Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of health services for L.A. County, recently reported some good news suggesting that the effective transmission rate of the coronavirus is slightly decreasing. This is good news for all LA Country residents, but in particular, to small businesses that are weathering the storm. This week I am happy to report two…
Filipino
Experience a Filipino-Inspired Thanksgiving Meal at Mari Los Angeles
This Saturday, Nov. 16, Mari at the InterContinental Los Angeles Century City at Beverly Hills is featuring a unique Filipino-inspired Thanksgiving meal. Chef Brian Bellicourt of Mari Los Angeles is teaming up with Chefs Ray Yaptinchay and Jay Tugas of Spoon & Pork for a one-night-only exclusive, Filipino-inspired feast. Thanksgiving is usually all about the…
Ord and Broadway Delivers Delicious Asian Fusion
Editor’s Note: Ord and Broadway closed in 2022. Modern Filipino cuisine is trending in LA. More dishes with adobo, ube, and silog are appearing on local menus. What I’m enjoying about this movement is the fact that chefs are taking dishes that they enjoyed growing up, and are using modern cooking techniques to prepare them….
Big Boi Delivers Modern Take on Filipino Comfort Food
Barb Batiste is a chef I met about 7 years ago. She and her partner Kurt were aboard a food truck called B Sweet that traversed the food truck circuit in LA. Since that time, they opened B Sweet Dessert Bar in Japan Town in West LA. I recently learned that they opened up a…
BaBoys Introduces the Lumpia Burger
Ever heard of the Lumpia Burger? Neither had I. It turns out that a place called BaBoys makes this creation and I felt compelled to taste it because of the buzz on my social media feed. Ground Zero for Filipino food is in Carson. The locals flock to Goldilocks, Red Ribbon, Tita Celia and pour…