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Transformed memories: How the ‘arroz caldo’ became our family’s treasured comfort food
By Teresa Carandang The arroz caldo of my childhood was a dish I associated with illness. As a child, I was sensitive to the sharp gingery flavor of the soup and intensely disliked biting into the ginger slices which I would always mistake for chicken. The seemingly huge chicken pieces sticking out of the soupy […]
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Social Bites: A taste of the Philippines with a New Orleans twist in CT
By Cristina DC Pastor What happens when a French-speaking, New Orleans-born chef meets a Filipina with a dream of becoming a caterer? In Shelton, Connecticut, the answer is Social Bites, a Filipino restaurant that has grown from a simple charcuterie cart into a full-fledged neighborhood restaurant, and has now been serving customers for about a […]
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Emilia Kim explores Filipino food in her Texas kitchen
From her kitchen in Texas, food and culture creator Emilia Kim is traveling the world one table at a time. For the Philippine edition of her weekly series, Hosting the World, she prepared an ambitious Filipino fiesta featuring everything from colorful street food and celebration noodles to one of the country’s most beloved stews. Kim […]
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‘Ube is ours,’ but what does that really mean?
By Cristina DC Pastor As purple yam becomes a global food sensation, the Philippines faces the challenge of how to protect, define and capitalize on a crop that has become deeply identified with Filipino culture. Ube is many things to many of us. It is ube halaya at Christmas, the colorful swirl in halo-halo, a […]
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KILIG.NYC brings Filipino comfort food to Independence Day parade
Kilig.NYC will make its public debut at the Philippine Independence Day Parade in New York City on Sunday, June 7. Co-founded by marketing and communications executive Bong Arquiza and certified public accountant Janina Gesmundo, Kilig.NYC is on a mission to do exactly what its tagline says: bring back the joy of eating…the Filipino way. […]
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Calendar from June
Ongoing until September 30, 2027 iRehistro Overseas Voter Registration Visit website for details: https://irehistro.comelec.gov.ph/ovf1. June 2 Primary Election: New Jersey June 5 Dinner for a Cause (with Lady Ruffa Gutierrez) By Ladies for Rizal New York Inc. The Players Club Manhattan NYC June 20 Long Island Pinoy Fiesta Florencia Florist & Events 1660 Front Street […]
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K-Experience in South Korea’s Busan
By Wendell Gaa I have been a longtime admirer of Korean culture, especially its world-famous barbeque cuisine and its innovative film-TV industry. I consider the Oscar-winning 2019 film “Parasite” to be one of the most powerful commentaries on social-class division ever in the history of cinema, and the Netflix series “Squid Game” happens to be […]
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Filipino identity shared through ‘Lasa at Salaysay’ food tasting event
The Philippine Center’s Kalayaan Hall was transformed into a celebration of Filipino heritage and regional cuisine on April 27, 2026, through “Lasa at Salaysay: Taste Across Borders,” a signature event for Filipino Food Month. Held under the Philippines’ 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship theme, “Connected by Taste: The Filipino Food in the Flavors of ASEAN,” the gathering […]
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Lumpia as outreach: Korean candidate Chuck Park engages Filipino American voters in Queens
Community members gathered at Amazing Grace Restaurant in Woodside, Queens for an evening of food, storytelling, and civic engagement hosted by congressional candidate Chuck Park (NY-6). The April 25 event marked a stop in Park’s “Dumplings & Dialogue” fundraiser series, which highlights the cultural diversity of Queens through shared meals and conversations. For this gathering, the […]