Exploring Filipino Kitchens

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

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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!

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

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Cherrie Atilano 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?

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

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

EP 11: The Regional Cuisine Of Cebu With Louella Alix Feb 19, 2018

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This episode, we’re going to the central Visayas region of the Philippines with Louella Alix, author of a book called "Hikay: The Culinary Heritage of Cebu".

EP 10: Adventures in Philippine Cookery With Bryan Koh Jan 07, 2018

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We’re talking with Bryan Koh, author of the book "Milk Pigs and Violet Gold." The illustrations, photos and artwork in Bryan’s books are beautiful. I’m driven by the narrative, structure, and immediacy of his stories - like I feel like I’m there - and constantly think, reading the recipes…that "really, that’s all it takes to make that?"

EP 09: On Travel With Purpose To Manila, A Farm And Ancestral Lands Nov 28, 2017

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We can't really "Explore Filipino Kitchens" without going back to the motherland, right? 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.

EP 08: The Ancient Filipino Diet With Dr. Ame Garong Sep 18, 2017

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What can we learn from our ancestors' diets? This month we’re talking with Dr. Ame Garong, researcher at the Archeology Division at the National Museum of the Philippines.

EP 07: On Pinoy Heritage With Francis Ang Jul 28, 2017

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We’re talking with Francis Ang, the man behind a pop-up dinner series called Pinoy Heritage, a culinary project he started with his wife, Dian, following a trip to the Philippines. For the full story of how that led to the most exciting pop-up dinner series I've ever heard of - one that's grounded in Filipino food traditions - you'll have to listen in.

EP 06: Cooking Filipino Food At Home With Betty Ann Quirino Jun 28, 2017

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This episode, we talk about adapting Filipino recipes for modern kitchens with Betty Ann Quirino - an author, recipe developer and prolific blogger at AsianInAmericaMag.com. Betty Ann’s thoughts and experiences on cooking have personally helped me develop confidence in my own cooking abilities - to become part of what keeps global Filipino food culture alive.

EP 05: Building Communities Around Filipino Food With Joanne Boston May 28, 2017

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This month, we’re talking with Joanne Boston, a founding member of the Filipino Food Movement. We talk about why building community is really about creating experiences that bring people together - and then keeping that momentum going forward, and sustaining it so that people gain a sense of ownership and pride in the places they live in.

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