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How This Rare ‘Dinosaur Egg’ Sea Salt is Taking Over the Internet and the Woman Behind Its Comeback, Filam Entrepreneur Lennie Dicarlo
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS, Food, Culture & Community Jennifer Redondo-Marquez EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS, Food, Culture & Community Jennifer Redondo-Marquez

How This Rare ‘Dinosaur Egg’ Sea Salt is Taking Over the Internet and the Woman Behind Its Comeback, Filam Entrepreneur Lennie Dicarlo

Xroads Philippine Sea Salts is the official distributor of the asin tibuok aka the “dinosaur egg”, which is one of those products that have existed for generations, but is now getting the limelight that it deserves.

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How FilAm Co-Founder of Crispbay Lael Abaya’s Beef Chips Are Spicing Up Snacks with Filipino, Vietnamese, and Korean Flavors
Food, Career & Entrepreneurship Jennifer Redondo-Marquez Food, Career & Entrepreneurship Jennifer Redondo-Marquez

How FilAm Co-Founder of Crispbay Lael Abaya’s Beef Chips Are Spicing Up Snacks with Filipino, Vietnamese, and Korean Flavors

As more and more immigrant families expand to the second generation and beyond, it’s inevitable that new renditions evolve and that’s how fusion food is invented. That’s exactly what happened to three friends united by a shared love for food and rich Asian-American cultural heritage.

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Meet L.A. Renigen of Los Angeles’ Olivia Restaurant
Food Jennifer Redondo-Marquez Food Jennifer Redondo-Marquez

Meet L.A. Renigen of Los Angeles’ Olivia Restaurant

L.A. Renigen is a Filipina-American who has taken the road less traveled. Unlike most Asian second generation children, L.A. didn’t fall into familial pressure. At an early age, she was already forging her own path, taking risks and pursuing her interests and passion in the arts and acting

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Filipino Flavors Aloha Style | A Culinary Journey Through Hawaii's Top FilAM Chefs
Food Jennifer Redondo-Marquez Food Jennifer Redondo-Marquez

Filipino Flavors Aloha Style | A Culinary Journey Through Hawaii's Top FilAM Chefs

Aloha foodies! Back in 2017, Anthony Bourdain proclaimed Filipino food to be “the next big thing”. We’ve arrived! Filipino food has been gaining traction and mainstream appeal. We’re seeing Filipino-American chefs represented on the Food Network and Netflix.

Here are 6 Fil-Am chefs to start your food crawl on your next visit to the islands. It’s not a proper vacation if food trips aren’t involved.

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Spice Up Your Feed | Our fave FilAm & CanFil Food WIzards to Follow On IG Right Now
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Spice Up Your Feed | Our fave FilAm & CanFil Food WIzards to Follow On IG Right Now

What’s more fun than aimlessly scrolling through Instagram, you ask? We like aimlessly scrolling through food content that makes us drool. These eight Filipino American and Filipino Canadian food gurus are continuously populating the digital world with insightful and captivating content that brings delicious dishes to our fingertips. Here are some of our favorite pages to scroll through!

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The Origin Of the Halo-Halo Dessert
Food Julian Noche Food Julian Noche

The Origin Of the Halo-Halo Dessert

Halo-Halo is reigns supreme and top of mind for most Filipinos. Halo-halo, which literally translates to "mix-mix" in Filipino, is a symphony of flavors and textures that captures the essence of Filipino culture. It is a simple mix of fruits and sweet and creamy ingredients that fits the notorious Filipino sweet tooth pallet. Let’s dig to fruity center of it all and find out where this sweet treat originated from.

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FilAm Owned Winston’s Cafe Spicing up the Napa Food Scene
Food, Culture & Community, Career & Entrepreneurship Jennifer Redondo-Marquez Food, Culture & Community, Career & Entrepreneurship Jennifer Redondo-Marquez

FilAm Owned Winston’s Cafe Spicing up the Napa Food Scene

When people think of Napa, Filipino food isn’t necessarily the first cuisine that comes to mind. But, there is a spot in downtown Napa that serves Filipino-American food: Winston’s Cafe!

We had the chance to sit down with Alex and Casaan Macaraig, owners of Winston’s Cafe along with their partner Paulie W. Brown of Paulie’s Bagels.

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