Moving into winter, and an anticipated second wave, the work of [Christopher] LeMark and CHHMH [Coffee Hip Hop and Mental Health] will be even more critically important to the lives of people in underserved communities. Services are available to help those undergoing psychological stress during these times, but to motivate people to seek out such services, the talk around therapy needs to be normalized. CHMMH is working toward that goal, one cup of coffee at a time.
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Here's how to enjoy the long weekend—even in an outlier of a year.
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A Taste of the Philippines is now open at Chicago’s French Market, while Boonie Foods pops up in Logan Square
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After 17 years in Lincoln Square, Isla Pilipina — a Filipino food mainstay loved for its addictive lumpia and for becoming a de facto gathering place for the Filipino-American community in Chicago — is closing.
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Here is a collection of my work published at Filipino Kitchen. Filipino Kitchen is a food media and events group that connects Filipinos across the diaspora with our culinary heritage, culture and history. I lead Filipino Kitchen with my collaborator, Natalia Roxas, from 2014 to 2018.
Read MoreChef Carlo Lamagna is a Philippine born, Detroit raised, CIA- and Chicago-trained chef, mastermind behind the pop-up dinner series, Twisted Filipino; and chef-owner of the eponymous, fully Kickstarter funded, soon-to-open Portland, Oregon restaurant, Magna. This is the story of Carlo’s journey from good to great, in seven dishes.
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If in translation something is lost, can something new be gained, too? Photo essay from Chef Bryan Collante’s Chicago pop-up dinner, “Lost in Translation,” with Dinner Lab on February 4, 2016.
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Sure, I may rarely, if ever, make bagoong myself in Chicago, but there’s something comforting in knowing that I know how. Bagoong, the funky, fermented seafood paste, is a mainstay of any Filipino’s kitchen. It’s a salty, aged, rich fish flavor… The blue cheese of the seas.
Read MoreKultura, a modern Filipino American food and arts festival, was meant to reimagine Filipino cuisine with those of us lucky enough to grow up with it and to introduce it to new audiences. We didn’t realize that we were creating our own space.
Read MoreOur Filipino-ness is not something we switch on from October 1 to 31. It’s not a costume. Filipino is part of who we are, always. October is every month, and Filipino American History Month is a special time for us to celebrate and remember who we are. Chicago’s Sunda celebrates Filipino American History Month with weekly specials all October, culminating with a kamayan dinner on October 25.
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