Manong Ken Ilio's Carinderia

I just got hold of this book recently. Very impressive book on traditional Filipino recipes but with contemporary American flavors. Jennifer is the former owner of “Rambutan,” the best Filipino restaurant here in Chicago. She opened in in 1998 but sadly, they closed that restaurant a few years ago. But it was a popular joint, [...]

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I am warming up to this cookbook and tend to use it more and more in my kitchen (in fact it’s on the kitchen bench right now). There are a lot of Filipino favorites here, a lot of regional recipes … and it’s hard bound! The pictures are in color plates in the middle of [...]

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This is a terrific book by the owners and chef of Cendrillon, the preeminent Filipino pan-Asian restaurant in New York City with photography by the celebrated photographer, Neal Oshima. This is not just a cookbook with over a hundred beautifully photographed dishes, it’s a repository of Filipino culture, documenting the role of food in our [...]

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