Join the contributing authors of The New Filipino Kitchen (TNFK) in celebrating the launch of the first global Filipino cookbook/anthology with flavors and conversations spanning the Filipino diaspora from the islands of the Philippines and Hawai’i to as far as Norway and Saudi Arabia.
Come celebrate a book that honors our rich and global culture in the only way we Filipinos know how: over Food!
We will start with a cocktail hour promptly at 6 PM featuring lighter, more exploratory flavors before going into introductions, book signings, and heavier fare.
Books can be purchased before and during the event and will feature signings (come early so you're not stuck in line!) by visiting TNFK contributing authors:
- Chef Rodelio Aglibot aka “The Food Buddha” (CA)
- Chef Robert Menor (CA)
- Alexa Alfaro of “Meat on the Street” (WI)
- Vanessa Lorenzo of “AmusingMaria.com” (VA)
- Katrina and Kristina Villavicencio of “Timpla” (DC)
- Dalena Benavente, author of "Asian Girl in a Southern World" (CA)
- Vanessa Hangad (CA)
- New York’s own Paolo Española and the Hidden Apron Crew feat. MasterChef Junior Finalist Josh Reisner (Momofuku Má Pêche, Aquavit)
The New Filipino Kitchen is the first Global Filipino cookbook anthology that collects 30 recipes and stories from expat Filipinos around the world - chefs, home cooks, and writers - who are preserving their food memories and tweaking their recipes to work in new environments. With contributions from the White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford, Bocuse d’Or Europe 2018 winner Christian André Pettersen, 2015 MasterChef New Zealand runner-up Leo Fernandez, five-time Palanca Award winner and poet Francis Macansantos, and the “Food Buddha” Rodelio Aglibot, this is a multifaceted, nuanced introduction to the world of Filipino food and culture.
"An engrossing, page-turner of a cookbook. If you can even call it a cookbook―it’s more of a short story collection with delicious, addictive recipes. You can find everything that makes food so special: the connection between family and the dinner table, tradition and innovation, and preserving cultural identity in a world that’s increasingly homogenized. It makes me hungry.”
Jacqueline Chio-Lauri has more than eight years’ experience in the food industry opening and managing restaurants at deluxe hotels, such as Shangri-La and Sheraton. While working in Dubai, she was one of the five young women professionals featured in Emirates Woman magazine’s special report “Why the Future Is Female.”
Her writing has appeared in anthologies and compilations such as Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Inner Strength and Tales of Our Lives: Fork in the Road. Her website, My Food Beginnings, was created to fire up an appetite for Filipino food worldwide. The New Filipino Kitchen, her first book, won the Sunshot Prose 2017 Finalist Prize before it was published. She currently lives in Norway, her sixth country of residence.