{"product_id":"the-new-filipino-kitchen-stories-and-recipes-from-around-the-globe-9781572842588","title":"The New Filipino Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Around the Globe","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing, page-turner of a cookbook.\" --Brian McGinn, Emmy-nominated director and executive producer, \u003ci\u003eChef's Table\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou may not realize that Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group living in the United States, especially when you compare the number of, say, Japanese, Thai, and Korean restaurants to Filipino ones. There's a lot of speculation about why Filipino food hasn't taken off the way other Asian cuisines have, but one thing's for sure: there's something for everyone here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLauded as the next big thing by the likes of Anthony Bourdain and Jonathan Gold, Filipino food can be somewhat difficult to define, as it melds indigenous dishes with myriad foreign influences from Chinese and Spanish to South East Asian and even American. And as Filipinos have left their archipelago and set down roots all over the world, it has proven to be a highly adaptable cuisine, lending itself to different diets, preferences, and ingredients. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Filipino Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e collects 30 recipes and stories from expat Filipinos, all of whom have taken their favorite dishes with them, preserving their food memories and, if necessary, tweaking their recipes to work in a new environment or, in the case of some chefs, a more modern context. With contributions from the White House executive chef \u003cb\u003eCristeta Comerford\u003c\/b\u003e, Bocuse d'Or Europe winner \u003cb\u003eChristian André Pettersen\u003c\/b\u003e, 2015 MasterChef New Zealand runner-up \u003cb\u003eLeo Fernandez\u003c\/b\u003e, five-time Palanca Award winner and poet \u003cb\u003eFrancis Macansantos\u003c\/b\u003e, and the \"Food Buddha\" \u003cb\u003eRodelio Aglibot\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a multifaceted, nuanced introduction to the world of Filipino food and food culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline 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 \u003ci\u003eEmirates Woman\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's special report \"Why the Future Is Female.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her writing has appeared in anthologies and compilations such as \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Inner Strength\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTales of Our Lives: Fork in the Road\u003c\/i\u003e. Her website, My Food Beginnings, was created to fire up an appetite for Filipino food worldwide. \u003ci\u003eThe New Filipino Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, her first book, won the Sunshot Prose 2017 Finalist Prize before it was published. She currently lives in the United Kingdom, her seventh country of residence.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Agate Surrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676547125522,"sku":"9781572842588","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_229d4832-5247-4997-bcac-716165a0b9ac.jpg?v=1733882161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-new-filipino-kitchen-stories-and-recipes-from-around-the-globe-9781572842588","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}