KULINARYA IS FILIPINO AMERICAN STORYTELLING

Why Isn't There Filipino Food in Boston?

 

Boston is a world-class city and it's surprising that a cuisine as complex and ripe for interesting exploration as Filipino food is not on the restaurant roster. There are many eaters like me that enjoy engaging with other cultures through food, so it's really not a question of how many Filipinos there are to eat the food... so, what gives?

 

I'm Ellie and I'm one half of the dynamic Filipino-American sibling duo that's dreamed up and executed pop-ups of all forms, shapes and sizes in Boston this past year. The answer is complex, but I think one of the puzzle pieces into which Kulinarya and the Pamangan pop up fit is answering the call to create. If the pop-ups we've run are any indication of the hunger Boston has for Filipino food and our take on our Kapampangan heritage, we're also getting at another piece: 

 

The desire to have the Filipino-inspired food that Pamangan is serving is clear. Dare we say... ardent.

 

Filipino food in Boston. Why not, indeed!