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Rice Bar Brings the Philippines to DTLA

Chef Charles Olalia was born in the Philippines, but he's been cooking in California and New York for the last 12 years. After a career in fine-dining he decided to return to his roots and explore Filipino ingredients and flavors. Together with Santos Uy he opened Rice Bar , a Filipino-inspired rice bowl concept in downtown LA.

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By Evan Kleiman • Jul 24, 2015 • 1 min read

Chef Charles Olalia was born in the Philippines, but he's been cooking in California and New York for the last 12 years. After a career in fine-dining he decided to return to his roots and explore Filipino ingredients and flavors. Together with Santos Uy he opened Rice Bar, a Filipino-inspired rice bowl concept in downtown LA.

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