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    An unapologetic statement for Filipino cuisine

    Nicole Ponesca and Chef Miguel Trinidad  are the partners behind Maharlika  and Jeepney , two restaurants that are awakening the palates of New Yorkers to the depths of Filipino cuisine.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Mar 1, 2019 • 1 min read

    Nicole Ponesca and Chef Miguel Trinidad are the partners behind Maharlika and Jeepney, two restaurants that are awakening the palates of New Yorkers to the depths of Filipino cuisine. They’re also making a bold statement with their recent book, “I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook.”

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    Filipino food: roots and new directions
    1. 0:00A Filipino Food Crawl: Jollibee
    2. 4:52An unapologetic statement for Filipino cuisineYou’re reading this
    3. 20:14A Filipino Food Crawl: Toto’s Lechon Manok
    4. 23:56Filipino foods that go well with drinks—and friends
    5. 36:26How has Filipino food spread around the world?
    6. 45:40Jonathan Gold’s visit to Irenia
    7. 49:10A Filipino Food Crawl: Lutong Bahay
    8. 52:20A Filipino Food Crawl: Auntie Dee’s Pan de Manila
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Nick Liao

      Managing Producer, Good Food

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      Producer, Good Food

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    The full episode

    2 of 8
    Filipino food: roots and new directions
    1. 0:00A Filipino Food Crawl: Jollibee
    2. 4:52An unapologetic statement for Filipino cuisineYou’re reading this
    3. 20:14A Filipino Food Crawl: Toto’s Lechon Manok
    4. 23:56Filipino foods that go well with drinks—and friends
    5. 36:26How has Filipino food spread around the world?
    6. 45:40Jonathan Gold’s visit to Irenia
    7. 49:10A Filipino Food Crawl: Lutong Bahay
    8. 52:20A Filipino Food Crawl: Auntie Dee’s Pan de Manila
    Back to Good Food