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Making isamadas with Chef Isa Fabro at Unit 120
After returning from a revelatory trip in the Philippines, Isa Fabro started making desserts in LA’s Far East Plaza that pay homage to her Pinay roots: rich flaky isamadas, coconut malas that mash up Hawaiian malasadas with Filipino karyokas, and halo-halo, or Filipino shaved ice.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readAfter returning from a revelatory trip in the Philippines, Isa Fabrostarted making desserts in LA’s Far East Plaza that pay homage to her Pinay roots: rich flaky isamadas, coconut malas that mash up Hawaiian malasadas with Filipino karyokas, and halo-halo, or Filipino shaved ice. Find out what inspires this funny, driven Filipino-American chef as she makes isamadas for KCRW’s video team at Unit 120.
Music: "Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey's Head" by Gorillaz, "Des Knaben Wunderhorn-Revelge" by Mahler & "Immigrant Check" by The Beastie Boys vs. Led Zeppelin
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The full episode
1 of 6A Filipino food stop, the Grape Whisperer, 'Devoured'- 0:30Making isamadas with Chef Isa Fabro at Unit 120You’re reading this
- 13:02Jonathan Gold eats kinilaw and pancit at LASA
- 20:01The Grape Whisperer
- 25:59You are what you eat
- 32:51Baby eggplant rescoldo
- 41:40Burned: Rape, sexual assault and trafficking in LA's restaurant industry