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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.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readChef 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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The full episode
2 of 8Loving Ugly Produce, LA's Filipino Food Boom, Indian Spice Blends- 0:00Filipino Food Meets California Cuisine at LASA
- 10:57Rice Bar Brings the Philippines to DTLAYou’re reading this
- 18:48Jonathan Gold Reviews Belcampo
- 25:16The Six Spice Blends of Akasha Richmond's Sambar
- 34:50Worried About Food Waste? Embrace Ugly Fruit
- 42:12Market Report
- 48:36Paella: The Perfect Campfire Food
- 55:46Comedian Jonah Ray Digs Haupia Pie