Ryan Garlitos Is Pioneering High-End Filipino Food in OC With Irenia

Have you noticed that whenever I write about a Filipino restaurant, I’m not just reviewing the food, service and ambience; I’m also presenting a defense and a primer on the cuisine itself? I do this because despite Filipinos representing the...

When you hit Irenia at the right time in the afternoon, maybe late on a Saturday when the lunch rush has faded away, you may run into a couple of old guys who look as if they’ve never left their table in the bar, nursing bottles of San Miguel and...

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This is the Filipino food moment — I think we can all agree on that. Restaurants such as Lasa, Irenia and Washington, D.C.’s Bad Saint have become media stars in a way that no Filipino restaurants in America have before, and The Times has been...

The morning after my last meal at Maestro, Danny Godinez’s new Mexican restaurant in Old Pasadena, I pulled the leftover barbacoa out of the refrigerator to see if I could salvage enough for a taco. There were still a few scraps of lamb left, but...

Always get the shrimp. Photo by Edwin Goei At a recent Jo Koy concert in Brea, the Filipino American comedian lamented how Filipino food hasn’t yet permeated into the American culture, an age-old gripe shared by Filipinos and Filipino-food-lovers...