# Amy Besa

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EP 03: Rediscover Philippine Ingredients with Amy Besa

Why does Amy Besa go to great lengths to find a vanishing fruit? I wanted to know where those beautiful ingredients that Amy posts on her Instagram feed come from. What do they taste like and what did it take to get them to the restaurant? How can we use food to better understand Filipinos in gener…

End of Year Special! w/ Long Distance, Racist Sandwich, and Salt + Spine

Katy spends some time reflecting on the last year - and shares some of our favorite podcasts for you to listen to. We share a few clips from those shows in this episode and the links to the full episodes (plus some extras) are below.  Long Distance Radio is a documentary podcast about stories in th…

Hidden Flavors of the Philippine Kitchen

Presented by Restaurateurs Amy Besa and Chef Romy Dorotan, of Purple Yam, Brooklyn, NY & Manila, Philippines There are many indigenous ingredients in the Philippines which need to be recognized as the foundation of Philippine food traditions. These indigenous ingredients represent Filipino flavor …

Ep. 12: Amy Besa - Culinary Philosopher and Restaurant Vet on Trying, Avoiding Jadedness, and the Right Way to Cook Filipino Food

Amy Besa is a writer, speaker, and veteran restaurateur. Together with her husband Romy, she has led her restaurants - Cendrillon in the mid-90s and Purple Yam today - into critical acclaim long before Filipino food became the latest "food trend". Her book, Memories of Philippine Kitchens, was the…

11. Budgie Montoya

Budgie Montoya was born in the Philippines but grew up in Sydney. And it wasn't until moving to London he set his sights on being a chef. His first kitchen job was at Dean Street Townhouse in Soho. After a few years of cooking Filipino food for supper clubs and pop-ups, he opened Sarap Baon in Bri…

Pinoy Entrepreneurs

Carmina and Patch embark on a business trip to learn more about just a few of the many inspiring Filipino entrepreneurs making waves in the global market. Join their exploration of these individuals’ journeys to success!  Visit our website here.Thanks to the podcast's sponsor SOLEPACK. Visit thesol…

Filipino Food

This week, we devote our entire show the wonderfully multifaceted food of the Philippines. Amy Besa, author of the award-winning Memories of Philippine Kitchens tells us about the unusual mix of Spanish, Chinese, Mexican, and American influences on Filipino food. Francis Lam goes into the home kitc…

Philippine Kitchens

We are looking at the foods of the Philippine's this week with Amy Besa, author of Memories of Philippine Kitchens: Stories and Recipes from Far and Near, Jane and Michael Stern are at Prince's Hot Chicken Shack in Nashville, TN and Sally Schneider author of the award-winning The Improvisational Co…