Rice Bar, a diminutive Filipino counter restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, is to a normal restaurant kind of like what tiny houses are to conventional houses. Seven neon yellow stools are jammed up ...

A few weeks ago, I surveyed the Los Angeles Filipino food scene and some of the chefs and cooks attempting to establish the archipelago’s cuisine in the city. The latest Filipino concept to arise ...

Schmaltzy chicken, fresh ginger, and tender rice come together in this comforting Filipino rice soup. Carlo Lamagna is the chef and owner of the award-winning modern Filipino restaurant Magna Kusina ...

In Filipino homes, the smell that wakes up many families is not coffee brewing or bacon frying, but slices of garlic sizzling in oil. It’s for a fried rice known as sinangag, a way to use up the ...

In some parts of the world, a meal without rice is unthinkable. In Chinese and other East Asian languages, the standard ...

If you love Filipino food, or are yourself a native of that island nation, you’ll know that there are few Filipino restaurants in Los Angeles. Although there are some Filipino family restaurants — and ...

Garlic fried rice, also known as Sinangag, is a Filipino breakfast staple. For anyone looking for a tasty quick meal to eat in the morning, this recipe is for you. Your taste buds will thank you. Pair ...

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In Filipino homes, the smell that wakes up many families is not coffee brewing or bacon frying, but slices of garlic sizzling in oil. It’s for a fried rice that uses up the previous day’s rice and ...