What 8 California Filipino Chefs Make at Home
photo: Hella Halo (IG: @hellahalo_sac)
Dear Foodie Fam,
I asked eight Northern California Filipino culinary artists what they love to make professionally and at home!
Food photo by IG users: @foodiefrotravels @mitchw0rk @kat.eats @deeknowsfood . portrait property of Marley’s Treats.
MARLEY’S TREATS’ GEMMA
Owner. San Francisco Bay Area.
Fave food to prepare professionally:
I would have to say custom cakes. There's just so much thought that goes into and it becomes fun with different themes and events.
Fave Filipino food to prepare at home:
Halo halo, just because i love Halo Halo! lol
Food photo by IG users: @joey_boiy . portrait property of Chel Gilla.
TSELOGS’ CHEL GILLA
Owner. Daly City.
Fave food to prepare professionally:
Professionally, my favorite food to prepare is our Chicken Sisig. It’s our bestseller and I just love seeing people’s reactions when they have their first bite.
Fave Filipino food to prepare at home:
I cook a lot of things at home but my favorite Filipino food to prepare is Chicken Sopas. That’s what I normally bring to family events as requested by family and friends.
photos property of Señor Sisig.
SEñOR SISIG’S GIL PAYUMO
Co-founder/Chef. San Francisco.
Fave food to prepare professionally:
I would have to say Filipino food by far would have to be my favorite type of cuisine to prepare. Through the years of my cooking career, Filipino food always stood out to me. Growing up in a Filipino family, this is all ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I guess you can call it sheltered growing up as a Filipino/American, but it definitely paid off.
Fave Filipino food to prepare at home:
My favorite food to cook is Pancit Palabok.
photos property of The Sarap Shop.
THE SARAP SHOP’S KRISTEN BRILLIANTES
Co-Founder & CEO, SOMA Pilipinas in SF
Fave food to prepare professionally:
We LOVE comfort food, anything that feels like home cooking but a mix of what we loved about our parents cooking and things we currently like to indulge in. Some of our current favorite dishes to prepare are our plant-based Secret Menu Lumpia Nachos, Adobo Lechon Kawali, Street Corn Jalapeño Artichoke Dip, and Cajun 'Shrimp' Sinigang Shabangarang.
Fave Filipino food to prepare at home:
Our favorite foods to cook at home are: Sinigang Short Ribs, Mushroom Bistek Pot Pie, Leche Flan, and Sansrival Bread Pudding.
photos property of Roline Casper.
ROLINE’S ROLINE CASPER
Owner/Chef. Vacaville.
Fave food to prepare professionally:
My favorite food to cook professionally is Kare Kare.
Fave Filipino food to prepare at home:
My favorite food to cook at home is Beef Pochero.
photos property of Baked By Olga.
BAKED BY OLGA’S OLGA MANANSALA
Owner/Baker. Sacramento
Fave food to prepare professionally:
I love to bake ube cupcakes and silvanas. I also love making mango iced box cake.
Fave Filipino food to prepare at home:
Would you believe I don’t cook? Chicken Adobo is the only food I know to cook!
photos property of Hella Halo.
HELLA HALO’S PIPO CARRASCA
Co-founder/ Halo-Haloer. Sacramento.
Fave Filipino food to prepare at home:
My daughter and I are really the only ones that eat Filipino food at home aside from Halo-Halo. We like to prepare sinigang baboy, adobong pusit, chicken and pork adobo and some other not so popular dishes that my grandma use to make me as a kid (not sure if they’re Filipino in origin), but I’ve never seen anyone else eat like hard boiled eggs, with tomatoes and Patis, I can eat that on most days. Lol
photos property of Ginelle’s.
GINELLE’S NOEL
Co-founder/Chef. Elk Grove.
Fave food to prepare professionally:
I don't really have a favorite food to make professionally, but I like the Sticky Bun from time to time because I like the cinnamon and icing syrup all over it.
Fave Filipino food to prepare at home:
My favorite foods to prepare at home are Dinuguan (Chocolate Meat) and Pork Menudo because they are my favorite food.
Don’t forget to drop by these businesses to enjoy some great Filipino inspired food!
Pop up bakery serving Filipino inspired treats.
Sacramento, CA
Independent, family-owned bakery offering a unique selection of Filipino inspired breads and pastries.
9015 Bruceville Rd Suite 120 • Elk Grove, CA 95758
Pop up halo-halo vendor and caterer.
Sacramento, CA
hellahalosac@gmail.com
Bakery offering cupcakes, cake pops, macarons and cakes for your birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, baptisms, company events & more!
Bay Area
MarleysTreats@gmail.com
Restaurant, Kamayan, Roline’s Original Halo Halo Bar® and catering serving fresh and traditional Filipino food.
2048 Nut Tree Road, Vacaville, CA, 95687
Food truck and caterer serving feel good filipino flavors for every-vore.™️
SOMA STREET FOOD PARK: 428 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94013
CHASE ARENA: Inside the United Club, 3rd Floor, Portals 1-7
Fleet of five food trucks and restaurant offering truly unique traditional Filipino delicacies.
RESTAURANT: 990 Valencia Street • San Francisco, CA
Restaurant serving authentic Filipino comfort food.
11-B San Pedro Rd. • Colma, CA 94014
