A mooncake adventure in Toronto
“It’s either 197 or 297,” says my friend Maria as we get off the streetcar in East York. We are pursuing a tip that…
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Patchmon’s divine desserts
Photos: The Origami (first photo only); Courtesy of Patchmon’s Thai Desserts by The Origami staff Like most immigrant food stores, Toronto-based Patchmon’s, which bills…
Phở real
Cheeky pitch: “It’s not just phở, it’s Pho King Fabulous!” Photo: Marites Sison/The Origami The story behind Pho King Fabulous is simply this: Kevin Hoang…
A passion for pork
by BEATRICE S. PAEZ With all that Bernard’s Pilipino Specialties offers, it’s impossible not to make a beeline for the suckling pigs: Just follow…
A visual journey to Asia
by THE ORIGAMI STAFF Photos by KIMBERLY MILANES To mark her quarter-of-a-century milestone, over a span of a year, Filipino-Canadian Kimberly Milanes is setting out…
Pho the love of food
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Filipino food that will make you flip
Until Diona Joyce came along, Filipino food hardly registered a blip in Toronto’s urban food culture. Known to Torontonian foodies as Tita Flips (the…
‘Love, peace and adobo grease’
Touch the image to identify the essential ingredients for making adobo. Text and photos by MARITES N. SISON When I was growing up, I…
A passion for coconuts
Photo by ANNE JOSEF and MARITES N. SISON For fun facts about coconuts click here. by BEATRICE S. PAEZ If you crack open the…
Pocket full of green
A young farmer turns a pocket of land into a bountiful harvest of Asian vegetables to feed a new generation of Canadians. Photos by…
The familiar, fun vibe of Sabai Sabai
Photos courtesy of Sabai Sabai by MARITES N. SISON A line-up at a restaurant is always a good sign. But it’s even more so…
