For What's Cooking Atlanta A Blog Docomenting the Rise of Filipino Food in Atlanta By Hope Webb On March 25, 2002 I was just 22 years old, living alone and working at The Bank of New York. The episode of Fear Factor aired and Balut made its debut as the cringeworthy staple food of the Philippines. The message was clear, civilized people should only consume Balut if they are dared to, blind-folded, with a chance to win $50,000. After that every American was programmed to ask e

A Guest Editorial for Georgia Asian Times by Hope Webb 4/15/2022 Time has finally given birth to the latest food trend in Asian culture,...

For What's Cooking Atlanta A Blog Docomenting the Rise of Filipino Food in Atlanta by Hope Webb 3/22/22 In 2018, when I arrived in the metro Atlanta area, the local food scene was dolefully devoid of Filipino food. Kuya’s in City Farmer’s Market in Duluth, was highly revered as the go to, one and only, Filipino restaurant in the area. Unfortunately, for those who live OTP south or west of Atlanta the location was reserved for killing two birds with 1 stone; traveling long an