[kapaMEALya] - Happy October! Fil-Am Book Fest and Adobo Nation!

Hi everyone!

[This is a post copied from the kapaMEALya blog]

How was everyone's weekend?  I hope it was great.  Happy Filipino American Heritage Month! To start off the month strong, I spent most of my weekend with my kapaMEALya team members at the Fil-Am International Book Fest held in SF's Civic Center area.

On Saturday, my husband Keaton (@phatpanda650) and I (@joanneisafoodie) met up with Albert (@filipeanut), Arnold (@inuyaki), Chip (@angcolette), Lara (@spelles), and special super especial VIP to the bones food writer Marvin (@burntlumpia) who came up from Southern California.  We went for dinner at Brenda's French Soul Food - which is owned by a Creole-Pinay!

The food was incredible to say the least:

Please note the sheer happiness in my face.  Of course, since Marvin was a special guest, we dragged him to the Mission via BART train and walked 4 blocks for an SF foodie's right of passage.

4505 Chicharonnes bought from Bi-Rite Market.  Yes, you read right: we were on a mission for pork rinds.

Upon first bite, Marvin said and I quote, "Oh sh*t...it's like cotton candy made with meat."

Yes, it just *melts* in your mouth.

After bidding adieu on Saturday, we returned again today for a culinary lecture led by Felice Santa Maria and Chef Edgar Grajo.  Unfortunately, intended presenter Claude Tayag wasn't able to make it, but it was still  a great lecture to attend.



We learned so much such as the history of Filipino food and actually getting to try samples of the flavors they were telling us about!



I had a great weekend, especially after seeing so many people at the festival.  If you went, I hope you had a great time!



After getting home, I got a call from Chip who told me that he saw our segment on tonight's Adobo Nation on The Filipino Channel (TFC)!  I haven't seen it yet, but from the sound in his voice, he was pleased!  Once I get the link to the Youtube upload, I will surely post it on here for you to watch.  I don't have TFC, so I am eagerly waiting to see it as well!

DID YOU SEE kapaMEALya on television tonight? If so, what did you think?  Please drop us a line if you are interested in finding out about more of our events here in the Bay Area and beyond!

Happy Sunday and hope Monday is just as nice!

xoxo,
Jo