May 16: No Worries & Poleng Lounge Chefs at Filipino Flavors in SF

[Guest guest]

Chefs' Panel

INSPIRATION & INNOVATION: THE FUTURE OF FILIPINO FOOD

Sunday, May 16 | 3:00-5:00 pm panel discussion, 5:00-6:30 pm wine reception

Capacity: 80

Acclaimed chefs, authors and restaurateurs discuss the art and business of

transforming home food to the restaurant table. Join them in an exciting,

engaging conversation about the prospects, challenges and successes that lie

before them. Panelists include Amy Besa of Purple Yam, Kelly DeGala of Va de Vi

Cookbook, Jon Guanzon of Bistro Luneta, Tim Luym of Summit, and Jay-Ar Isagani

Pugao of No Worries. Writer, editor and serious home cook, Renato Ciria-Cruz,

moderates. $40 general, $30 students.

 

TIM LUYM was named a 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Rising Star Chef and James

Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef nominee for his creativity, skilled use of

local ingredients, and thoughtful interpretations of Asian cuisines. After

obtaining a degree from the California Culinary Academy, Luym's passion for

cooking led him to work with acclaimed chef Melissa Perello at Charles Nob Hill

and Fifth Floor. At his three-star restaurant, Poleng Lounge, Tim brought a

contemporary twist to timeless Asian dishes bred by street vendors, hawkers, and

native peoples without losing sight of their cultural identity. His newest

project is, Attic, a full-service restaurant slated to open during summer 2010

in San Mateo.

 

JAY-AR ISAGANI PUGAO is the chef-owner of No Worries Catering, a company that

fully supports the vegan/vegetarian diet. Born out of Oakland, the company

started off as a 1998 Oakland High School business proposal. After being awarded

with a small grant, NWC made its way from the smallest parties to the

large-scale event, and in June 2010, will launch as a new restaurant in downtown

Oakland. A food lover and a vegan for 13 years, Jay-Ar's unique palette, style

and bold experimentation help to evolve No Worries Catering and keep Filipino

vegetarian cooking one of the most innovative menu options in the nation.

 

Filipino Flavors Tradition & Innovation

Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, 2010

International Culinary School at

The Art Institute of California-San Francisco

1170 Market Street

San Francisco, CA 94112

Register at

http://www.asianculinaryforum.org/ACF/Asian_Culinary_Forum_-_Symposium.html

 

Card-carrying SFVS members receive the following discounts at

http://www.sfvs.org/discounts.php

No Worries Catering, 510-219-1843, email info,

(www.filipinoveganfood.com) 10% discount on $100 or more in catering

Poleng Lounge (Mixed), 1751 Fulton St./Masonic, SF 94117, 415-441-1710

(www.polenglounge.com) 10% off menu during 6PM–8PM