On March 10th, 2013 a group of CHSC members spent an afternoon exploring Filipino food and culture. We started at the Island Pacific Market, where the company’s chef who had flown in from San Francisco for the occasion explained Filipino food products and led tours.
After the tour of the market and a little time to shop, we went to the nearby LA Rose Café, where owner Lemuel Bagalot had arranged a feast. One of the first things we saw upon entering was a roast pig – members couldn’t resist having their pictures taken with it. 
After the tour of the market and a little time to shop, we went to the nearby LA Rose Café, where owner Lemuel Bagalot had arranged a feast. One of the first things we saw upon entering was a roast pig – members couldn’t resist having their pictures taken with it. 
Our visit to both the market and restaurant was covered by the local Filipino TV show Adobo Nation, and they shot footage of the pig too. 
Our visit to both the market and restaurant was covered by the local Filipino TV show Adobo Nation, and they shot footage of the pig too. 
The restaurant was completely full, and we enjoyed Lumpia (Filipino eggrolls), chicken empanadas, vegetables with crab and coconut milk, beef Mechado, chicken Inasal, pork adobo, and desserts. 
As dinner progressed, we were serenaded by a pianist, a violinist who preforms with the Manila Symphony Orchestra, and a server who belted out love songs in Tagalog and English. 
As dinner progressed, we were serenaded by a pianist, a violinist who preforms with the Manila Symphony Orchestra, and a server who belted out love songs in Tagalog and English. 
The evening was a hit with the Culinary Historians, who experienced Filipino hospitality at the same time as they learned a lot about the cuisine. 
The evening was a hit with the Culinary Historians, who experienced Filipino hospitality at the same time as they learned a lot about the cuisine.
