Filipino-Inspired Cooking With Chef Phillip Esteban

October is Filipino History Month! We’re giving you a great excuse to learn how to cook Filipino-inspired dishes from San Diego chef, Phillip Esteban!

Learn at home

The second installment in the EdibleSD@Home cooking series, Filipino Cooking with Chef Phillip Esteban will take place on October 20th, starting at 6PM. You’ll learn how to make one entrée and one side dish from Esteban, plus cooking hacks and his trick for making the perfect rice.

The main dish will be a vegetarian version of the Filipino dish “Sisig”, a flavorful combination of wood ear mushrooms, crispy tofu, peppers, onions, and pickles on top of garlic fried rice. The side dish will be a Filipino take on the classic Tijuana Caesar Salad.

Class includes:

  • 2 recipes
  • Shopping list sent to you five days before the class
  • Individual Zoom login
  • Moderator available to help answer questions before, during, and after the class

Filipino-Inspired Cooking With Chef Phillip Esteban

About Chef Phillip Esteban

A San Diego native, Esteban led research and development for CH Projects (Craft & Commerce, Born & Raised) before launching his own project, Open Gym, a nonprofit and creative collective focused on establishing sustainable ecosystems of change within communities through the pillars of food, space, and well-being.

Designed to be a self-sustaining organization, meals, community programs, and resources are funded through revenues from a collection of culinary concepts like Craft Meals Catering.

Several openings are in development for 2021, including White Rice, a Filipino rice bowl food stall located within Liberty Public Market, Wordsmith, a chef-driven retail shop and bookstore, and WellFed, an elevated Filipino restaurant.

Stay healthy, San Diego!

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