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| Globe-trotting Filipino chef Yana Gilbuena furthers her advocacy of spreading the flavors of the Philippines to the world with her SALO Series pop-up dinners, serving delectable Filipino dishes using well-loved Filipino condiments. |
Thousands of miles away from her home in the Philippines, an Iloilo-born chef with no formal culinary training has taken it upon herself to promote Filipino cuisine to the world.
Driven by a desire to spread the flavors of the Philippines, Chef Yana Gilbuena established the SALO Series, kamayan-style dining pop-up dinners that has travelled the 50 states of America. “Kamayan” is Filipino for dining with your bare hands, and Gilbuena’s goal is to serve delectable Filipino dishes to Filipino-Americans, Asians, and practically anyone else who eats.
SALO is culled from the Filipino word “salu-salo,” which refers to a banquet where partakers are encouraged to eat with their bare hands food spread over banana leaves. For Chef Gilbuena, SALO is an “educational, humbling, and communal” experience.
