Melissa of Brooklyn, New York sent me a link to a New York Times review of yet another Filipino restaurant in New York City. Melissa says in her e-mail :
“There is only one upscale Filipino restaurant that I know of that IÕve tried in the city: Romy DorotanÕs Cendrillon, in Soho. ItÕs delicious and stylish,and is inspired by Filipino cooking rather than replicating its mix of flavors entirely. Which is not a bad thing at all. (The menu includes calamansi margaritas, fresh lumpia with ube-tinged wrappers, seafood paella made with sticky rice and squid ink, and ube-macapuno tartlets.) ElvieÕs, on the Lower East Side, owned by a Filipina entrepreneur, is an excellent turo-turo (and where I get my dinuguan fix). Kuma Inn sounds to be something in between the twoÑa casual place with some fusion influences but also a good range of Filipino comfort food. And it sounds like the type of place that might draw a young, hip crowd who might tell their friends, whoÕll tell their friends…”
Kuma Inn is owned and operated by King Phojanakong whose mother is a Filipina and father, a Thai. King Phojanakong is also Kuma InnÕs chef.
Mr. PhojanakongÕs kitchen inspiration comes from his motherÕs side of the family, so he mines the larders of Spain, China, Southeast Asia and Japan, all of which have historically seasoned food from the Philippines. [New York Times]
The New York Times article gives a detailed description of Kuma InnÕs wonderful menu. Free registration required.
Thanks for the link, Melissa!
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