KASAYSAYAN
Pinanganak at lumaki ako sa Pilipinas hanggang nabigyan ng imigrasyon sa Estados Unidos ang pamilya ko. 'Amboy' ang madalas na tukso sa akin kapag tuwing kababalik ko lang sa Pilipinas kaya medyo hindi maganda ang kahulugan. Pero ngayon may importanteng kahulugan ang dating palayaw na pangsumbat sa akin, pinangalanganan ko ito sa restaurant na magtataguyod ng pagkaing Filipino sa Pittsburgh. Mahaba ang mga naranasan ko na nagdala sa akin dito sa napatunguan ko, madami na rin akong nadagdag sa aking kasaysayan. Pangarap ko na ibahagi ang mga nakain ko mula sa pagkabata hanggang sa kasalukuyan, ang karamihan ng mga ito ay natatangi sa aking pamilya at aking ganang panay gutom.
HISTORY
I was born and raised in the Philippines until my family eventually got immigrant status to the US. 'Amboy' was a nickname commonly used to make fun of me whenever I came back home to the Philippines from abroad. But now this slang has an important meaning, I named my restaurant which will introduce Filipino foods to Pittsburgh. It was a long journey that got me here, and I have added many experiences to my own history. I want to share my experiences from foods I grew up eating up to now, most of which are unique to my family and my insatiable appetite.
Cuisine
Contemporary Filipino cuisine utilizes unique ingredients and introduces foods ubiquitous to the Philippines. The recipes are grounded in tradition and are interpreted with influences from personal experiences as an immigrant, an iteration of the present. Novel interpretation drives the progression of the food from old school to new.