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PH restaurant champions Filipino cuisine at Toronto food festival

Casa Manila celebrates 10 years of championing Filipino cuisine at an annual summer food festival in Toronto.

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oDXJiKxNYU4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>Casa Manila marked a decade of showcasing Filipino cuisine in the annual &quot;Summerlicious&quot; festival in Toronto that drew hundreds of participating restaurants.The menu features a selection of four appetizers, five main courses, and desserts, including vegan options, priced at $34 for lunch and $45 for dinner.Owner Mila Nabor-Cuachon noted that unlike many establishments that have shifted to smaller tasting menus, Casa Manila maintains generous portions.She said this is part of their mission to make Filipino cuisine enjoyable for everyone.&quot;We’re here to let our beloved Toronto community know that we have a voice,&quot; she said. &quot;We have maintained the discounted opportunity to try three dishes because I believe that Filipino cuisine ought to be shared with people of all cultures.&quot;For customers, returning and new – aside from the delectable Filipino dishes, it’s the people at Casa Manila that draw them back to the restaurant.&quot;I had cassava cake and biko, my two favorites,&quot; said Andrew Smith. I eat Filipino food lots. It’s the people that make the food enjoyable.&quot;Nelson Casalme has been a regular customer of Casa Manila since 2010.&quot;I saw from surveys that this is the No. 1 Filipino restaurant in Toronto or even in Canada,&quot; he said, &quot;that&#x27;s why we keep on coming back. Their crispy pata and the crispiness and the kare-kare are really there.&quot;Other customers shared that they are reminded of home through Casa Manila’s food offerings.&quot;I come here very often especially when I visit my mom,&quot; said Jomilee Gerardo. &quot;I really enjoy their sinigang and their sisig and their garlic fried rice. It brings so much comfort like I’m back home.&quot;Said Arleen Gerardo: &quot;It’s like you’re in the kitchen of your home.&quot;Nabor-Cuachon credited Casa Manila&#x27;s success over the last 14 years to their commitment of making authentic Filipino cuisine, as well as efforts to stay relevant in the marketplace.&quot;We’re all about representing regional and colonial cuisine,&quot; she said. &quot;We’re not trying to be a fusion restaurant although during &quot;Summerlicious&quot;, this is our time to kind of show we can do it too.&quot;While the &quot;Summerlicious&quot; festival has ended, foodies can still enjoy offerings from restaurants like Casa Manila during the Winter edition of the event.It is also viewed as a chance for the community to support Filipino restaurants in the city.

Casa Manila celebrates 10 years of championing Filipino cuisine at an annual summer food festival in Toronto.

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Christine Santos | TFC News Toronto

Published Jul 26, 2024 11:44 AM PHT

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