Filipino author and restaurateur Amy Besa, who made a name for in New York with her family's Cendrillion and Purple Yam restaurants, takes centerstage at the Maya Kitchen by mounting a cooking demo on Filipino food on Saturday, August 30. It's just Pinoy food all right but her cooking techniques are interesting and worth seeing. Scheduled for the demo are such dishes as Kulawong Talong (burnt coconut cream over grilled eggplant);Kinagang (buko, crabmeat, sliced scallions and lemongrass wrapped in banana leaf and steamed); Ukoy (deep fried fritter of shrimp, cabbage, ... Continue Reading...