This month, we’re excited to host Chef AC Boral, the mastermind behind Baba’s House Kitchen, an up-and-coming rice bowl eatery in Oakland!
This month, we invite SOMCAN to join us in-person at Kapwa Gardens as Chef AC teaches us how to make Kimchi Kinilaw!
You will have the opportunity to directly learn from our guest chef by observing his live cooking demonstration, as well as taste the delicious outcome! No cooking necessary on your part — we welcome our guests to view, converse, and enjoy.
HOW TO ATTEND
We’d love to have you! Please RSVP at the bottom of this page to attend this event (FREE).
Saturday, April 9th from 2:30 - 4:00pm PST at Kapwa Gardens
967 Mission St.San Francisco, CA, 94103
With safety in mind for all, masks will be required to enter and must be worn at all times except when dining.
About the Dish
Kimchi Kinilaw
Kimchi Kinilaw is a fusion twist to the traditional Filipino dish. Kinilaw is a fresh and tangy raw seafood dish native to the Philippines, which uses vinegar and fruit juices to “cook” its ingredients, often comparable to ceviche. No kinilaw looks the same. Traditionally, kinilaw is composed of the local catch specific to one’s region, with varying add-ons and garnishes. Though, here, Chef AC turns to the popular Korean ingredient of kimchi, fermented and seasoned cabbage, as a standout feature of this dish.
About the Host
Chef AC
A.C. Boral is the chef and owner of Baba's House Kitchen (BHK) in Oakland, a fast-casual lunch spot that host pop-ups and special tasting menus for dinner. A.C. considers himself a creative who uses his food as its medium: it's his unique and untrained view of food that has brought many diffrent concepts to life, from a Wu-Tang Tribute dinner series, to the Filipino-American brunch RICE & SHINE (travelling pop-up), along with opening the family-oriented Bebot Filipino Soul Food (Long Beach) and quick service storefront Baon DTLA (LA).
His values and personal growth are integral to the storytelling he does through food, and after a long hiatus and a move to Oakland, he's excited for this fresh start to bring his creativity and storytelling to the Bay. His biggest inspiration is his late father, whose dream of opening a restaurant lives on through him.
About Balay (Home) Cooking
In collaboration with our non-profit partner SOMCAN, Balay (Home) Cooking is a recurring cooking demonstration from Balay Kreative which showcases a new chef and healthy Filipino dish every month can be recreated from home. All classes are streamed live online from our Balay Streaming Hub for viewers to follow along from home!
For April’s edition of Balay (Home) Cooking, we’ll be hosting this month’s demo from Kapwa Gardens with a special in-person participant component with our friends from SOMCAN.
About Kapwa Gardens
Located at 967 Mission St. in the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco, Kapwa Gardens is an outdoor garden and gathering space from Kultivate Labs. You’ll be immersed in an urban oasis of of living walls, colorful murals, swaying bamboo trees, and a mini grove of Filipino Calamnsi trees.
