In case you haven’t heard by now, The Manila Machine will be teaming up with Chef Andre Guerrero for the Taste of FPAC event on September 9, 2010. Not only will we be working in conjunction with Chef Guerrero, but we’ll actually be parking at Chef Guerrero’s critically acclaimed eatery, The Oinkster.

Chef Guerrero will be serving mini pastrami sandwiches, Belgian fries and ube milkshakes, as well as a few secret off-menu items. As for The Manila Machine, we’ll be providing a tasting menu of our Sisig, Pork Belly and Pineapple Adobo, Carabao Wings, Beef Tapa Pan de Sal Slider, and ube cupcakes.

Mmmm. Ube milkshakes and Ube cupcakes. Together at last.

The Manila Machine is very very proud to be a part of this event. Many many thanks to Chef Guerrero for allowing us to park at his restaurant, and many more thanks for the advice and insight he has provided to us as well. Thank you also to FPAC board members Nerissa Silao and Winston Emano for setting up this whole event.

To purchase tickets to Taste of FPAC, click here. For more information on Taste of FPAC, continue reading below:

FilAm ARTS is equal parts excited and proud to announce renowned chef Andre Guerrero as host, and his popular acclaimed restaurant, The Oinkster as host venue for our “Taste of FPAC” Filipino foodie event Thursday, Sept. 9 @ 2005 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock.

Doors open @ 6 p.m.

The event, which benefits and kicks-off the 19th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture, uniquely pairs two leading elements of the contemporary Filipino American food movement, in an historic evening spotlighting two distinct takes on comfort food — with a Pinoy twist — made in Los Angeles.

The Oinkster, lauded by and featured on Food Network and named one of “Los Angeles’ 99 Top Restaurants” by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold, has been called the leading practitioner of “slow cooked fast food.” It represents the latest in a long line of successful, critically-acclaimed restaurant concepts from the multiple award-winning Guerrero, hailed by Los Angeles Times Magazine as one of the City’s Top Chefs.

Chef Guerrero promises a special sample menu featuring some exclusive, off-menu items, but will certainly include his house smoked and cured Pastrami, Belgian French Fries (named “Best in LA” by LA Weekly) and the famous Oinkster Ube Milkshakes.

That alone would be enough to make mouths water, but the evening also presents a specially selected tasting menu prepared by The Manila Machine, Southern California’s first Filipino food truck and already a popular draw in the competitive world of mobile food culture.

Limited tickets for FilAm ARTS’ “Taste of FPAC” are $50 which is inclusive of food and non-alcoholic drinks for the evening.

Proceeds benefit The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture, also known as FilAm ARTS, a multi-disciplinary community arts organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of the arts and diverse cultural heritage of Filipinos in the United States. FilAm ARTS presents the annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture (FPAC). The largest showcase of its kind in Southern California, the 19th Annual FPAC takes place this year September 11-12, 2010 in San Pedro, California.
ART + CULTURE = COMMUNITY

TASTE OF FPAC

$50 – SINGLE ADMISSION

Photo Courtesy: Cathy Danh

Our “Behind the Scenes with an L.A. Food Trucker” series on Serious Eats continues this week with Part 4: Mobile Kitchen Cookery.

If you missed Part 1 of our guest series on Serious Eats, you can read it here.

If you missed Part 2 of our guest series on Serious Eats, you can read it here.

If you missed Part 3 of our guest series on Serious Eats, you can read it here.

Join The Manila Machine for lunch tomorrow (Tuesday, August 31st) on Melrose Avenue behind the DecadesTwo store at 8214 Melrose Avenue between 11am-1pm.

In addition, Filipino fashionistas and designers, Monique Lhuillier and Oliver Tolentino, will be in attendance enjoying some of The Manila Machine’s tastiest offerings as well.

Mmmmm. Filipino food and fashion, together at last. Be there, or be square.

Our “Behind the Scenes with an L.A. Food Trucker” series on Serious Eats continues this week with Part 3: How to Pick a Lucrative Parking Spot, Not Piss Off Other Vendors.

If you missed Part 1 of our guest series on Serious Eats, you can read it here.

If you missed Part 2 of our guest series on Serious Eats, you can read it here.

Last week, The Manila Machine was featured on Kababayan LA, Southern California’s only daily Filipino television show. Kababayan LA’s lovely host, Jannelle So, not only interviewed Nastassia and I about the origins of The Manila Machine, but Jannelle also did most of her show on location from our truck. And on top of all that, Jannelle also sampled some of The Manila Machine’s finest offerings.

If you missed the show last week, don’t fret, we posted the vids below. The first two videos feature Nastassia and I being interviewed by Jannelle, as well as Jannelle getting a taste of The Manila Machine menu–which she loved btw.

The last two vids are of Jannelle interviewing Father Arnold Abelardo, a friend and adviser of current Philippine President Noynoy Aquino. But prior to Jannelle’s interview of Father Abelardo, she can be seen on board The Manila Machine as Nastassia and I are busy slingin’ SARAPNESS! Yes, it was a Manila Machine take over on Kababayan LA!

Many thanks to Jannelle So for inviting us on Kababayan LA!

Enjoy the vids everyone.

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Taste of FPAC: 09/09/2010

Ladies and Gentlemen,

In conjunction with FilAm ARTS and the Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture, The Manila Machine is proud to announce a celebration of Filipino cuisine. On September 9, 2010, The Manila Machine will be teaming up with one of Los Angeles’ best chefs for a Filipino food extravaganza!

Needless to say… we’re freaking excited! Many many thanks to our hosts at FilAm ARTS.

Who’s the guest chef you’re asking? Where will this Pinoy smorgasbord take place? All in good time people. All in good time.

An announcement will be made soon in which we’ll reveal the super secret guest chef and the super secret location. But perhaps you can guess the chef and the location from the official FilAm ARTS Save the Date below:

Local top chefs grew up eating it, national TV shows such as Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” have featured it – and this summer, it started hitting the streets of Los Angeles for the first time ever…

It is Filipino food, and the San Francisco Chronicle thinks it “might just be the next Asian cuisine to hit prime time.”

Join us in celebrating the renaissance of Filipino cuisine. SAVE THE DATE for FilAm ARTS’ premiere “Taste of FPAC,” a Filipino foodie event and kickoff reception for the 19th annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture. The event will feature contemporary traditional Filipino American cuisine made in Los Angeles from The Manila Machine, Southern California’s first Filipino food truck, and a very special guest chef to be announced soon (hint: oink oink)!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Location (which is related to the special guest chef) also to be announced soon!

Tickets: $50

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Nerissa Silao at nerissa@filamarts.org.

Proceeds benefit The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture, also known as FilAm ARTS, a multi-disciplinary community arts organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of the arts and diverse cultural heritage of Filipinos in the United States. FilAm ARTS presents the annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture (FPAC). The largest showcase of its kind in Southern California, the 19th Annual FPAC takes place this year September 11-12, 2010 in San Pedro, California. ART + CULTURE = COMMUNITY

Attention Manila Machine followers and LOST fans, The Manila Machine will be parked at Barker Hanger in the Santa Monica Airport this Saturday August 21! We’ll be serving lunch from 10am-4pm to all the die-hard LOSTies at LOST: The Official Show Auction & Exhibit.

In addition to The Manila Machine, our friends The Border Grill Truck, The Grilled Cheese Truck, and Lake Street Creamery will also be serving up their delectable goodies at Barker Hanger.

This will be an exciting event for all!  The interior of the Santa Monica Barker Hangar is being transformed  to celebrate the ground-breaking and historical series of Lost! In addition:

• Every attendee will automatically be eligible to win a chance to view a SNEAK PEEK of exclusive Season 6 DVD/Blu-ray bonus material before it goes on sale on August 24, including THE NEW MAN IN CHARGE, an all-new chapter.
• Come dressed as your favorite LOST character and each day, one lucky winner with the Best Likeness will win the complete Collection DVD set! (for all those die-hard LOSTies!)
• Take some of the memories home by visiting the merchandising booths featuring collectible Dharma and Oceanic water bottles, Lost Bobble head figures, T-shirts, and the exclusive Auction Catalogue featuring 1,174 lots for sale!

Tickets for this event will not be sold at the door, but they can be purchased online. To purchase tickets for the LOST: The Official Show Auction & Exhibit at the Barker Hangar, click here: http://www.razorgator.com/tickets/theater/other-theatre/lost-auction-exhibit-tickets/

Hoy Pinoys and Filipino Food Fans!

We just wanted to let everyone know that The Manila Machine will be appearing on Kababayan LA on August 20! That’s right true believers, this Friday Southern California’s First Filipino Food Truck will be featured on Southern California’s only daily Filipino television show.

For those not in the know, Kababayan LA is more than just a local television show on channel 18 (LA18 TV). Kababayan LA actually airs in more than 6 million homes across the Southland, so we are very excited to be a part of the show this week.

In fact, if you’re a regular watcher of Kababayan LA, you’ve probably already heard The Manila Machine mentioned a few times already on air. Here’s a clip of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Kababayan LA. Skip to the 2:45 minute mark in the video and see Villaraigosa singing the praises of The Manila Machine and our award-winning Pork Belly and Pineapple Adobo:

Although we’ve been mentioned a few times on Kababayan LA, this Friday will mark our first actual appearance on the show. We’ll be taping our segment with Kababayan LA Host, Jannelle So, during lunch on Friday. So if anyone wants, feel free to drop by the truck at KSCI TV studios this Friday at noon or after. We’ll definitely be taping during this time, so you might even get your mug on TV.

And if you can’t make it out for lunch, be sure to tune in to LA 18 at 4:30pm that same day (Friday August 20) to watch our segment on Kababayan LA!

Our “Behind the Scenes with an L.A. Food Trucker” series on Serious Eats continues this week with Part 2: A Day in the Life with The Manila Machine.

If you missed Part 1 of our guest series on Serious Eats, you can read it here.

Attention Orange County!

After much clamoring by our fans and Filipino food supporters, The Manila Machine will be coming to the O.C. for two days this coming weekend! That’s right! Southern California’s First Filipino Food Truck will be in Costa Mesa on August 14 and 15.

We’ll be taking part in Unique LA’s Unique OC event and we’ll be serving forth our tasty Pinoy eats at The Lab from 11am-4pm (or until we sell out!). For more information on Unique OC, click here.

You’ve been asking for us Orange County! So find The Manila Machine this coming weekend in Costa Mesa.