Saturday, March 31, 2007

In Canada: A Filipino Eatery Gets Attention

DJ Melot had been working as a Royal Bank accountant for a quarter century when she decided to strike out on her own.But transforming an old Joey's Only location into a seafood-Filipino restaurant raised some eyebrows.

"My mom said 'what are you doing? You can't even cook,' " said the Philippines native. So she hired someone else who could -- Ronald Aguilar -- and got down to work, opening the doors of her tidy, little eatery in Calgary last November.

It's retained some of the familiar Joey's feel -- nautical nick-nacks, a luminous aquarium and fish and chips dishes. But Mizue and I were more intrigued by the Philippines fare --the adobos and stir fries and oxtails... (The Calgary Sun) ...full story here

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