Dining

Two stories by the CBC highlight an important role played by family-run retail businesses in the Canadian Filipino community, which is quite often overlooked.

According to insauga.com, an online publication in Mississauga, one cuisine has taken the city “by storm”.

Filipino food has become mainstream in the Northwest Territories, a fare served to top politicians in the territory.

Jojo Flores didn’t set out to open a Filipino restaurant. He and his brother Toddy, residents of Montreal since childhood and popular DJs in the city’s party scene, already own a club, Peopl, in the Old Port.

Located in Downtown Toronto, Lamesa Filipino Kitchen has been earning enthusiastic reviews. Chris Nuttall-Smith wrote in the Globe and Mail in November 2015 that since it opened in 2012, Lamesa has “grown into a three-star restaurant”.