{"id":20039,"date":"2024-06-21T20:12:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=20039"},"modified":"2024-06-21T21:44:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T01:44:16","slug":"ph-consul-general-in-ny-received-fil-am-baker-author-and-james-beard-award-winner-abi-balingit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2024\/06\/21\/ph-consul-general-in-ny-received-fil-am-baker-author-and-james-beard-award-winner-abi-balingit\/","title":{"rendered":"PH Consul General in NY Receives Fil-Am Baker, Author, and James Beard Award Winner Abi Balingit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20039\" class=\"elementor elementor-20039\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbbdb63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbbdb63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51037bc\" data-id=\"51037bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929f899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"929f899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PH Consul General in NY Receives Fil-Am Baker, Author, and James Beard Award Winner Abi Balingit<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1f175e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1f175e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e4365b\" data-id=\"9e4365b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa39e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fa39e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ibi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ibi.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ibi-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ibi-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ibi-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Consul General Senen T. Mangalile poses with Abi Balingit and her book, &quot;Mayumu: Filipino  American Desserts Remixed.&quot; (Photo by VC Cathe Aguilar)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c664891 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c664891\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f1ffe0\" data-id=\"5f1ffe0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c028ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c028ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">On 19 June, Consul General Senen T. Mangalile received Filipino-American baker,\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">author, and James Beard Award winner Abi Balingit for a courtesy call at the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Philippine Center in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Earlier this month, Ms. Balingit was honored with the prestigious 2024 James Beard\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Media Award &#8211; Emerging Voice Award for her cookbook, \u201cMayumu: Filipino\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">American Desserts Remixed.\u201d She was nominated alongside Ms. Abi Marquez,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">known as the \u201cLumpia Queen,\u201d for the Broadcast Media Award under Social Media\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Account, and Filipino media company FEATR for the Broadcast Media Award\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">categories under Visual Media-Long Form and Docuseries Visual Media.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">During the courtesy call, Ms. Balingit presented a copy of her book to Consul General\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Mangalile. \u201cMayumu\u201d\u2014the Kapampangan word for sweet\u2014reflects Abi\u2019s creativity,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">innovation, and her heritage as a child of Kapampangan parents. The book is a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">collection of fusion desserts, featuring classic Filipino recipes \u201cremixed\u201d with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">American influences. Some of the recipes include adobo chocolate chip cookies,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">strawberry shortcake sapin-sapin (layered rice cake), and ube cheesecake bars with a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">sesame cracker crust. Ms. Balingit shared that when she was working on her book,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">she drew inspiration from other Filipino-American chef-authors, such as Angela\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Dimayuga, Ligaya Mishan, and Nicole Ponseca.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Consul General Mangalile expressed his pride, stating, \u201cAbi\u2019s remarkable\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">achievement shows the incredible talent and creativity of the Filipino community.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Her success not only highlights the richness of Filipino cuisine but also strengthens\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">our cultural identity.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The James Beard Award is a significant accolade in the culinary world, recognizing\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">outstanding talent and achievement. The Emerging Voice Award specifically honors\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">individuals whose work embodies excellence and originality in culinary writing.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">END\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PH Consul General in NY Receives Fil-Am Baker, Author, and James Beard Award Winner Abi Balingit Consul General Senen T. 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