The Best Chef of California serves a Filipino Feast of Flavors I EP02 - CULINARY CULTURES I SAUCYTV

CULINARY CULTURES w/ SAUCYTV - EP02 (An AAPI Series)
📍 @Kuyalord_la is lead by the 2024 James Beard Winner of Best Chef of California, Chef Lord Maynard Llera & his wife Gigi Llera, building the best Filipino flavors from their childhood, and delivering Michelin & award winning cuisine around their culture. Starting with pop-ups from their garage and now operating as staple in Los Angeles restaurants, the team represents the true values around a small family owned restaurant that bring together technical finesse with nostalgic inspirations - ultimately delivering bites of flavor with each dish they serve. I'm very grateful to the Kuya Lord team for allowing me to capture their story, and checkout Kuya Lord for the Best Filipino food in the state of California!
📽 Directed & Edited by @SaucyTelevision
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📍5003 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
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Culinary Cultures with SaucyTV is series focused on food & culture behind the scenes, highlighting AAPI restaurants & chefs around Los Angeles and the community. From Michelin & James Beard Winning Chefs, to local pop-up vendors, and all food businesses in between - we were very lucky to have the privilege to share their stories around their cuisine, their origin, and why they do what they do best. So enjoy the episodes capturing the labor of love behind food, with unique, unscripted films behind the kitchens of LA.
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🍽️ JUMP TO THE DISHES BELOW ⏱
0:21 The Warm-Up
2:18 Service Prep
3:45 Menu Favorites
5:30 Lucenachon & Kawali
6:34 Origin Story
8:50 Open-Fire Cooking
9:54 Hiramasa Collar Plate
10:48 Tofu Mushroom Plate
11:25 Dinner Service
12:40 Lechon Kawali Plate
13:11 The Wrap-Up
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Music - Epidemic Sounds
Camera - Sony ZV-1
Audio - Rode NTG Microphone
Edited in - Final Cut Pro
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[@eatsmylifeYT]

The Filipino boneless lechon actually originated in Cebu and was popularized way back before 2010. It's based on the Italian porchetta but uses mostly Chinese and Filipino seasonings.

[@SaucyTelevision]

I didn’t know about this, thank you for sharing!

[@donneone]

Java Rice is from Iryan Jaya Indonesia. It’s very popular in its own country as well as neighboring Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand. It’s absolutely delicious and beautiful. I never had it at any Filipino family parties or restaurants. Will have to try this place.

[@MrfiX725]

I was drooling the ENTIRE video. #filipinoAF

[@SaucyTelevision]

Thank you for the kind words!!

[@user-cq6mn9om4f]

And the servings are huge! Worth it!

[@SaucyTelevision]

Right?! You can't miss here 🙌

[@Yungdil]

Portions are huge because it’s expensive lol

[@Dreamer20239]

Looked delicious. Good luck to your business.

[@SaucyTelevision]

Thank you!

[@eternal2187]

Amazing video captured it perfectly.

[@SaucyTelevision]

thank you for the kind words!

[@alpiehernandez7291]

Nice 👍👏😊

[@angeleusebio9451]

Nice, good cooking go go very nice fusion

[@SaucyTelevision]

Couldn't agree more 🙌🏽

[@gcdplz]

Great video. Both high production quality and value. Ate here last year for my birthday. The lucenachon is bar none the best lechon I've had in the US. The way it's described as crunchier, similarly to the texture of chicarron is spot on and what makes it stand out.

[@SaucyTelevision]

Wow, really appreciate the kind words! The Chicharron comparison was such a unique take, and absolutely fit. Love that you enjoyed it! 🙏

[@BMT-by5ve]

Looks fancy but looks more delicious . I will try this restaurant

[@SaucyTelevision]

I wouldn't say it's fancy, but it's surely a unique, complex version of very classic Filipino food, and done from the right place.

[@damingalam8809]

Magaling palang magluto si Batas.... hindi lang pang Fliptop

[@stefansayshello]

Great episode!

[@SaucyTelevision]

Thank you!!

[@loveroadtrips9037]

new subs from PH ❤

[@SaucyTelevision]

Wow, appreciate the love from abroad!! 🇵🇭

[@ferocious1288]

Lechon Kawali but it's not cooked in the Kawali what the fuck

[@SaucyTelevision]

Oh didn’t realize that was expected

[@ATC_Radio]

He looks like JP Anglo, that over rated wannabe chef on youtube, we call him the Mediocre one!

[@ryanpadilla7851]

lmao toxic for no reason. who hurt u

[@ryanpadilla7851]

nvm forgot its just a filipino thing. sad

[@eatsmylifeYT]

Hahahaha! Finally! Someone who shares the same opinion about JP Anglo. Yep, he definitely is overrated.

[@ryanpadilla7851]

@@eatsmylifeYT lmao compared to who, nobodies like you? forever crabs in a bucket. i tell u. stay broke. its more sad that u weaklings wouldn't tell him directly too. chismis is you guys specialty and it's embarrassing

[@SaucyTelevision]

Didn’t even know who this was til now, and I definitely seems the resemblance haha

[@ditasjoaquinlorenz84]

Address pls Kuya Lord

[@SaucyTelevision]

📍5003 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 - Google Maps link is in the description as well!

[@ArPhiLTV]

200 sub here shout out po

[@SaucyTelevision]

Incredible, appreciate the subscribe big time!!

[@mhobylopez9647]

[@SaucyTelevision]

🙌🏽

[@user-gx7he9jm9c]

Already subscribed? 💪💪💪

[@SaucyTelevision]

Appreciate the love!

[@papichulo4223]

That aint lechon kawali

[@daniabellera7336]

It's all burnt and over cook 😂😂😂😂 though he make his own version I still prefer the classic way of preparing it as it will be represented as a real filipino cuisine

[@monchichis333]

As a cebuano, it will always be cebuchon. But that Kawali looked weird, it didnt look fried

[@SaucyTelevision]

Interesting, didn’t realize that.

[@roxrequiem2935]

Yeah the Kawali looked roasted like a barbecue instead of fried but I'm sure it still tastes great, just didn't capture the esseance of the incredibly crunchy skin that everyone fights over

[@monchichis333]

@@roxrequiem2935 I know man, it should've just been liempo inihaw or sinugba. And Kawali is all about crispy skin

[@gabem3878]

Lechon belly and lechon kawali is burnt and this is the best chef in california?

[@ryanpadilla7851]

toxic for what? if u never tried keep the dumb comments within ur family lmfao

[@chemtrail2269]

It’s just a buzz word dude chill haha it’s for the algorithm

[@SaucyTelevision]

Seems to be enjoyed by many Filipino locals in the area!

[@gabem3878]

@@chemtrail2269 He was best california chef in 2024 though

[@qwickiegaming8597]

Definitely not the best looking log of pork. But cooking techniques probably correlates on the price of the meal so it doesn’t break the bank. Still it is filipino cuisine, you’re taste buds get waken up as usual.