FYI Philly visits a rising star chef, a decades-old restaurant earning major attention and a mom serving food as medicine. Plus, a groundbreaking, All-Asian concert.
Host Nydia Han and Christie Ileto celebrate Philadelphia's AAPI business owners on this week's FYI Philly.Housed in a traditional South Philadelphia Rowhouse, Royal Izakaya has a speakeasy vibe.There's a lively Izakaya in the front, a Japanese bar with a broad menu and a no-reservations, walk-ins welcome rule.
In 2008, they opened a second location, Vietnam Cafe, in University City with the family's original grocery Fu Wah just around the corner.Son Benny Lai, who now manages the University City location, remembers the harrowing journey across the South China Sea as a 12-year-old. When she had her second child, she prepared by exploring her Chinese roots for natural remedies that helped with lactation and digestion.She creates them out of a commissary kitchen in East Falls and brings them to local farmer's markets around the city.Local couple Shireen Qadri and JD Walsh can help you up your Indian spice game with Moji Masala Indian spices.The colorful packaging provides a shopping list of ingredients needed and a QR code on the back.
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