Swept aside by colonialism, this ancient tradition is being reclaimed by a new generation of Filipino chefs who are introducing it to the world. On an early Friday evening, customers slowly ...

M ia Orino and Carlo Gan founded Kamayan ATL in 2018 to reconnect with the food of their native Philippines and the small population of Filipino people living around Atlanta. They named the pop-up ...

Book a kamayan feast at Naks, the new Filipino restaurant from chef Eric Valdez and Unapologetic Foods in the East Village, and you’ll enter a back room with a sink dedicated to hand-washing.

It's an exciting get together for many Filipinos if they can have "kamayan" (eating with the hand) as they enjoy a sumptuous food and in particular set on banana leaves. A boodle fight ...

Later, during American colonial rule from 1898 to 1946, the US military spread food out on tables for cadets, co-opting the practice of kamayan to promote camaraderie between American and Filipino ...