Foreword

Appears in
Memories of Philippine Kitchens
Memories of Philippine Kitchens

By Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan

Published 2006

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PETER KAMINSKY

Some people feel at home in the corner bar where, just as soon as they walk in, the bartender knows to pour “the usual.” Others have a local breakfast joint where the comforting clatter of coffee cups and the smell of sizzling bacon are as familiar as their favorite easy chair.

I have had the restaurants of Romy Dorotan and Amy Besa—first Cendrillon, in trendy SoHo, and now Purple Yam, situated at the epicenter of the Brooklyn dining explosion that has redefined the New York restaurant scene.