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DELICIOSO · AN LA ATLAS OF FOOD ENTRY · CULTURAL-NOTE · PUBLISHED May 8, 2026 ↘ Open in app

FEATURED ENTRY · CULTURAL-NOTE

Filipino women chefs and restaurateurs in LA

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Verified
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Mexico, MX
Editors
Editorial board
Last reviewed
May 8, 2026

Women-led Filipino food businesses in Los Angeles include Ria Barbosa, a Fil-Am chef who opened Petite Peso in downtown Los Angeles during the pandemic [2]. Angela Dimayuga is a prominent Filipino-American chef and author of ‘Filipinx,’ working to drive Filipino cuisine forward [4], though her work is national in scope. Selina Wong is co-owner and operations manager of Barya Kitchen, a Filipino food pop-up/truck based in San Jose, not LA [3].

Regarding diaspora gender roles and kitchen leadership: Barya Kitchen was founded by a male chef (Rod Reyes) with a female co-owner (Selina Wong) handling operations [3], but no analysis of gender dynamics is provided.

Conclusion: The sources confirm the existence of women-led Filipino food businesses (e.g., Petite Peso by Ria Barbosa) but do not document specific LA neighborhood clusters (Historic Filipinotown, Eagle Rock, South Bay) or provide analysis of diaspora gender roles in kitchen leadership.

Sources

  1. https://la.eater.com/dining-report/295875/manila-inasal-review
  2. https://asianjournal.com/magazines/mdwk-magazine/despite-the-pandemic-fil-am-chef-ria-barbosas-petite-peso-opens-for-service-in-downtown-la/
  3. https://baryakitchen.com/about/
  4. https://asianjournal.com/life-style/eat-drink/angela-dimayuga-on-filipinx-and-her-mission-to-help-drive-filipino-cuisine-forward/