How Three Nurses Are Bringing Filipino Comfort Food to Their Community, Hungry For More

Bilao, a restaurant that opened at the height of the pandemic in Manhattan, was started by 3 Filipino nurses who worked at a nearby hospital. After working a night shift nurses Jude Canela, Maricris Dinopol, and Joan Calanog left the hospital craving a taste of their homeland in the Philippines. Bilao serves up the ultimate Filipino comfort food such as Tocilog a breakfast dish made up of garlic rice, fried eggs, tomatoes, and cured pork. With no local options to feed their craving the 3 chose to open Bilao and in the process, feed the local community of healthcare and frontline workers. BUY HOT ONES TRUTH OR DAB THE GAME NOW: BUY HOT ONES HOT SAUCE NOW: HOT ONES MERCH AVAILABLE NOW: SIGN UP FOR THE HOT ONES MONTHLY HOT SAUCE SUB BOX: SIGN UP FOR THE FIRST WE FEAST NEWSLETTER: Subscribe to First We Feast on YouTube: Check out more of First We F