Laura Esquivel, author of Like Water for Chocolate, said, 'For me the simple act of cooking is, in fact, an act of love, and in the kitchen this happens... Transmitting your emotions intensifies it all the more.' Food is sacred and magical and there is a strong connection between emotions, enchanted stories and life transformations.

The 'Mga Kuwentong Pagkain: Pinoy Food Stories,' in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Center for Philippine Studies, together with the City College of San Francisco's Department of Philippine Studies. This webinar introduces the different facets of Filipino food mythology and mysticism.