Chef Charleen
Chef Charleen was the first Filipino-American female chef to win Food Network’s “Chopped,” which has brought her even more notoriety and further solidified her already-favorable reputation. The Bay Area chef has built a following for her Oakland-based restaurant, Kainbigan Filipino Comfort Food, and fans will surely be lining up to try her new cannabis-infused edibles that are expected to hit menus within the next year. “The most rewarding aspect of my work is creating it,” Charleen says, “making something out of thought and idea, pretty much nothing, and coming away with a dope creation.” Charleen can also be seen on the Cooking Channel’s “Farmer’s Market Flip,” and has another restaurant in the works, hoping to keep adding some of her own flavor to the Bay. “Be who you are, know who are and love who are,” Charleen says. “We are all unique in our own way. Don’t let fear prevent you from showing the world what you are about.” —TB
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