Hood Famous Cafe and Bar, also known as Hood Famous Bakeshop[1] or simply Hood Famous, is a Filipino bakery with two locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. Operating in Ballard and the Chinatown–International District (C-ID), the business is co-owned by spouses Chera Amlag and Geo Quibuyen of Blue Scholars (also known as Prometheus Brown).[2][3][4]
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 Exterior of the restaurant in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, 2022 | |
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| Food type | Filipino |
| City | Seattle |
| State | Washington |
| Country | United States |
| Website | hoodfamousbakeshop |
Description
editHood Famous is an Asian Pacific American-owned business in Seattle specializing in Filipino cuisine.[5][6] The menu has included ube (purple yam) cheesecake and cookies,[1][7] buko pie,[8] calamansi bars, cassava cake, longanisa chive scones, ensaymada (Filipino brioche bun with cheese),[2] pandesal,[9] pandan flan, and other desserts and pastries.[10][11] The business also serves arroz caldo, beef mechado pot pie, and coffee.[12] Cocktails include calamansi sours and ube daiquiris.[13] For Thanksgiving, the C-ID location has served gluten-free pumpkin cake with pinipig and oat streusel.[14]
History
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Chera Amlag founded the business and began wholesaling to Uwajimaya in 2014.[15][16] She opened a first storefront in 2016.[11][17][18] The C-ID location opened in 2019.[19] The business also launched an apparel line in 2019.[20] Janelle Quiyuben was creative director of Hood Famous until 2021.[21]
Reception
editIn 2020 the restaurant appeared on Marcus Samuelsson's PBS show "No Passport Required." Later that year, Hood Famous earned Amlag a James Beard Foundation semifinalist nomination.[22]
Rachel Hopke included Hood Famous in Eater Seattle's 2021 list of eight "sensational shops" in Seattle for cold brew.[12] The website's Gabe Guarente and Jade Yamazaki Stewart included the business in a 2022 overview of "Where to Find Fantastic Filipino Food Around the Seattle Area".[13] Aleenah Ansari included Hood Famous in Insider.com's 2022 list of "12 restaurants you shouldn't miss in Seattle, according to a local who has eaten their way around the city."[23]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Lin, Chelsea (2022-07-08). "Food We Love: Hood Famous Bakeshop". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Guarente, Gabe (2020-04-03). "Lauded Filipino Bakery and Cafe Hood Famous Launches Its First-Ever Delivery Service". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Dore, Stephanie; Martini, Sunita (2018-08-01). "Movers & Shakers: Meet the rapping/baking couple behind Hood Famous Bakeshop". KOMO. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Matson, Andrew (2022-09-22). "It's Time to Admit That Seattle Is a Style Capital". Esquire. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "25 Essential AAPI-Owned Businesses You Should Know in Seattle". Thrillist. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Streefkerk, Mark Van (2021-10-20). "Upcoming Documentary 'Filipinx Food Seattle' Will Explore the Filipino Food Scene, and the Family Legacies Behind It". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Wiley, Suzie; Heistuman, Rachael (July 29, 2019). "Cheesecake 101 from Seattle's Hood Famous Bakeshop". king5.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Keimig, Jas (2021-02-11). "Hood Famous Bakeshop's Buko Pie Is Love". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Streefkerk, Mark Van (2021-10-04). "Seattle's Northgate Link Transit Extension Is Open, Making It Even Easier to Explore Restaurants on the North End". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Hood Famous Bakeshop". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Veridiano, Ruby (2016-12-08). "'Hood famous' ube cheesecake helps 'uplift' Seattle's Filipino culture". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Hopke, Rachel (2021-06-16). "8 Sensational Shops to Get Cold Brew in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ a b Guarente, Gabe (2020-10-30). "Where to Find Fantastic Filipino Food Around the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Where to Order Thanksgiving Pies in Seattle". Seattle Metropolitan. 2021-11-03. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Anthony-Goodwin, Danielle (2016-10-03). "Hood Famous Bakeshop opens to-go location on Market". www.myballard.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Lin, Chelsea (2022-07-08). "Your New Favorite Dessert: Ube Cheesecake". Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "Hood Famous Bakeshop grand opening". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2016-10-10. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Pratt, Suzi (2017-03-03). "Ube Cheesecake Is a Fabulous Filipino-American Fusion". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Eng, Jasmin (2019-03-04). "Hood Famous Cafe + Bar opens brick and mortar in Chinatown-International District". International Examiner. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Robinson, Chetanya (2019-10-22). "With "Greetings from Filipino Town" apparel, Hood Famous Bakeshop aims to reclaim Filipino American presence in the CID". International Examiner. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ Varriano, Jackie (2020-03-11). "Hood Famous' Janelle Quibuyen shares her favorite Seattle-area restaurants and a comforting Filipino dessert recipe". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ^ "The 2020 James Beard Award Semifinalists | James Beard Foundation".
- ^ Ansari, Aleenah (2022-07-19). "12 restaurants you shouldn't miss in Seattle, according to a local who has eaten their way around the city". Insider. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
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