'Abi Balingit - Simply Recipes'

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Education: UC Berkeley

Expertise: Filipino-inspired desserts

Creator of The Dusky Kitchen
Featured in Thrillist, Eater, Bon Appetit, Food52, Time Out, Vice, Simply Recipes, and more
In 2024, Abi's cookbook, Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts, won a James Beard Award

Experience

Abi Balingit is the young, energetic Filipino American woman behind the blog The Dusky Kitchen. She made waves during the pandemic by selling pasalubong (which means "souvenir" in Tagalog) treat boxes filled with incredibly imaginative Filipino-inspired desserts and donating the proceeds to help those impacted by COVID-19. Her work has been covered by Thrillist, Eater, Bon Appetit, Food52, Time Out, Vice, Simply Recipes, and more. In 2024, Abi's cookbook, Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts, won a James Beard Award. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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