Halo Halo Chef's Talk

On this month’s Halo-Halo Chef’s Talk segment, KTOO Community Reporting Fellow Tasha Elizarde sits down one-on-one with Rachel Carrillo Barril, Head Chef at In Bocca Al Lupo, to discover her Filipino roots and how she made her way to being one of the top chefs in Juneau. Also, information on the upcoming Filipino Community Legislative Reception / Installation of Officers Event.

Also, on today’s program…

• The Department of Labor gives us a look at the 2023 employment forecast
• and a preview of the Songwriter’s Circle happening this weekend at the Crystal Saloon

KTOO’s Sheli Delaney hosts today’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon, Wednesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3 and KAUK 91.7 Juneau Auke Bay. A rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. You can also tune in online at ktoo.org/listen.

Guests:

• Rachel Carillo Burill, Head Chef at In Bocca Al Lupo
• Tasha Elizarde, KTOO Community Reporting Fellow
• Karinne Wiebold, Economist
• Dara Rilatos, Musician

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

KTOO’s Community Reporting Fellow Tasha Elizarde sits down with three of Juneau’s most well-known chefs, Rachel Carrillo Barril (In Bocca Al Lupo), Aims Villanueva (Black Moon Koven), and Abby Barnett (Zerelda’s Bistro), to chat about how their Filipino identities shape the way they cook. The discussion includes a critique of the phrase ‘fusion food,’ a blending of Alaska ingredients with Filipino techniques, and the wars Filipinos wage through their adobo recipes.

Also:

• The Juneau Symphony previews this weekend’s concert — “Transformations“
• And the Marie Drake Planetarium with details on Comet ZTF, which may be visible without optics in the night sky during the last days of January

Guests:

• Rachel Carrillo Barril, Head Chef at In Bocca Al Lupo
• Aims Villanueva, Owner of Black Moon Koven
• Abby LaForce Barnett, Co-Owner at Zerelda’s Bistro
• Charlotte Truit, Executive Director, Juneau Symphony
• Christopher Koch, Music Director, Juneau Symphony
• Steve Kocsis, Marie Drake Planetarium
• Shellie Hanson, Planet/Bird Walk “Fly High”

KTOO’s Sheli Delaney hosts today’s program. You can catch Juneau Afternoon, Wednesday through Friday, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3 and KAUK 91.7 Juneau Auke Bay. A rebroadcast airs at 7:00 p.m. You can also tune in online at ktoo.org/listen.

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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Bostin Christopher produced today’s show with help from Erin Tripp.

October is Filipino American History Month and celebrations and conversations have been taking place throughout Juneau. This Saturday, FilCom and Friends of the Library have a special event taking place at the Filipino Community Hall including food, a film, and a panel discussion with some of the best chefs in Juneau.

Today on Juneau Afternoon, KTOO’s Community Reporting Fellow Tasha Elizarde shares the history and meaning behind Filipino American History Month and leads a discussion and preview of Saturday’s events with special guests Nel Udippa from Red Spruce, Aims Villanueva from Black Moon Koven and Rachel Barril from In Bocca Al Lupo.

Also on today’s show, host Andy Kline sits down with  Lindy Ryan author and screenwriter of the new book and a short film, “Trick or Treat, Alistair Gray”

Guests:

• Lindy Ryan, author and screenwriter
• Tasha Elizarde, community reporting fellow, KTOO
• Nel Udippa, chef, Red Spruce
• Aims Villanueva, chef, Black Moon Koven
• Rachel Barril, chef, In Bocca Al Lupo