Host and author Padma Lakshmi featured Filipino culture in the United States in the episode Ube in the Bay in season 2 of her series Taste the Nation, which streams on Disney+. She also talked to Ginger Lim-Dimapasok, who owns Cafe 86, which has seven locations.
Google the word “ube” and dozens, if not hundreds, of articles will pop up explaining the Filipino purple yam.
What started as a recipe concocted on the fly has turned into the most sought-after item at this cozy cafe. Hint: It’s bread pudding with an unexpected twist.
Ube is a staple in most Filipino desserts. She said that the color usually shocks people at first, but they’re pleasantly surprised by the taste when they try it.
This recipe is adapted from Café 86 in Artesia, Calif., where co-owner Ginger Dimapasok serves an ube pie that’s particularly popular around Thanksgiving.
Cooking and baking have always been something I was passionate about, but doing it as a business wasn't something I envisioned especially after having kids.
For the past five years, Cafe 86 in Southern California has taken Instagram by storm with its unique desserts that all include one main ingredient: ube, or purple yam.
As an entrepreneur and mother, Ginger is always working towards finding that balance and setting priorities helps. Having grown with the business, her children understand that Café 86 is part of their lives and have even become involved in it.
The East Bay’s new ube-centric cafe is drawing huge crowds. Here’s what to order
Ginger Lim-Dimapasok, the owner of ube-centric bakery Café 86, triumphed during the Monday, March 16 episode of “Chopped Sweets” entitled “Carnival Crunch Time.”
It’s all about the ube —a popular purple yam that hails from the Philippines — at this Ube centric cafe.
Ube Truffles from Cafe 86. This masterpiece is a burst of Ube rolled into Oreo crumbles! As you can see below, they have a plethora of Ube selections on the menu.
Ube -- the purple yam that’s been cropping up in everything from purple-kissed soft serve to $100 donuts -- has become the centerpiece at LA’s Cafe 86, a coffee and tea house that specializes in ube desserts.
Zagat shows you where these new Ube Filipino Dishes can be Found in the LA Area
At Cafe 86, purple is the new...well, everything! This colorful cafe has almost every ube dessert imaginable
Filipino flavors come to life at the new Cafe 86, a California-based tea, coffee, and dessert shop from James and Ginger Dimapasok now open in Spring Valley.
If you need a serious ube dessert fix, Cafe 86 has not one, but several delicious twists on the purple yam sweets.
A sit Down Interview with Owner of Cafe 86 Ginger Dimapasok
Ginger Lim Dimapasok, owner of Café 86 and recently crowned Champion of Food Network’s Chopped Sweets competition?
Dedicated to serving the purest teas, coffees and delectable desserts, Café 86 provides their customers with the freshest offerings for savoring.
Helmed by the husband and wife team of James and Ginger Dimapsok, one of Café 86’s proprietors may seem a bit familiar.
UNION CITY, CA — Cafe 86, a Southern California chain that also has a shop in Las Vegas, has chosen Union City for its first Northern California location.
Tikim is the Tagalog word for Taste Read about talented Filipino and Filipino-American chefs giving you a taste of our Filipino cuisine.
On my most recent trip back to LA, I got to check Cafe 86 off my list. This cafe specializes in drinks and desserts made with ube, which is a type of purple yam similar to taro or sweet potato.
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