Rooted in Flavor: An Exploration of Filipino Cuisine
About this Event
The Asian American Museum's Rooted in Flavor series continues at TERRRACE By Mix Mix with Filipino-inspired flavors.
The evening will feature a thoughtfully curated four-course menu alongside a conversation exploring the depth and evolution of Asian American culinary identity. Designed as an immersive gathering, Rooted in Flavor invites participants to listen, learn, and connect—celebrating food not just as nourishment, but as storytelling, memory, and cultural preservation. Join us as we gather around the table to honor the roots, journeys, and evolving flavors of Asian America.
Join us for an evening of exceptional food, meaningful dialogue, and community connection. You can learn more about the Asian American Museum on our website.
Program:
- 5 pm - Wine reception on the terrace
- 6 pm - Dinner, presentation, and guided conversations with Ross Pangilinan, Founder of TERRACE By Mix Mix and Oliver Wang, Asian American culture authority
- 8 pm - Program ends
About Terrace By Mix Mix
TERRACE by Mix Mix focuses on well-priced, market-driven small plates. The cuisine showcases chef Ross Pangilinan’s eclectic style, which is influenced by French, Italian, and modern Filipino flavors, as well as his refined technique. An approachable wine list will have varietals by the glass and bottle as well as rotating craft beers. True to its name, the restaurant will showcase full-service dining in a beautifully designed covered terrace located at the west end of the Bridge of Gardens. A small wine bar, an open kitchen and a chef’s table counter offering an omakase-style tasting menu experience.
Chef's passion for cuisine started at a young age and he has since crafted it with a remarkable background of culinary experience including studying at Le Cordon Bleu, working at the two-Michelin-starred Les Trois Marche in France, the Patina Restaurant Group's Pinot Provence and Patina, where they earned a Michelin star in 2007, opening Sinatra within Encore at the Wynn in Las Vegas, and as executive chef of Leatherby's Cafe Rouge. He opened Mix Mix Kitchen Bar in Downtown Santa Ana to rave reviews in 2016 and was named Restaurant of the Year by Orange Coast Magazine and Best New Restaurant by the Golden Foodie Awards. The restaurant was also recognized with a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2019 and 2021. Pangilinan’s eclectic menu garnered glowing reviews from Southern California’s most discerning critics and drew diners from all across the county. Chef Ross was named “Rising Star Chef” in 2018 at the Golden Foodies. He was named “Chef of the Year 2019” by the Orange County Business Journal.
About Oliver Wang
Since 1994, Oliver has written on arts/culture, especially music, film, and food, for a variety of publications including National Public Radio, KCET’s Artbound, the Los Angeles Review of Books, KPCC’s Take Two, Character Media, Vibe, Wax Poetics, the LA Times, Oakland Tribune, Village Voice, SF Bay Guardian, URB, LA Weekly, Scratch, SJ Metro and Minneapolis City Pages, amongst others. He keeps an online portfolio of his published work.
In 2003, he edited and co-authored the book, , a compendium of over 40 long-form reviews of hip-hop albums released between 1983 through 2001, written by leading hip-hop critics of the time including Elizabeth Mendez Berry, Jon Caramanica, Jeff Chang, Kris Ex, Ernest Hardy, Hua Hsu, Serena Kim, Chris Ryan, Dave Tompkins, and others.
In 2015, he published my first academic book, (Duke University Press), which explores the vibrant party scene created by Filipino American teenagers in the 1980s and ’90s. Drawing from dozens of oral history interviews with DJs, promoters, and other organizers, Legions of Boom traces how these DJ crews transformed suburban garages and school gyms into vibrant community spaces that nurtured creativity, belonging, and cultural identity among a generation of Fil-Am youth.
In 2025, he published (Angel City Press), the first book ever written about Asian American car culture. It is the companion book to the Cruising J-Town museum exhibition he curated, and both explore the 110+ year history of the Japanese American community in Southern California and its long relationship to the world of cars and trucks: from street racers to car customizers, hot rods to gardening trucks, gas stations to design centers, and much more. The Cruising J-Town project uses car culture as a way of telling the individual, family, peer group, and neighborhood stories of a community whose roots in Los Angeles go back six generations and growing. The Cruising J-Town exhibition was produced by the Japanese American National Museum and hosted by the Mullin Gallery at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena from the summer through fall of 2025.
Oliver is a Professor of Sociology at Cal State University, Long Beach, teaching courses in popular culture, the sociology of food, social issues, and race/class/gender. A portfolio of his scholarly writing is available here.
Agenda
🕑: 05:00 PM
Wine Reception on the Terrace
🕑: 06:00 PM
Dinner, Presentation, and Guided Conversations
🕑: 08:00 PM
Program Ends
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 95.00
