Lola’s Kitchen

Lola’s Kitchen is a local restaurant serving delicious Filipino food. In May 2020, Lola’s Kitchen, a Filipino food catering business was created during the pandemic here in Ottawa, Canada. The owner, Kim, was inspired by her lola (grandmother in Filipino) who had her own “carinderia”, a market or roadside food stall with a small seating area. As a kid who grew up in the Philippines, Kim remembers her love of going to family gatherings. Her lola would set up the banana leaves and lay out all the yummy homemade food on them. Everyone gathered and ate with their hands. No spoons, no forks, no knives, just “kamayan” style!