Ube Industrial Complex Cover Art design by Andre Canta
Ube Industrial Complex is a light-hearted, food-motivated show that explores culinary scenes and other pop cultural appetites from Filipinx American and Canadian points-of-view. Co-hosted across three cities by writers, scholars and food enthusiasts, Karen Tongson (USC), Adrian De Leon (NYU), and James Zarsadiaz (USF), the show boasts both local perspectives, and a worldly sensibility across generations, migration routes, foodways, trends, tastes and desires. In episode 1, they talk about ube, its origins, its role in food trends and how it has evolved into an “industrial complex” in Filipino food cultures. Plus, they offer scene reports about the places that have their attention in L.A., N.Y. and S.F., while bringing in some observations from recent travels.
