The bar will also serve small bites from Magna Kainan. In addition to Magna Kainan, Lamagna and Culinary Creative plan to open a 2,700-square-foot rooftop bar, which they have yet to name, on top of Novel RiNo. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant will open on the ground floor of Novel RiNo, a 483-unit apartment complex that is still under construction. “So, I’m kind of taking on that mission and making good on that promise that I’ve made to my dad.” “One of the last conversations that I had with him was in regards to Filipino food and how he would love to see me share our culture and food,” Lamagna said. Lamagna didn’t start cooking Filipino food until 2009, after his father passed away. Then he attended the Culinary Institute of America in Chicago, where he worked with and learned from Michelin-star chef Paul Virant. He ended up returning to the Philippines for high school and college. The Portland chef was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Detroit. Uptown seafood restaurant cuts bait after three years
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“A lot of it is influenced by the way that I grew up cooking in the Philippines, from whole goat roasts to learning how to butcher a whole pig and using all the parts, fishing and crabbing.” It will serve woodfired smoked meats, seafood and classic Filipino dishes like Pancit Palabok, a noodle dish with shrimp sauce, and lumpia, a Filipino version of fried egg rolls, Lamagna said. Magna Kainan, a more upscale, woodfired approach to Filipino fare, will be a sister restaurant to Lamagna’s original spot, Magna Kusina, which he opened in Portland in 2019 and was named Portland’s best restaurant in 2021 by the Oregonian. “I haven’t had a chance to explore everything yet, but when I did visit, I was hard pressed to find a Filipino restaurant, so I think we’re going to have a pretty unique offering,” he added.įilipino food has long been underrepresented in Colorado with only a very few restaurants serving it or specializing in it.
It’s a central location and a hub of international travel with an intriguing food scene. “It was on my list of places to move after Chicago with my wife, but Portland got to me first with the job offer. “I’ve always wanted to move to Denver,” Lamagna said. Sunday, June 25th 2023 Home Page Close Menuĭenver is about to get one of Portland’s finest. Chef Carlo Lamagna, a 2022 James Beard Award finalist who was also named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs in 2021, plans to open a Filipino restaurant, Magna Kainan, at 1350 40th St.
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