There's a Filipino restaurant pop-up in Toronto that's been steadily gaining hype over the years, but many don't know that it was started by a real-life couple inspired by celebrating regional Filipino food., founded by Keanu Francisco and his partner Rosa, is a monthly pop-up that takes you on a culinary adventure of not only what regional Filipino food is, but, Keanu tells blogTO,"what it can be.
Kusi, then called kusinera, started as an Instagram page where Keanu could show off his cooking, paired with lengthy captions that read like texts exchanged between friends, during the pandemic."At the time it was just a side Instagram page that I’d use as a creative outlet for myself," Keanu tells blogTO."Seemingly overnight kusinera developed a following and people kept asking for a pop-up, and eventually I obliged! It’s been a blast ever since.
It was then that Rosa joined the team at Kusi, and is now running the show as Co-Owner, Front of House General Manager, Art Director, Bartender, Social Media Director, and, as Keanu says, general"does-it-all Person!"Since then, the pop-up has evolved to a monthly four-course prix-fixe and eight dishes total taking over various restautants in the city.
"It feels like Kusi is an extension of our living room," she says. "It never feels like it’s work, it just feels like we’re hosting friends and that’s how we want it to feel."
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