Garage to Gourmet: LA's Filipino Food Maestro Lord Maynard

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Chef Lord Maynard of Kuya Lord brought the best Filipino food of the Philippines to Los Angeles through his garage kitchen, which exploded in popularity during the pandemic. After opening a storefront publicly in 2022, Kuya Lord has quickly shot through the ranks and is #48 on LA's 101 Best. Featuring authentic ingredients and traditional cooking methods, Chef Maynard and his wife Gigi have become a local sensation and have more than the Filipino community behind them. This family-owned restaurant will have you missing your Filipino roots and for everyone else, an introduction to the culinary Filipino world.
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Timecodes
00:00- Intro
01:15- Chef Maynard's Story
04:30 - Garage Kitchen Origins
05:55- Filipino Cuisine
07:05- Recap

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@squareegg3249 9 ай бұрын

Hello hello Kuya Lord! Have been to your restaurant, great place, very highly recommended 😋

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

A great place to eat in LA without a doubt!

@anwarudinmanap9296 9 ай бұрын

I've been following this page for months now and I'm so proud that you've featured Filipino foods in this channel and I'm just so happy seeing this.

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

It’s been an honor learning about this culture. Great food and great people. Cheers!

@mjmboogie 8 ай бұрын

A wedding reception I got invited to catered from him, AWESOME FOOD!

@lmoral222 8 ай бұрын

I'm a Hawaii local, Filipino blood. Definitely hitting this place up whenever I get to LA.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Love to hear it!

@lmoral222 8 ай бұрын

@@onlywheretoeat thanks for the heads up! 😁🤙

@ray.b.75 8 ай бұрын

The slight delay in his speech pattern is a hallmark of most non-native English speakers. Delaying while the brain in translating back and forth between two languages. He has a great sense of humor though, typical Pinoy, always ready to smile and crack a joke.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Glad you understand! We appreciate you tuning in!

@reggieroc 20 күн бұрын

Great video! Love the story and now he just won the James Beard award. And special kudos to the content, composition and editor of this video. Love how it was put together with the music and audio! Keep doing your thing bro!

@onlywheretoeat 13 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Well deserved win for Chef Maynard!

@TTHova 8 ай бұрын

The editing is on point!!! Great channel!! This channel will be massive soon!

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support ✊🔥!

@mackymaca 8 ай бұрын

As soon as I get to LA, I'm eating at Kuya Lord's

@kingoffongpei 9 ай бұрын

yesss y'all are back

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

We wanted to bring a better story. Thank you for remembering us! Hope you enjoy our new take!

@ReubenNinan 7 ай бұрын

Just discovered this channel and I absolutely love it. Great short food documentaries!

@onlywheretoeat 7 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Thank you so much!

@seanvillalta8109 9 ай бұрын

I'm loving these videos! Keep up the amazing work. I already have a list of restaurants to go now :)

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

Definitely happy to hear it! Thanks for giving our channel a visit! We appreciate the love ✌️✊

@allanpopejohndelacruz3310 6 ай бұрын

Kudos! Such an inspiring story. Hope to have a restaurant like that

@faqu529 8 ай бұрын

Wow the food looks AMAZING!

@charmainem1277 8 ай бұрын

I had to look up Kuya Lord’s hometown halfway through the video because it just sounded soooo much like mine and the crazy thing is that we do come from the same place - Lucena City, Quezon Province. I totally get what he means about trying to start something new on his own and wanting to see how far it can take him - and what a journey it’s been! I can’t wait to visit Kuya Lord one day and taste his food, it looks bomb 💣

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Small world!! Glad you connected to what Chef was saying in that way. Hope to run into you there for a meal!

@Dwn2Race 8 ай бұрын

Great Food! Stop by during our last LA Trip! Super Yummy!

@lisavitale8410 9 күн бұрын

This is the place to be next time in LA! ❤❤❤❤

@SlickyJeffy23 8 ай бұрын

Bro you def need more followers! This video is amazing

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Working on it! Thanks so much for checking us out! We appreciate you

@DJAllex231 8 ай бұрын

Just an amazing place, love love the lechon

@tthomasco 9 ай бұрын

Love this!!❤❤

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

We’re happy to hear that. Thank you for tuning in!

@ohjaysimpson397 5 ай бұрын

Subbed. Lets Go!

@HiDidYouEatYet 8 ай бұрын

Yo this channel is great. Love the content you're putting out. I tried Kuya Lord for the first time earlier this year and that lechon goes crazy forreal

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Glad we have you to verify it’s not just my perspective on it. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve ordered since discovering the restaurant.

@marksescon 8 ай бұрын

Can we please get a Did You Eat Yet + Where to Eat Bay Area collab?????

@josephguerrero9013 8 ай бұрын

Hi just discovered your channel. I love your production.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! We’re really trying to make sure we deliver the best quality content we can on KZfaq. So this means a lot. Thank you.

@josephguerrero9013 8 ай бұрын

@@onlywheretoeat yes, you absolutely are succeeding. I look forward to seeing you guys a good long time. Love it!

@mkdejesus5857 9 ай бұрын

This place is in my bookmarks. I'm a sucker for porchetta and lechon. Dope video, ya'll.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for tuning in! Check back in with us once you get a chance to go! Its worth it

@EricCalica-yp2kd 8 ай бұрын

Hindi mo kami maloloko chef anglo!!

@johnarvinventura5122 8 ай бұрын

kababayan we 're proud of you keep it up GodBless

@gamblinglaker1931 8 ай бұрын

Been here only once. The Hiramasa Collar (yellowtail fish) was so good. Parking is a pain though. They need another location.

@catedoge3206 8 ай бұрын

I wanna eat there!

@shun6284 8 ай бұрын

Look a like tlga sila ni Chef JP 😂

@flaminraymon 8 ай бұрын

I love your doco style bro beautiful homage to a beautiful story

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you checking us out!

@chrstn999 8 ай бұрын

ill eat there soon!!!

@jecstrike 9 ай бұрын

That laing is bomb. Who would have thought laing + bonito flakes will really blend as i think. Filipino-japanese flavors.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

A surprise dish for sure. Unbelievably flavorful!

@JohnSmith-fi4vk 9 ай бұрын

This shit is dope you should have a million views 🤦🏿‍♂️ keep pushing brotha you have a new fan forever 💯

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

Thank you John! Many more on the way!

@jadeyasm 9 ай бұрын

So inspiring!!! 🥹🤤😍 you did a great job capturing this story.

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for tuning in!

@belikemikevloggs1019 8 ай бұрын

So modern and underrated i'm from Philippines.. I'm so proud being a filipino..

@xsystem1 8 ай бұрын

proud to be a filipino lang naman kaya nating sabihin 😂

@bitnbyte3319 8 ай бұрын

Just wondering and I'm really serious about this question: will you pay $18 for a jar of atsara? Everything freshly made, organic, etc.

@belikemikevloggs1019 8 ай бұрын

here in ph it's a freebies for most restaurants here. I think if he produced in usa then it's made from philippines then i thinks that's a reasonable price. but it's made in u.s then ingredients is from u.s then no need to increase the price.@@bitnbyte3319

@mel-nm6oh 8 ай бұрын

@@xsystem1 proud to be pinoy, what’s to be proud about?😂😂😂

@xsystem1 8 ай бұрын

@@mel-nm6oh idk..we pinoys are proud of everything and claims every foreign celebrity 😅

@jedixiii 9 ай бұрын

Wow that tapsilog looks mouthwatering

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

It tasted as good as it looked!

@PRFCTStorm 8 ай бұрын

Laing with bonito flakes sounds/looks amazing

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Nice spice to it as well. Highly recommended!

@jescruz5465 9 ай бұрын

As a Filipino, I think Filipino-Americans really are made ignorant of their homeland's culture by what he said at the start, that's why they have cultural identity crisis, some choose to identify as Pacific Islanders or Latinos, but really we have Southeast Asian culture.

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

Could be very true for not just Filipino Americans but immigrant Americans in general. This is why we need more of people such as Chef Maynard so that we can hear these stories to inspire others even more ✌🏾. Thanks for tuning in!

@kidmanila2160 7 ай бұрын

Yes Filipino American set the path for yall we got along with the other cultures especially African American and pacific islander but Filipinos like you come looking very Chinese and not looking Filipino and you work with other cultures with an attitude they hate yall then yall get good jobs from being educated but you got those jobs because of Filipino American paving the way but eventually you lose that job for being rude and thinking your someone who not and you get a minimum wage job and dont want to go back home.to the Philippines your a sad person for making a comment this guy is not a Filipino American he has a strong accent from the Philippines he state he grew up in the Philippines

@albertgallanosa8600 14 күн бұрын

I think this guy is Filipino from the Philippines that moved to the States

@madameadassa4985 9 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support!

@katrinavillanueva8091 9 ай бұрын

❤️

@theveronicarae 8 ай бұрын

I was waiting for a detailed food sit down?? Great story, but I need to actually get a break down his menu

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

In an effort to see how much our content resonates with the audience we wanted see a story that didn’t include that as much to compare to the previous. Great to know that it is still some you would like to see! Will make sure to include it on the next ones just like the previous episodes had . Thanks for leaving this comment. If you have any questions on the menu in the meantime, leave them here, and I will answer as best as I can! Thank you!

@theveronicarae 8 ай бұрын

@@onlywheretoeat I see. The story is great, but the food is why we as consumers want to eat there. Definitely don’t cut that out, the story pulled me in the food keeps me there. 😋

@MattDV 7 ай бұрын

Love it, Thank you. #mattdv

@nestorjrlim3938 8 ай бұрын

Love the videos man, but is the darkness of some shots, artistic choices? It's hard watching it in my phone.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the watch! Love the feedback. Yes they are but we will keep in mind to check that viewing experience on the next one! Thank you

@kevintrinh3440 9 ай бұрын

🤤🤤

@LEN1211 8 ай бұрын

Chef Lord kinda look like Chef JP Anglo.

@hoyember 8 ай бұрын

starts 7:17 is about the food

@boyelroy9599 7 ай бұрын

He looks like Chef JP Anglo. :)

@Stavoren 9 ай бұрын

No sugar coating from me. We have tried this place when we saw it in the LA 101 guide. Unfortunately, we were disappointed. The flavors were a bit off for us. It’s been awhile so I don’t exactly remember what we found wrong with the food but for someone who regularly spends $$$/week eating at some of the most hyped up places in LA, it’s not for me/us😕 spoon and pork we find a little better😊

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

Well, I’m glad that you enjoyed the Filipino cuisine to some extent with spoon and pork. Which speaks to the fact that different flavors or for different people. Our channel doesn’t work if we don’t allow there to be some type of honesty. So we appreciate you even leaving your thoughts and taking a look at this video. All these places are just suggestions and very hard to guarantee what everyone will like, but I guess there in lies the point of this channel. To find different variations of cuisine and hopefully one of these restaurants will be one of the ones you fall in love with! Let’s see if you enjoy our next story✊

@chillmegachill 8 ай бұрын

Yes exactly. This is just regular basic filipino food, not elevated at all. Please don't put gourmet in the title, if it is clearly comfort food.

@eloisemartinez1867 8 ай бұрын

Hi, not a basher. Some of the short clip vidoes of the Philippines are not actually from the Philippines. Like the rice teracess it looks like thats taken in bali indonesia.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate this! We will take a closer look going forward m as we made sure to double check source footage but appreciate you letting us know!

@macrizandrabangit3871 8 ай бұрын

It’s not third world anymore it’s a developing country now

@ringobingo 8 ай бұрын

Lmao. No

@Chris-el4hd 8 ай бұрын

Most third world country is developing... but also the ones which have been ahead.

@manuelsiongco 8 ай бұрын

💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

@pochi 8 ай бұрын

Manny Pacquiao: “You know” Kuya Lord: “You know” 😂 Kidding aside, I enjoyed this film. Great job 👌👏

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

😂😂 thank you!

@iglitch0029 8 ай бұрын

Chef jp Anglo

@kaong66 9 ай бұрын

Kala q c chef jp anglo on first glance lol

@ghigsmartinez 8 ай бұрын

Ordinary Filipino: Damn it's so boring here. I think I'll go to America to learn living on my own. 🤣🤣🤣

@fawli86 9 ай бұрын

french and italian in tapsilog?

@onlywheretoeat 9 ай бұрын

Chef Maynard went to culinary school and learned techniques to help him develop as a chef. French and Italian to signify the different styles and methods he’s learned over the years!

@RappChronic 9 ай бұрын

you probably came from a well off family. im a filipino and still living in the Philippines. i mean you cant just say you want to live in america just to teach yourself how to be independent. for us the middle to low class citizen its much harder to even go to other country.

@RappChronic 9 ай бұрын

and for some it doesnt mean you came it a province in ph means your poor. in my exp most of my friends that are really rich came from province.

@mikovij 9 ай бұрын

Hindi laking probinsya yan, maniwala ka diyan

@ivanvillarruz8412 9 ай бұрын

Red Horse is not the best beverage to go with most Philippine cuisines.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

It was a personal request by me not the Chef 😅

@mleong1977 8 ай бұрын

I was going to say don't spoil the delicious meal by washing it down with that terrible beer

@santafilipina9020 8 ай бұрын

Too much talking

@mel-nm6oh 8 ай бұрын

If your trying to change perception of Filipino food and elevate it. Bad starting point to say it’s a third world country.🤦‍♂️

@lauraafrica1908 8 ай бұрын

Mag Tagalog ka na lang! Hirap na hirap mag Ingles!

@PisongKaninAdventures 8 ай бұрын

A developing country would be more acceptable. The term 3rd world country is very outdated.

@bitnbyte3319 8 ай бұрын

Or Emerging Markets in Wall Street lingo.

@chillmegachill 8 ай бұрын

Uh huh... Filipino food is yummy and delicious. Sure. But this is not gourmet. This is just basic regular filipino food. This stuff costs 1-2 dollars per serving in philippines.

@onlywheretoeat 8 ай бұрын

Seems to be a misunderstanding about what makes something gourmet. So for clarity. Gourmet food is any food of high quality and/or rarity, crafted to deliver exquisite taste and presented in a pleasing fashion. Ingredients that are rare or hard to cultivate on one continent, thus considered gourmet, can be common on another. Not only is Chef Maynard cooking Filipino food which is a rarity in the states in most places. He is also using culinary techniques from French and Italian training in order to infuse his Filipino food with a different flare. Gourmet does not require a price point.

@chillmegachill 8 күн бұрын

@@onlywheretoeatit is an insult to filipino gourmet chefs, to call this food gourmet. We’ll just have to agree to disagree. This is comfort food. And thats fine. Just call it what it is.