AAPI spotlight: Chef Reina’s vegan Filipino revolution
FOX LOCAL San Francisco · May 14, 2026 · 7m 1sSign Up Now
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For AAPI Heritage Month, we spotlight Chef Reina Montenegro, a Dumaguete City native whose journey from the Philippines to the Bay Area transformed into a powerful story of resilience, reinvention, and culinary activism. Today, she’s celebrated for pioneering Filipino vegan cuisine across the Peninsula and San Francisco.