RECENT PRESS
Filipino Restaurant Kaya Receives Florida’s First Michelin Green Star For Sustainable Gastronomy
Rooted in kapwa – connection, Kaya is Orlando Sentinel Restaurant of the Year
Kaya has been named a 2024 James Beard Award finalist for Best New Restaurant
Families + Food: Chosen Family
Kaya announced as a 2024 JAMES BEARD finalist for Best New Restaurant (Orlando Sentinel, April 2024)
Orlando’s Michelin galaxy expands with four new stars (Orlando Sentinel, April 2024)
3 Orlando Restaurants Among The 2024 James Beard Award Semifinalists (Orlando Sentinel, January 2024)
Orlando’s Kabooki Sushi, Kadence and Kaya Earn 2024 James Beard Award Nominations (Orlando Weekly, January 2024)
Where to Eat Beyond the Theme Parks (TripAdvisor, January 2024)
Filipino Spaghetti is a sweet and savory comfort-food staple (Orlando Sentinel, September 2023)
The 38 Best Restaurants in Orlando (Eater, April 2023)
15 Formidable Tasting Menus in Orlando Right Now (Eater, September 2023)
Owners of Orlando’s mix fun, fine dining and traditional Filipino meals (WKMG ClickOrlando.com, September 2023)
Inside 7 of Orlando’s New Michelin Guide Restaurants (Visit Orlando, May 2023)
Kaya, with a menu of modern Filipino fare, draws plenty of praise and delight to Mills 50 (Orlando Weekly, February 2023)
Best Splurge: 2023 Foodie Awards (Orlando Sentinel, February 2023)
The 13 Hottest Restaurants in Orlando (Eater, January 2023)
Top tables: The best restaurants that opened in Orlando in 2022 (Orlando Weekly, December 2022)
With Kaya, Orlando has its first Filipino fine dining venue (Orlando Sentinel, December 2022)
‘Kaya natin:’ The philosophy behind Orlando’s newest Filipino restaurant
(WKMG ClickOrlando, May 2022)
Next-gen culinarians expand the narrative: ‘We want to speak our Filipino soul’ (Orlando Sentinel Cover Story, May 2022)
Vulgar Geniuses Podcast Episode: Chef Lordfer Lalicon + Jamilyn Bailey (May 2022)
Kadence team’s new venture: Opening a Filipino restaurant in the old Dandelion space (Orlando Weekly Nov 2021)