Budgie Montoya was born in the Philippines but grew up in Sydney. And it wasn't until moving to London he set his sights on being a chef.

His first kitchen job was at Dean Street Townhouse in Soho. After a few years of cooking Filipino food for supper clubs and pop-ups, he opened Sarap Baon in Brixton Village Market. 'Baon' loosely means takeaway and is inspired by the street food and food-court culture of South East Asia. Budgie's cooking is heavily influenced by his memories of the Philippines, his mothers cooking and the cookbooks we spoke about.

Memories of Philippine Kitchens by Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan

I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook by Miguel Trinidad and Nicole Ponseca

Asian-American: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from the Philippines to Brooklyn by Dale Talde and J. J. Goode

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