Phillip Esteban

Phillip Esteban is an award-winning chef who was born and raised in National City. He has traveled the world to hone his culinary art form.

Through his travels, he was exposed to the power of hospitality to act as a platform for community and a vehicle for storytelling. Once he returned to San Diego he saw an opportunity to marry his broad experience and draw from the memories, the flavors, the colors, and the diversity of Filipino food to explore his own story.

White Rice is the first chapter of this story. One that starts with the everyday meals of his childhood.