# @phillyinquirer on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@phillyinquirer/video/7552551108267314463
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72396361-phillyinquirer-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/cf4ed7d2f6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-09-21T14:35:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Philadelphia Inquirer (@phillyinquirer) — https://gondola.cc/phillyinquirer

## Caption

Caffeinated tonics festively tinted ube purple, buko pandan hotcakes, Rich Tita breakfast sandwiches,  It’s easy to see why the lines are long for weekend brunch at Baby’s Kusina + Market, the modern Filipino restaurant and cafe from married co-owners chef Raquel Villanueva Dang and Tam Dang.  Villanueva Dang, 37, a first-generation Filipina American who grew up in North Jersey, came to Philadelphia to study at the University of the Sciences before embarking on a 12-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. She left that job in 2022 to travel in the Philippines for a month to visit family, reconnect with her roots, and focus on a pursuit she was more passionate about: food. She and her husband, Tam, a first-generation Vietnamese American and a firefighter in the Air Force, had already launched a pop-up series called Tita Emmie’s in 2018, named for her mother, Ermelita (also known as Emmie, or Tita Baby). Their quest to open the brick-and-mortar space that became Baby’s Kusina was a two-year saga Read more about the saga — and what makes Baby’s so special at the link in our bio.  Plus, Baby’s will be at the Inquirer Food Fest on Nov. 15. Get your tickets at foodfest.inquirer.com.  📝 by Craig LaBan / Staff 📹 by Esra Erol / Staff #philadelphia #philly #phillytiktok #phillyrestaurants #inquirerfoodfest 

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,518
- **Likes:** 87
- **Shares:** 10
- **Comments:** 3

## Tags

philadelphia, philly, inquirerfoodfest, phillytiktok, phillyrestaurants

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