Food Truck to Faith-Driven Restaurant: Auntie Ning's Brings Filipino Food to Richmond

About this episode

Fred Enriquez discusses his journey from a food truck to opening Auntie Ning's, a faith-driven Filipino restaurant in Richmond.

Join Scott Wise and Robey Martin as they sit down with Fred Enriquez, co-owner of Auntie Ning's Filipino restaurant in Richmond, Virginia. Fred shares how his childhood and family's Filipino restaurant in Virginia Beach inspired him to bring authentic Filipino cuisine to Richmond. Once in Richmond, Fred and his business partner Kristin Hobday combined their shared faith with their passion for hospitality to create a restaurant  that serves traditional dishes like adobo, lumpia, and pancit while also feeding those in need. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Wise, Robey Martin

Guest: Fred Enriquez

Topics covered

• Filipino cuisine
• restaurant business
• community service
• faith-driven entrepreneurship
• food culture

Keywords

• Auntie Ning's
• Filipino food
• Richmond
• adobo
• lumpia
• pancit
• community
• hospitality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Auntie Ning's

Places: Richmond, Virginia Beach, Virginia

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