{"id":386923,"date":"2023-03-09T06:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=386923"},"modified":"2023-03-09T06:01:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:01:24","slug":"josies-catering-is-newest-kada-dia-vendor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/josies-catering-is-newest-kada-dia-vendor\/","title":{"rendered":"Josie\u2019s Catering is newest Kada Dia vendor"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_386909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386909\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Josies-pix-1wb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Josies-pix-1wb.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-386909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josie\u2019s Catering is located at the Kada Dia \u201cEveryday Market\u201d and is open everyday from 9am to 8pm. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The familiar aroma of barbecue is wafting again around Kada Dia with the recent opening of Josie\u2019s Catering.<\/p>\n<p>The snack bar and catering service was opened by Josie Tengco last February and has since created a following for their one-of-a-kind sweet and savory barbecue and kapampangan dishes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe prepare a variety of food including barbecue, chicken inasal, silog menus, and many more. They\u2019re all lutong kapampangan!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kapampangan food is from the Philippines\u2019 culinary capital of Pampanga, which is famous for its fusion of Spanish, Chinese, and Filipino food.\u00a0<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_386910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386910\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Josies-pix-2wb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Josies-pix-2wb.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-386910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josie\u2019s Catering\u2019s chicken inasal, which is Bacolod\u2019s version of lechon manok. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Tengco also urges everyone to try their pork barbecue skewers and chicken inasal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur bestseller so far is our own pork barbecue. We believe that our own recipe for pork barbecue has a unique and different taste. Our second bestseller is our own version of chicken inasal partnered up with sili (hot pepper) and calamansi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chicken inasal is the way people from Bacolod, Negros Occidental cook their lechon manok. It is chicken marinated in a mixture of calamansi, pepper, coconut vinegar, and annatto then grilled over hot coals while basted with the same chicken marinade.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from offering its delicious kapampagang menu in Kada Dia,\u00a0 Josie\u2019s Catering also participates in popup stands in Sabalo Market, Tuesday Night Market, Night at the Museum every Friday, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Asked why open a business during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tengco answered, \u201cwhy not?\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_386911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386911\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Josies-pix-3wb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Josies-pix-3wb-202x300.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-386911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josie\u2019s Catering\u2019s one-of-a-kind pork barbecue skewers. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no better time than now to start a business. I happened to start my business during the pandemic because of the time flexibility I had. It wasn\u2019t really my intention to start it during a pandemic. I\u2019ve always dreamed of having my own business and I thought why not give it a try now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Tengco invited everyone in the community to sample their unique meals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJosie\u2019s Catering always tries to achieve its best potential, especially when it comes to the food we sell. We make our own food with love and dedication so it\u2019s sure to be delicious!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They also have promotions happening during the holidays so follow them on Facebook and Instagram to be updated with their newest promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Josie\u2019s Catering is located at the Kada Dia \u201cEveryday Market\u201d and is open everyday from 9am to 8pm. They can be reached at 670-783-7427 or follow them on Instagram @josiescatering670 and Facebook page @ Josie\u2019s Catering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The familiar aroma of barbecue is wafting again around Kada Dia with the recent opening&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":386908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-386923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}