Field Notes

At Kilig, Melissa Miranda Mixes Comfort with Creativity

When Musang closed, Melissa Miranda’s casual new soup spot got a new set of responsibilities.

04/05/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

Melissa Miranda's New Spot, Kilig, Opens in Chinatown–International District

The Musang chef has a new fast-casual spot that's all about bulalo (plus some other soup and noodle excitement).

10/10/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

There in a Jif

Musang Is Seattle Met's Restaurant of the Year

Melissa Miranda’s stunning Filipino food is only part of the equation.

11/30/2020 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Lutong Bahay

Melissa Miranda Reopens Musang for Takeout

Like so many other chefs, Miranda's looking at what comes next. In her case, it's a new, carefully constructed to-go menu that begins May 6.

04/28/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

You Guyyyyyyyssssss

Melissa Miranda's Musang Is (Softly) Here

Filipino food "authentic to our childhood memories" finds a home on Beacon Hill.

01/02/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Soup's On

Dear Seattle: Have Soup for Breakfast

A hot, brothy start to the day is a cross-cultural morning tradition.

12/23/2019 By Rosin Saez

Dear Ludi's

Love Letters to Ludi's, the Filipino Diner Closing This Week

Chefs-slash-loyal-fans of the downtown diner that's set to shutter on August 31 say farewell to the garlic fried rice breakfast combos. For now.

08/26/2019 By Rosin Saez

Dining for a Cause

Food Industry Do-Gooders Gather Again to Raise Funds for RAICES

Chefs, bartenders, and DJs converge at the Dynasty Room on August 5, all in support of reconnecting families who've been separated at the southern U.S. border.

08/01/2019 By Rosin Saez

Opening Updates

Melissa Miranda's Filipino Restaurant Will Take Over the Travelers Thali House Space

Musang officially has a home on Beacon Hill.

06/12/2019 By Rosin Saez

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Another Hitchcock, Musang Meets Fundraising Goal

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

03/22/2019 By Philip Kiefer

Exciting Times

Beacon Hill Is Getting a Filipino Restaurant Unlike Any Other

All roads lead back home. At least for chef Melissa Miranda, whose Musang popup will be a full-fledged brick-and-mortar restaurant in the Seattle neighborhood where she grew up.

03/01/2019 By Rosin Saez