Portland, OR

BIO

Melvin Trinidad is a self-taught chef and host of BarkadaPDX, his popular Portland pop-up dinner series that reflects his take on Filipino family cuisine. His unique Kamayan dinner events have taken the city by storm. He has been a contestant on the Food Network show “Cooks vs. Cons”, a top 80 semi-finalist on FOX’s season 8 of “Masterchef”, featured on the YouTube series “The People” by Faint Media and is currently a regular guest chef on Portland TV show, “KATU Afternoon Live. https://www.exploretock.com/barkadapdx

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