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["The Htte Swiss Restaurant was founded in Helvetia in the 1960s by Eleanor Mailloux and Delores Bagerly. Mailloux took sole ownership of the restaurant in 1976, and it is now owned by a collective of family members. The Htte is still open every day and functions as a community gathering place and ad hoc museum. The restaurant offers mostly Swiss-German fare, with menu items such as rosti, veal and pork bratwurst, parsley potatoes, sauerkraut, house made sausage, homemade bread, and sauerbraten (sour beef).Visit the Httes facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/The-H%C3%BCtte-Restaurant-164869667005759Read more about the Htte in Emily Hilliards articles for the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/something-good-from-helvetia/NPRs The Salt: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/17/386970143/swiss-village-west-virginia-mardi-gras-feast-fasnachtAnd The Bitter Southerner:https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAlso see the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%

13. Interior of the Hutte Swiss Restaurant in Helvetia

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.081.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Interior of the Hutte Swiss Restaurant in Helvetia
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Cooking, Swiss, Swiss Americans, foodways, Restaurants--United States, Restaurateurs, Helvetia (W. Va.), Restaurants--Design and construction
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["The Htte Swiss Restaurant was founded in Helvetia in the 1960s by Eleanor Mailloux and Delores Bagerly. Mailloux took sole ownership of the restaurant in 1976, and it is now owned by a collective of family members. The Htte is still open every day and functions as a community gathering place and ad hoc museum. The restaurant offers mostly Swiss-German fare, with menu items such as rosti, veal and pork bratwurst, parsley potatoes, sauerkraut, house made sausage, homemade bread, and sauerbraten (sour beef). The sampler plate includes veal and pork bratwurst, sausage, parsley potatoes, green beans, curry chicken, homemade bread, sauerkraut, pickled pineapple, Helvetia cheese, and peach cobbler.Visit the Httes facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/The-H%C3%BCtte-Restaurant-164869667005759Read more about the Htte in Emily Hilliards articles for the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/something-good-from-helvetia/NPRs The Salt: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/17/386970143/swiss-village-west-virginia-mardi-gras-feast-fasnachtAnd The Bitter Southerner:https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginiaAlso see the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project conducted by the West Virginia Folklife Program in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]%

14. Hutte sampler plate offered during the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaCommunityFair.082.Photo.9.10.16
Title:
Hutte sampler plate offered during the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-09-10
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking (Sausages), Restaurants--United States, Food habits, Cooking (Sauerkraut), Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss, foodways, Bread, Restaurateurs
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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15. Oral history of Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.AudioInt.2.21.17
Title:
Oral history of Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Lubuguin, Daniel, Lubuguin, Ellen
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Restaurateurs, Filipinos--United States, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Filipino American businesspeople, foodways, Filipino Americans, Cooking, Philippine, Food habits
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

16. Transcript of oral history of Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.IntTranscript.2.21.17
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Lubuguin, Daniel, Lubuguin, Ellen
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Philippine, Restaurateurs, Food habits, foodways, Filipino American businesspeople, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Filipino Americans
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

17. Pork adobo with potatoes, lumpia, and pansit at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.Photo.002.2.21.17
Title:
Pork adobo with potatoes, lumpia, and pansit at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Cooking, Philippine, foodways, Restaurateurs
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

18. Food items for sale at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.Photo.003.2.21.17
Title:
Food items for sale at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Philippine, Food habits, foodways, Filipinos--United States, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Restaurateurs
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

19. Shelf of Filipino food for sale at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.Photo.004.2.21.17
Title:
Shelf of Filipino food for sale at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Restaurateurs, Filipinos--United States, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Cooking, Philippine
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

20. Dry goods for sale at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.Photo.005.2.21.17
Title:
Dry goods for sale at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Cooking, Philippine, Filipinos--United States, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Restaurateurs, foodways
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

21. Counter at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.Photo.006.2.21.17
Title:
Counter at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Filipinos--United States, Restaurateurs, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Cooking, Philippine, Food habits, foodways
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

22. Worker rolls lumpia at Philippines Best Food

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.Photo.007.2.21.17
Title:
Worker rolls lumpia at Philippines Best Food
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Filipinos--United States, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Food habits, Cooking, Philippine, Restaurateurs, foodways
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

23. The team at Philippines Best Food, from L to R: Renzo Falvatore, Madel Moris, Arlene Everson, and owners Ellen Lubuguin & Daniel Lubuguin

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.Photo.009.2.21.17
Title:
The team at Philippines Best Food, from L to R: Renzo Falvatore, Madel Moris, Arlene Everson, and owners Ellen Lubuguin & Daniel Lubuguin
Date:
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Filipino American businesspeople, Cooking, Philippine, Filipinos--United States, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Food habits, foodways, Restaurateurs
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

24. Madel Moris, cook at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg

Identifier:
4224.LubuguinDanielLubuguinEllen.Photo.010.2.21.17
Title:
Madel Moris, cook at Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg
Date:
2017-02-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Filipinos--United States, Restaurateurs, Cooking, Philippine, foodways, Parkersburg (W. Va.), Filipino Americans, Food habits
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.)