The Metro: New Filipino coffee shop opens in New Center
Sam Corey, producer of “The Metro,” sat down with Peregrino in his shop along Woodward Avenue to talk about his inspiration behind JP Makes and Bakes.
Jonathan Peregrino owns JP Makes & Bakes, a traditional Filipino bakery in Detroit's New Center neighborhood.
Jonathan Peregrino never thought the reaction to his shop would be so warm. That was until Filipinos and others from around southeast Michigan flocked to his bakery — JP Makes and Bakes.
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They were craving his ube cookies and other baked goods they remembered from their childhood. The Metro’s Producer Sam Corey sat down with Peregrino in his shop along Woodward in New Center.
Peregrino is a first generation Filipino American and he went to the Philippines to learn the art of pastry .
“I was just looking for somewhere to study pastry for a little bit of a shorter program, that was also financially feasible for me,” Peregrino said. “But with my parents and my grandparents all being from the Philippines, I’m first generation Filipino American, so I wanted to sort of go back as an adult and sort of see how it was.”
Use the media player above to hear the full interview with Peregrino.
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