From longganisa to champorado, every Filipino breakfast tells a story of love and home.

Do you have little ones in your life who love Filipino food, reading, and art? Join us on Sunday 16 November for a morning gathering to celebrate the launch of 'Breakfast with Nanay' - a children's book for kids aged 4-10 about Filipino breakfasts and the quiet love between a child and their Nanay (Mother).

Explore a heartfelt story that blends nostalgia, food-culture, and family warmth–through the words of Klyde Salcedo and illustrations by Maysie Lecciones. This event is open to all–from Pinoy kids who are familiar with Filipino food, to those who are at the start of their cultural journey, as well as kids and parents from the global diaspora who are curious about Filipino traditions.

What to expect:

🧋Delicious serving of Champarado: classic Filipino breakfast of chocolate rice porridge made from glutinous rice and cacao. Toppings include: condensed milk, soy or oat milk, chocolate chips, corn flakes, coconut sprinkles, and dilis.
🧋Refreshing Sago't gulaman, a sweet, summertime Filipino drink with swirls of sago, jelly cubes, brown sugar, topped with ice.
🧋 Book reading of ‘Breakfast with Nanay’ by Klyde Salcedo
🧋 Colour your Breakfast workshop where we'll create drawings and collages of Filipino food together for you to take home.

Signed copies of 'Breakfast with Nanay' will be available for purchase on the day for $28 RRP.

🥣 Breakfast with Nanay: Breakfast with Nanay: A morning of readings & breakfast activities
with Klyde Salcedo & Maysie Lecciones
📅 Sunday 16th November, 10am - 12pm
🪺 Magenta House, Redfern (address provided to registered attendees)
💸 Cost: $15-20 (pay what you can)

Each ticket entry is for 1 child & 1 parent/guardian. Email us if you're interested in bringing more than 1 child.
Spots are limited to enable us to invest in the hands-on nature of this kids-focused session, with fees going towards food and materials.
This gathering is held in partnership with Magenta House. For enquiries or access info, pls contact Mariam on housekeeper@magentahouse.com.au.

Biographies

Klyde Salcedo is a Filipina public servant, who works in natural wine and is now a children’s book writer! She lives and works on Boon Wurrung Country. Growing up in a matriarchal family, she learned that food carries stories, memories, and quiet acts of love.

Maysie Lecciones

Maysie is a Filipino multidisciplinary creative based in Naarm, working across food and design. Having moved to Australia from the Philippines, she draws on childhood memories and her connection to her homeland to weave storytelling and memory into her work. She brings nostalgia to life through her illustrations for Breakfast with Nanay.

Magenta House

Based inside a re-envisioned domestic home in Gadigal/Sydney, Magenta House is a gathering and knowledge-sharing space that explores the synergies between art, food, communing and experimental practices. We host programs and collaborations that nourish spacious learning, cultural revitalisation, and cross-field dialogues. Our activities come alive through workshops, talks, communal meals, test kitchens, dialogues, soirées, reading sessions, and more. We also run a library and online shop supporting social ventures, publishers, and artisans across Asia and Australia. Established in April 2023, Magenta House is a synergetic platform for ideas and encounters to ferment.

About the book

Breakfast with Nanay is a children’s picture book for ages 4-10 about Filipino breakfasts and the quiet love between a child and their Nanay. The story blends nostalgia, food-culture, and family warmth. The illustration is bright, traditional, and culturally rooted, inviting children to experience both the joy of food and tenderness of family.