For Theresa Santos, opening Ting's Filipino Bistro in Kansas City is an 'homage' to her family

Santos, who was born in the Philippines and moved to Kansas City in 1998, opened the Filipino restaurant inside Parlor’s food hall in January. Her menu features recipes passed down from her late mother and grandmother.
Filipino food goes hand-in-hand with Theresa “Ting” Santos’ fondest memories, she said. Wherever her family gathered to celebrate or just simply be together, food followed.

“It’s always been a passion of mine to feed a lot of people. My grandma in the Philippines had her own little eatery. When I was little, I would go and hang out at the restaurant and constantly be surrounded by people and food. I missed that when I moved away,” said Santos, the owner of Ting’s Filipino Bistro, which opened in Parlor’s Crossroads food hall in January.