About us
Sharing our family legacy through food
Pamana is a restaurant residency at The Hoxton Hotel in Old Town Chinatown, Portland. Pamana, meaning legacy or heritage in Tagalog, explores the connections of culture, personal traditions and presence in global cuisine. The owners are spouses Geri and Ethan Leung, first and second generation Filipino and Filipino-Chinese Americans. Through Pamana, they draw inspiration from their own upbringing and recipes passed down from their families. Pamana’s menu will include dishes mainly inspired by Filipino ingredients and dishes, as well as dishes they’ve experienced throughout their lives traveling through the United States and abroad.
about ethan
head chef/co-owner
Loves ice cream, searching for the next best thrift find, won’t turn down a trip to Kura sushi
Ethan has been cooking since 2013 starting at Hokkaido Ramen Santouka as a prep cook. He’d work part-time while he was an electronic design engineer. Over the years Ethan worked at various top restaurant groups and with notable Seattle chefs including Chef Brendan McGill (Hitchcock Restaurant Group), Chef Rachael Yang (Trove), Chef Shota Nakajima (Adana/Naka) and Chef Quinton Stewart (Ben Paris). Ethan was named Seattle’s Next Hot Chef in 2019 by Seattle Met magazine. Ethan is the chef and head of the food program for Pamana. In 2021 his food cart, Baon Kainan, was awarded Cart of the Year by The Oregonian and Portland Monthly, as well as Best New Food Cart by Eater PDX.
His mom was from Pangasinan and his dad is from Hong Kong.
about geri
General manager/co-owner
Loves a good book, searching for another bag to add to her collection, won’t turn down a ginger lime poppi soda
Geri is a home cook and food enthusiast whose background spans over 15 years in marketing, visual communications and program management. She has worked on creative teams in nonprofit, government and tech with her notable work being a ghost social media writer for Microsoft leaders including CPO Panos Panay and CEO Satya Nadella. She has written for local blogs in the Seattle area including Eater Seattle in 2015. Geri leads the operations, creative direction and marketing of Pamana. In 2021 her food cart was awarded Cart of the Year by The Oregonian and Portland Monthly, as well as Best New Food Cart by Eater PDX.
Her mom is from Samar and her dad is from South Carolina.
