Abi Marquez on Cooking, Creating, Going Viral, and What Every Creator Gets Wrong with Kylie Verzosa
In Episode 28 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Abi Marquez for a sharp, candid, and inspiring conversation about turning your culture into a global movement. Known as the "Lumpia Queen," Abi opens up about going viral from a pandemic hobby, becoming Forbes 30 under 30, manifesting her Gordon Ramsay collab into existence, and learning to lead a team when she's used to doing everything herself. The episode explores content creation, storytelling, perfectionism, delegation, virality, and the weight of representing Filipino food on the world stage, while also diving into manifestation, creative process, business, and what it really takes to stay excellent without losing yourself. Equal parts educational and grounding, this conversation is about owning your craft, taking pride in where you come from, and refusing to dim your dream until the world catches on.