Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater.com, covering restaurant trends ... like a doughnut filled with ube custard and another topped with leche flan — a recipe inspired by Camara ...

ube halaya was the treat that topped off a rainbow hodgepodge of multicultural components: leche flan; fresh jackfruit; tapioca pearls; a drizzle of evaporated milk; a sprinkling of cereal.