Since Chef Nikko Cagalanan and his wife Paula Kramer opened Kultura in 2023, the downtown restaurant has become a patron and media favorite. And on Oct. 24, more people will be able to experience the food and traditions of Cagalanan’s Filipino heritage when the restaurant moves into a larger downtown space at 267 Rutledge Ave. It will also have an expanded menu and full bar.

Cagalanan was born and raised in the Philippines before immigrating to the United States in 2011 to pursue a career in nursing. He quickly realized he could not find the Filipino cuisine of his youth. This longing led him to transition to professional cooking in 2014, first in Boston, then in Myrtle Beach and finally in Charleston.

In 2018, he started Mansueta’s Filipino Foods, a roving pop-up. Four years later, Mans

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