Artist Cafe owners reflect on six great years

By LUELLA DOW

Contributor

Six years ago “The Sweetest Jam,” Josie, Amor and Mila, took over the building they had owned for 20 years and named it the Artist Café. Soon tantalizing smells and hints of a different culture emanated from its walls.

The building came to life, “where dining is a work of art.”

Splashes of color and motifs described the food as “Manila's Best and International Cuisine.”

Something else set it apart as well. While Cheney looked on, the café held cooking classes, demonstrations, tastings, charity drives for refugees in far away places, for cancer research, and for other...