Randwiches by Jenn de la Vega

Randwiches by Jenn de la Vega Jenn de la Vega is a Filipinx chef based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Currently booking small events and craft services for up to 15 in Brooklyn, NY.

Your 2024  hot dog of the year is DARK SEOULS,  bok choy kimchi 🌭 Available at the bar while supplies last!
01/21/2025

Your 2024 hot dog of the year is DARK SEOULS, bok choy kimchi 🌭 Available at the bar while supplies last!

New blog!
01/20/2025

New blog!

Chef Jenn de la Vega shares a summery tomato pie sandwich menu for a tattoo flash day and open house.

01/20/2025

making that Spicy Jamaican Jerk Rockfish shine 🔥!

Shallot of the Colossus is one of our house hot dogs at  🌭 In the early days of our food menu,  came up with the name ba...
01/20/2025

Shallot of the Colossus is one of our house hot dogs at 🌭 In the early days of our food menu, came up with the name based on the popular video game Shadow of the Colossus.

We serve hot dogs with , fried shallot, and scallion. It’s a savory, onion-y crunch! Available at the bar every day.

Charcuterie in the clerb, anyone? Thanks to  for furnishing excellent samples of bresaola, beef salami, and sweet soppre...
01/19/2025

Charcuterie in the clerb, anyone? Thanks to for furnishing excellent samples of bresaola, beef salami, and sweet soppressata for us to try at Wonderville!

Hot Dog Appreciation night was a smash! Big thanks to  for giving me creative freedom on the menu. We gave away many  ho...
01/18/2025

Hot Dog Appreciation night was a smash! Big thanks to for giving me creative freedom on the menu. We gave away many hot dogs and charcuterie (big salami prizes!). came through to treat everyone for a round. held it down on the decks. If you took photos or video last night tag me or send it over dm so I can add it to my profile highlight.

Your hot dog of the year 2024 was DARK SEOULS, named by 🌭 bok choy kimchi (which was made easy with paste!). It’ll be on the menu until we run out.

Pictured is a hot dog someone made with my random topping bar: mustard, onion dip, crushed pretzels, and Bombay bhel crunchy snack mix.

If you missed the party, we always have hot dogs on the menu every day at Wonderville. I update it on Wednesdays (starting 2/5) and ask the Instagram community to help name them.

We served 10 new hot dog specials at  last year! We proudly stock locally made  hot dogs. Swipe to see all of them and j...
01/15/2025

We served 10 new hot dog specials at last year! We proudly stock locally made hot dogs.

Swipe to see all of them and join me this Friday 1/17 for our 3rd annual hot dog appreciation party 🌭 Which one will win hot dog of the year? Take your guesses in the comments.

In no particular order:
Admiral Achaar - garlic Achaar aioli with friend garlic
Hotline Umami - buffalo aioli with pickled chilies
Dog Gobbler -spicy cranberry sauce
The Dogfather -Blue Calabrian chili relish
Jolly my Bee - 5spice banana ketchup & potato straws
Send Kelp! - cucumber kelp pickles
The Cuban Pickle Crisis - pickled cubanelle & sawsawan mayo
Dark Seouls -ghost kimchi bok choy
Hakuna Piccata - piccata sauce with capers
Jennifer’s Body -Laotian cabbage pickle

New blog! A creative collaboration with two jewelry artists back in 2016
01/14/2025

New blog! A creative collaboration with two jewelry artists back in 2016

Chef Jenn de la Vega collaborated with Dynasty Ogun and Soull Ogun of L'Enchanteur on a fantastical dinner menu.

Swipe to roast the spatchcocked chicken tinola! I adapted the Filipino soup to a sheet pan roast for ’s book Sheet Pan C...
01/13/2025

Swipe to roast the spatchcocked chicken tinola! I adapted the Filipino soup to a sheet pan roast for ’s book Sheet Pan Chicken on back in 2020 🍗

An umami-rich compound butter, where ginger, garlic and fish sauce are roommates; is spread lovingly under the chicken’s skin before roasting on a bed of green papaya, onion, and arugula. If you are able to get malunggay (moringa), swap it out for the greens, and enjoy the whole with steamed Jasmine rice and the pan juices. Once you make it, it easily breaks down into lunch boxes you can heat up for another day in the microwave.

Visit the book link in my Instagram bio or on the Web: https://amzn.to/2FUGzXS

Mmmm…flank steak.
01/12/2025

Mmmm…flank steak.

The random sandwich shop is open for pick up on 1/15 at Wonderville, 8pm to 10pm.
01/09/2025

The random sandwich shop is open for pick up on 1/15 at Wonderville, 8pm to 10pm.

Small batch pop-up shop hosted at Wonderville (1186 Broadway in Brooklyn) on Wednesday evenings.

I always default to the same vegetables and pita, but what would you dip in the red miso hummus at a party? I need to sh...
01/07/2025

I always default to the same vegetables and pita, but what would you dip in the red miso hummus at a party? I need to shake it up.

Swipe to fold up and cook the mini breakfast crunch wrap! 🆒 Flour tortilla, scrambled egg, taco seasoning beef, nacho ch...
01/06/2025

Swipe to fold up and cook the mini breakfast crunch wrap! 🆒 Flour tortilla, scrambled egg, taco seasoning beef, nacho cheese, shredded cheese, tortilla chip, scallion, and herby oil.

New blog! One of my repeat clients in Manhattan wanted dinner for a creative evening.
01/05/2025

New blog! One of my repeat clients in Manhattan wanted dinner for a creative evening.

Chef Jenn de la Vega shares the Filipino Noveau dinner menu she served at Betaworks.

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A Brief History of Randwiches

The term “randwiches” or random sandwiches was coined by two employees at Etsy, who were some of my first clients. Randwiches is an experimental catering project where clients are given no choice in what they order. I don't exclusively make sandwiches, but the whimsical nature of the unexpected and educational food experience is what I’m all all about.

I went from takawmata picky eater to wide-eyed culinary autodidact who buries herself in archaic cookbooks and food science lab reports. On menus, you'll find a mash-up of my Filipino-American heritage, Spanish tapas, and 90's inspired fast-food cuisine. I’ve honed my skills at Home/Made Brooklyn and Roquette catering as well as through cooking competitions like The Takedowns and bbq pop ups at bars like Project Parlor.

You’ll also see my work online as editor-at-large of Put A Egg On It: Tasty Zine! and author of Showdown: Comfort Food, Chili & BBQ. My goofy face has appeared as a Guy’s Grocery Games (Food Network) contestant and ChefShock with Justin Warner (Twitch Creative).

I love talking about communal food experiences, new technology and teaching people how to cook. If you have a questions or want to work with me, please get in touch!