Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Rob Mallari-D'Auria is the owner of Kalye NYC—our LES neighbor—and a student here at ICP. He chatted with us about running the restaurant and learning photography on his own time through ICP's Open Education courses.
Kalye, named after the Tagalog word for "street", serves up authentic Filipino cuisine amidst an atmosphere celebrating Filipino culture—including a display wall nodding to traditional sari-sari (variety) shops, and at the Rivington location, you can see a mural of Filipino superheroine, Darna, adorning the walls.
Rob says, "With my busy life running the restaurant, being able to just hold my camera, be still, and capture the moment, is almost like my kind of meditation."
Next time you stop by ICP, be sure to head over to Kalye Broome (right across the street!) or a few blocks down to Kalye Rivington to enjoy delicious lumpia, tuna kinilaw, or halo-halo topped with ube ice cream.
Visit icp.org/school to check out ICP's upcoming Open Education classes, where you can learn darkroom skills, digital photography, lighting, image histories, and more.
Rob Mallari-D'Auria is the owner of Kalye NYC—our LES neighbor—and a student here at ICP. He chatted with us about running the restaurant and learning photography on his own time through ICP's Open Education courses.
Kalye, named after the Tagalog word for "street", serves up authentic Filipino cuisine amidst an atmosphere celebrating Filipino culture—including a display wall nodding to traditional sari-sari (variety) shops, and at the Rivington location, you can see a mural of Filipino superheroine, Darna, adorning the walls.
Rob says, "With my busy life running the restaurant, being able to just hold my camera, be still, and capture the moment, is almost like my kind of meditation."
Next time you stop by ICP, be sure to head over to Kalye Broome (right across the street!) or a few blocks down to Kalye Rivington to enjoy delicious lumpia, tuna kinilaw, or halo-halo topped with ube ice cream.
Visit icp.org/school to check out ICP's upcoming Open Education classes, where you can learn darkroom skills, digital photography, lighting, image histories, and more.
