ALL hail the Tocino Burger! Tom Cunanan and Paolo Dungca, the two chefs of PogiBoy who are behind this innovation of a classic burger, are still on a high as their burger landed on the cover of Food & Wine Magazine’s July 2022 issue. Launched in last week’s annual Food and Wine Classic in Aspen,…
HAPPY New Year! And just like that, we’re in 2022 and we’re still in the middle of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For the past couple of years, we saw a surge in small businesses that began during the lockdown. We also saw a rise in the cases of hate and violence against Asian Americans across…
Pogiboy, the newest Filipino hotspot in the nation’s capital and the reunion project of two trailblazing Filipino American chefs, was born as an homage to the fast-food chains they enjoyed as kids. The men behind the concept are James Beard awardee Tom Cunanan, who made waves in the DC hospitality industry as one of the…
HAPPY New Year! With a fresh start in front of us, it’s customary to reflect on what the past 365 days were like. But, how would one even begin to describe 2020, especially the events that unfolded and defined the year? Let’s see: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on vulnerable communities like the…
EVEN when he was still at Bad Saint, James Beard award-winning chef Tom Cunanan has been dreaming of coming up with a group of Filipino American chefs in the Washington, DC area for a gastronomic event. Because they don’t get to cook together, he looked at it as an opportunity to be able to collaborate…
Filipino American chefs across the United States woke up to great news on Wednesday, Feb. 26 as the James Beard Foundation Awards released its Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists for 2020. Five finalists per category will be announced on March 25 and winners will be announced at the James Beard Awards Gala in Chicago on…
THE third time’s a charm for Filipino American chef Tom Cunanan of Washington, DC’s Bad Saint who finally won as Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic at the James Beard Awards held Monday night, May 6 at the Lyric Opera in Chicago. He was also previously nominated in 2017 and 2018. The awards, presented to recognize culinary professionals…
The third annual Los Angeles Food Bowl is back this May to celebrate the city’s vibrant food scene — and you can expect a line-up of Filipino American chefs to be featured. The month-long festival hosted by the Los Angeles Times will have close to 200 events highlighting chefs and restaurants in the city, as…
THE James Beard Foundation has announced the list of semifinalists in the running for its 2019 Restaurant and Chef Awards and three Filipino American chefs have made the list. The awards,presented to recognize culinary professionals in the United States, are sometimes called the “Oscars” of the food world. For the third year in a row, Tom…
