Filipino cuisine continues to dominate the international food scene. The latest to do that is Washington, DC-based Filipino restaurant Pogiboy as one of its signature dishes lands on the cover of Food & Wine magazine.
For its latest release, the Innovators Issue, Food & Wine magazine is spotlighting “leaders who are doing the most good to change the way we eat and drink.” The issue includes its annual F&W Game Changers list featuring 16 companies and personalities championing sustainability, inclusivity, and good food. It also dives deep into the rise of Filipino food in America, hence, having Pogiboy’s tocino burger.
The tocino burger or the Original Pogi Burger is made of two pork tocino patties, a layer achara, grilled pineapple, and the restaurant’s secret sauce, all sandwiched between its famous ube buns.
Establish in 2020, Pogiboy is led by Filipino chefs Tom Cunanan and Paolo Dungca. Its name pays, meaning “handsome boy” in English pays homage to the chef’s childhood, which led to them creating dishes inspired by their “memories of playing, learning, eating, and helping their family in a restaurant.”
“To say that we are overwhelmed with the support and love we have gotten for our Food & Wine cover is an understatement,” the restaurant posted. “Thank yous are due to all of our neighbors, friends, and family for being with us every step of this journey. Opening in the middle of the pandemic was no easy feat. We have learned so much along the way and our story is still just beginning!”
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