Pogiboy x Tradisyon
It’s the last few weeks of summer here in NYC and you can now feel that the weather is slowly starting to shift. We’re getting cooler evenings and mornings nowadays with the afternoons still being sunny.
After a busy afternoon cooking for clients downtown I was excited to make my way to Hell’s Kitchen area for a 1 day pop up. Chef’s Tom Cunanan and Paolo Dungca of Pogiboy DC are here in town cooking for 1 day at Tradisyon NYC.
They are bringing their famed Pinoy style casual dining experience from DC to NYC and the lines we’re a block long today. Fans both local and foreign queued up to catch some Pogiboy meals and a glimpse of James Beard award winning celebrity Chef Tom Cunanan.
The Alimasag Ube Bao Bun was what I have been craving off the whole day and this was a flavor bomb. The soft-shell crab was seasoned perfectly, and the bun was soft and fluffy. The crab fat mayo was so rich, and the pickle gave the dish the ultimate bite.
The next item I ordered was the To “Chino” Loco Dinner which was a double patty tochino patty with caramelized onions, fried egg, white rice and mushroom gravy. The tocino patty was really flavorful and brought back some childhood memories from college days when we would eat tocino burgers.
Their mushroom gravy could rival any loco moco dishes out in Hawaii as it was smooth yet articulately balanced. The caramelized onions and fried egg were the perfect accompaniments to this full meal which left me very happy after ☺
Of course, Chef Anton Dayrit and Bianca Vicente also had some special items on offer for this day and I had to try the Crispy Tadyang. The dish was composed of crispy beef short rib, crispy garlic, shallots, atchara, bokchoy, cilantro and scallions. This dish was excellent as it had all the flavor components and various textures as well.
I am so happy that this will be a new item as I plan to come back more often to have any of their dishes again…
#KULINARYATRAVELS is off to Zazzy’s next…