Chef Tatung's Lechon na Crispy Pata at Alab

The food @cheftatung serves at Alab is honest to goodness Pinoy, slow-cooked and soul-satisfying, livened with regional inflections. Shown here is his lechon na crispy pata, fork-tender pork knuckles stuffed with lemongrass and leeks. He handles his accents with restraint, staying true to familiar Filipino flavors while experimenting with novel combinations.

Alab by Chef Tatung

What Quezon City lacks in highbrow dining, it makes up for in bravado. Just look at the wave of upstarts in Maginhawa, Cubao Expo, Katipunan and South Triangle by chefs and entrepreneurs aspiring to build their own legends. One of the savants of the QC dining scene is @cheftatung who gained a following at his Maginhawa private dining post before moving to BGC. He retraces his roots with the opening of Alab in QC where you can feel his passion for Filipino cooking alive and burning.