Tired of the same old tired orange chicken and California rolls? Want to venture beyond the standard suburbian-stale take-out? Here comes Chop PHX, with the Valley's rarer Asian offerings. This Week: ...

Crispy pata, a beloved Filipino dish of deep-fried pork knuckles, is known for its crispy skin and tender meat, often served with a tangy dip. In Cebu, spots like Alejandro's Crispy Pata have gained ...

There was only a handful of Pinoy restaurants in the ’70s and ’80s. We were teenagers then, and friends Jun and Jimmy Rodriguez would treat us to a restaurant around the Mabini area called Tipanan. It ...

In past issues of this infernal rag, we've called for the annexation of Artesia (and its prettier sister Cerritos) as part of OC to claim Magic Wok, arguably the best Filipino restaurant in California ...

Pour water in a cooking pot then let boil. Put in dried bay leaves, whole peppercorn, star anise, leeks, sili green and 4 teaspoons of salt. Add the whole pig’s legs in the cooking pot then simmer ...

CRISPY Pata is a popular dish in restaurants offering Filipino cuisine. Deep fried pig trotter or knuckles, it is served with a vinegar-soy sauce dip with garlic and additional red chili for those who ...

Two years ago, as opening paragraph for an interview with famous restaurateur Rod Ongpauco (a.k.a. Rod Evans in his showbiz years), Funfare asked this question: When you take a saliva-inducing piece ...

CEBU, Philippines - And that house is now called Alejandro'sCrispy Pata. It all began in 1991 when Alejandro and Lourdes Yap opened a restaurant that served steak and seafood in Don Jose Avila St., ...

Crispy Pata is Rod Ongpauco’s proud—if not accidental—invention. Though he was convinced not to attend the shoot (the first in a few years), Rod stands in the living room clad in a suit, and someone ...

Sorry adobo, but kare-kare, lechon, and crispy pata deserve their limelight, too MANILA, Philippines – Kare-kare, lechon, and crispy pata don’t just deserve a place on your dinner table – these ...