I would just like to shout out to all the Filipino or Filipino-American chefs I met in DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia) through Foreign Assistant Secretary JV Chan Gonzaga. We
“It’s every bartender’s dream to have his own bar,” he shared over dinner with other Filipino chefs at Purple Patch. In February 2019, he made this dream a reality and opened The Game Sports Pub. Word got around that Jojo the bartender had opened his own place. Soon, Jojo found out that his higher mission is to spread the good news of Filipino cuisine, which he does to this day.
Jumbo Montes is the big man behind Matthew’s Grill in Gaithersburg, Maryland. They used to be known for their buffet of authentic Filipino cuisine that included sinigang, pancit, dinuguan, egg rolls, even chicharon. But they needed to change their concept in light of the pandemic. Today, they do a la carte dine-in service but thankfully they have found their groove again and Filipino food lovers can now enjoy their authentic Pinoy cooking again, from Friday to Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Javier Fernandez is the creator of Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly, one of the Top 10 Restaurants in the Fall Dining Guide for the Washington Post in 2018, Food and Wine magazine’s Best Place to Eat Filipino Food in Maryland, one of Eatr DC’s 38 Standout Dining Destinations Around Washington in 2020 and 2021, among other raves. Chef Javier has also been invited to cook at the James Beard House for a regional spotlight featuring the best of Washington.
Toby Bantug is the creator of Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream, which showcases Filipino flavors such as macapuno and langka. He is actually an art graduate from the University of Maryland but learned to make ice cream through a short course and started making Filipino ice cream from his uncle’s garage to sell at the Independence Day Parade. When he and his wife were looking for a house, they saw an ice cream shop for sale and took a chance.
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