NORTH BETHESDA, Md. — To Filipinos, food is love. “When you go to any Filipino household, first thing the elders will do is feed you,” says chef Javier Fernandez. He gestures to the words “Kaon na ta” ...

Forget the eggnog, the Christmas ham, and the hot buttered rum. For many Filipino families, no Christmas Eve dinner can be complete without one crucial, crispy-skinned centerpiece: a whole roast pig. ...

A guide to the newest places to eat and drink. Combo plates let you get a little bit of everything. Photograph courtesy of Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly. The team knew they were onto something when they ...

Missy Frederick is the Editorial Director for Eater’s dining team. She has covered the D.C. restaurant industry since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting and regional American dishes, and ...

Cebu’s famous lechon has just been given a delicious twist. Instead of an entire pig, a boneless belly is roasted to yummy perfection. The lechon belly is also packed with herbs and spices and its red ...

The Philippines is heaven for pork lovers. Probably the most impressive dish is lechon, where a young pig is roasted whole until the meat is succulent and the skin is crisp, then served as the ...

When Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly reopened for takeout, the well-regarded Filipino restaurant outside of Rockville had to do away with its monthly kinamot meals. The communal feasts, made up of dishes meant ...

This review appears in The Washington Post’s 2018 Fall Dining Guide as No. 10 on a list of the year’s top 10 restaurants. No. 10. Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly Of the many advancements on the dining scene in ...