What Is a Taco? Find the Answers at This 8-Course Taco Omakase
Alegria MNL and Los Tacos team up for one night only.
(SPOT.ph) Tacos have become so intrinsic to the local food scene that no one who dines out and eats every cuisine—or even just Mexican—on the regular ever stops to think: What is a taco? But the answers to what seems like the simplest questions are always bound to surprise you—and that’s more than enough reason to check out Que Demonios Es Un Taco (What the Hell Is a Taco)?, a one-night-only, eight-course taco omakase and collaboration between Alegria Manila and Los Tacos, happening on Tuesday, November 14.
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Alegria MNL and Los Tacos team up for a one-night-only taco omakase
Que Demonios Es Un Taco is Alegria Manila’s anniversary celebration. Ever since the Filipino + Latin American restaurant by Chef Charles Montañez opened around November 2022 with their first tasting menu, they’ve been making waves with explosive flavors and bold presentations that marry the equally punchy flavors of Filipino and Latin American cuisines. Their recent degustation includes a take on the Tacos, which was a DIY plate of proteins, ensaladas, and sauces that change everyday—we were able to try the chicken barbacoa, pico de gallo, salsa roja, salmojera, and tepache-soaked escabeche, assembling heaping piles of them on Alegria’s made-from-scratch blue and yellow corn tortillas.
When it comes to tacos, Alegria knows their stuff—and they also know who exactly to bring along for the ride. Los Tacos MNL started online then soon turned into a taqueria pop-up at Magallanes Bistro. This hidden gem by Chef Keith Curitana not only serves up their famous birria tacos in that bright, burnt-orange hue, but also regular tacos like the Suadero, a street taco with beef brisket confited in lard plus chorizo Mexicano, and the Shrimp with beer-battered shrimp, smoked sour cream, and a pickled cabbage and jalapeño salsa, both piled on tortillas made fresh everyday.
Also read: Alegria Keeps the Fire Burning With Bolder Plates + a Balisong on Their New Tasting Menu
With two chefs who know their tacos well, this collaboration is something we’d brave weekday traffic to Uptown Bonifacio for. Que Demonios Es Un Taco is happening at Alegria Manila at Uptown Parade, Uptown Bonifacio on November 14 at 5:30pm and 8:30pm, with 40 seats available for each timeslot, with prices starting at P4,500. To book your seat, message Alegria Manila’s Instagram page or call 0956-834-8677.
Alegria Manila is at G/F Uptown Parade, Uptown Bonifacio, 9th Avenue Corner 38th Street, Taguig City.