I am in Washington, D.C., for the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings and got lucky enough to be introduced by Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary JV Chan Gonzaga, who heads
She took the plunge and opened Purple Patch. Last March, the restaurant celebrated its eighth year anniversary and on top of that, she now owns the building where the restaurant is located.
The menu includes Filipino classics: lumpia, fried chicken, adobo, laing, pancit, escabeche. She learned to cook all these from her mom, a Bicolana who taught her not only the methods of cooking the dishes, but even the nitty gritty details, such as how there must be a correct pork to veggies ratio in lumpia—tips that were not lost on Patrice, which is really her secret ingredient for success.
Having once been a bartender, her drinks are also worth writing about. Make sure to try her Spicy Calamansi Margarita, which wakes you up with the jalapeño but makes you smile with the calamansi. Eight years since Chef Patrice found her calling, not only has Purple Patch become a neighborhood favorite; the restaurant has received rave reviews from no less than the Washington Post, as well as from Bon Appetit and Eatr. While not rated, it has also received a very notable mention in the Michelin Guide in 2017, calling its food “note-perfect”, its pork sinigang “worthy of exaltation”; and dessert “a thing of wonder”.
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