Chef Pichet Ong flips the script on classic pastry techniques at Filipino-themed Hiraya, an eight-month-old casual cafe with tasting menu spot up top. Starting October 9, he experiments even more with a three-course dessert option that comes with a fourth takeout treat. The alum of Baltimore’s NiHao and Brothers and Sisters is trained in the art of traditional dessert techniques from around the globe and incorporates the flavors he grew up with in Singapore and Hong Kong into his creations (1248 H Street NE). “So it’s a little bit all over the map. Can you say fusion these days?” Ong joked as he described the new menu, Read more