You Can Help the Hungry by Dining at These 12 Gourmet Restaurants

For many Filipinos, the holidays wouldn’t be a celebration without good food and the company of good friends and family. For some, it’s the act of giving and sharing that reflects the spirit of the season. Thankfully, both are not necessarily mutually exclusive. 

The Gourmet Giving Series, presented by Globe and the social media community Fine Dining Club Philippines, features 12 renowned gourmet restaurants that will serve special holiday menus to embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays with food for a single purpose: to fight hunger.

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The culinary venture aims to contribute to the Hapag Movement, a campaign against involuntary hunger. The participating restaurants are Alegria Manila, The Black Pig, Chef Jessie Rockwell Club, Ember, Flame by Discovery Primea, Gallery by Chele, Helm, La Cabrera, The Test Kitchen, Tiago’s Restaurant, Txoko Asador, and Your Local.

(From left to right) Globe’s Yoly Crisanto; Carlo Lorenzana of La Cabrera Manila; Chef Luis Chikiamco of Flame by Discovery Primea; Chef Albert Mendoza of Tsoko Asador; Chef Patrick Go of Your Local; Chef Josh Boutwood of Bistro Group's premium restaurants (Ember, Helm, and The Test Kitchen); Chef Jorn Fonseca of Tiago's Restaurant; Chef Carlos Garcia of The Black Pig; and Globe's Cynthia Mangahas

“With the Gourmet Giving Series, we're channeling Filipinos' love for food and sharing meals together into meaningful avenues of giving. We are excited and grateful to have some of the best Filipino restaurants and chefs as partners in our endeavor,” shared Yoly Crisanto, Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer at Globe.

Each restaurant pledged P1,000 for each seat sold for its holiday menu  from November 20 to 30 to support the movement’s feeding and livelihood training initiatives for Filipino families experiencing hunger. 

As part of the Gourmet Giving Series, Flame at Discovery Primea will welcome its customers to a Thanksgiving dinner from November 29 to 30 and preview its eight-course Holiday Tasting Menu themed Paskong Pilipino. 

Hamachi

Cochinillo

With Filipino food close to Chef Luis Chikiamco’s heart, Flame’s first all-Filipino menu features his novel takes on childhood favorites like Ukoy (Snack), Kinilaw (Hamachi), Sinigang (Foie Gras), Lechon (Cochinillo), Bistek Tagalog (Josper Grilled USDA Short Ribs), Tablea Chocolate (Tsokolate), and Puto Bumbong (Petit Fours). Each seating costs P4,500 for the full course and an additional P1,500 for an optional wine pairing.

The Hapag Movement ultimately aims to touch the lives of 500,000 Filipinos facing involuntary hunger through its ecosystem of partners and digital platforms, wit the support of the Fine Dining Club Philippines, the 23,300-strong digital community of culinary enthusiasts.

Barbecue

“We are using the power of the social media community to help transform and uplift the lives of The Hapag Movement beneficiaries,” said RG Orense, Globe Digital and Social Strategy Head. “We believe that engaging with Facebook’s Fine Dining Club Philippines is leveraging the platform’s passion for food to also make a purposeful difference.” 

Globe Platinum customers and Fine Dining Club Philippines members have exclusive access to priority booking through their dedicated lifestyle concierge from October 24 to 28. Reserve your seats at the Flame Restaurant via (02) 79558888.

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