Globe, in partnership with Facebook Online Community Fine Dining Club Philippines, proudly introduces the “Gourmet Giving Series: A Fine Dining Thanksgiving Experience for the Hapag Movement.”
What an inspired endeavor among Metro Manila’s premier restaurants! Each one pledged a portion of their proceeds to support supplementary feeding and livelihood training initiatives for Filipino families experiencing involuntary hunger.
Gourmet as a means of giving back
A brilliant idea! Chefs and restaurants bring in their passion & connections for a worthy cause while patrons enjoy a gastronomic sojourn at the same time supporting The Hapag Movement fundraiser events.
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Last night, the husband and I enjoyed a beautiful 6 course dinner hosted by Ember (by Chef Josh Boutwood) at Greenbelt.
The housemade sourdough bread with smoked butter on the side was the opening salvo. The bread was freshly baked, crunchy on the outside and soft & fluffy on the inside. Smoked butter was almost white and quite creamy to spread. So happy that it was salted hehe.
Next in quick succession ,
Local Burrata on a bed of black and green olive purée, with fresh basil and sourdough bread crumbs. Finished with basil oil, tomato oil and sea salt. Perfect as appetizer. Loved it with sourdough!
Mushroom
White button mushroom, shiitake & chestnut mushrooms sautéed in butter and garlic, drizzled with chive oil , garlic emulsion & purple radish. Then generously topped with grated Comte cheese. You can enjoy it as is or with the house made sourdough.So good!
Octopus
Grilled pulpo with harissa & lemon wedge. Harrissa purée is hot chili pepper paste made of roasted red peppers and other hot chili peppers . The result is surprisingly not spicy at all but flavorful
Salmon
Grilled salmon with watercress on the side then topped with salmon sauce. Salmon sauce incorporated heavy cream, tarragon , dill , tobiko, spring onion and dill oil
Short Rib
Sous vide for 8 hours then finished on the grill over white onion purée & chive oil. Melt-in-your-mouth texture. Scrumptious! Would have been perfect with rice!
Dessert
Kladdkaka
Chef Josh Boutwood pays tribute to his beloved grandmother with her Kladdkaka recipe.
Kladdkaka is a popular Swedish dessert similar to a molten chocolate cake. Think crisp exterior matched with soft gooey interior
The name derives from the Swedish word “kladdig”, meaning “sticky” or “messy”.
Tres Leches
Sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk – evaporated, condensed and whole milk
Overall a memorable night filled with amazing food, wine & cocktails & delightful conversation.
Gourmet Giving Series
Participating establishments include A-list Filipino restaurants: 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. Every venue promises distinctive offerings, from special Hapag Movement set menus to exclusive holiday previews.
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“Globe is not only a service provider. We are catalysts for change, forging pathways that seamlessly link our customers to opportunities where they can make a genuine difference and leave a lasting impact.”
RG Orense, Globe Digital and Social Strategy Head, explained, “We are using the power of the social media community to help transform and uplift the lives of The Hapag Movement beneficiaries. 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 are in for a treat with exclusive priority booking access through their dedicated lifestyle concierge exclusively for Globe Platinum and Fine Dining Club Philippines members from October 24 to 28. Special treats also await other Globe mobile and broadband customers who avail of the Hapag Movement tasting menus from November 20 to 30.
“Through the Gourmet Series, we hope to unlock meaningful, memorable, and sought-after dining experiences for our customers with this food offering. By partnering with some of Metro Manila’s premier restaurants, Globe delights customers to dine in their favorite establishments while supporting a movement for social good,” said Darius Delgado, Head of Globe’s Consumer Mobile Business.
Fine Dining Club Philippines, a vibrant community of over 23,300 culinary enthusiasts, has been instrumental in fostering unique dining partnerships and events, making this collaboration with Globe a perfect pairing.
The event builds on the momentum of Globe’s Longest Hapagseries, which bridged World Hunger Day to World Food Day and has mounted a number of food-driven fundraisers to gain support for the Hapag Movement.
Since its launch in August last year, the Hapag Movement has already raised PHP21.5 million, impacting close to 70,000 Filipinos through supplemental feeding and livelihood training.
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With the Gourmet Giving Series, Globe further widens the ecosystem of support for the Hapag Movement, leveraging fine dining as a focal point to inch closer to its goal of transforming the lives of 500,000 Filipinos facing involuntary hunger.
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