With almost 15 million Filipinos food insecure, Globe Platinum is on a mission of goodness: to allow their customers to experience fine dining at the best restaurants in the Metro while helping feed the most vulnerable Filipinos.
Fine dining restaurants, all recognized by Fine Dining Club Philippines are joining forces to support the first ever Gourmet Giving Series. With the Club’s stellar endorsements, Globe Platinum customers are guaranteed to enjoy exclusive tasting menus with wine pairing at the most sought-after restaurants in the Metro prepared by only the most talented of chefs.
A portion of the proceeds from the Gourmet Giving Series goes to The Hapag Movement, Globe’s initiative to support their philanthropic effort. By tapping their partners’ help and using their digital platforms for this Movement, Globe Platinum reaches out to Filipinos who need help the most.
To date, together with their mobilization partners, Globe has raised PhP21.5 million in donations, allowing them to assist over 25,000 Filipino families (over 69,675 individuals) spread over 19 areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
This latest venture—the Gourmet Giving Series—is sure to gather more support to help even more Filipinos from November 20 to 26, and is a great way to kick off the holiday season.
Join the cause and pick out the place you want to dine in. Check the schedule below and get your calendar ready.
Chef Jessie Rockwell Club
Amorsolo Drive, Makati
November 20 – 22
5-course Thanksgiving set menu for dinner
PhP3,000+ per person
Start your meal with an in-season salad, squash soup, and a passion fruit sorbet. Are you a fan of stuffed turkey with all the trimmings or do you enjoy the freshest Norwegian salmon a chef can cook up? These choices are yours at Chef Jessie’s dining room. Round up your meal with a classic pumpkin pie served with cinnamon cream.
Txoko Asador
Legazpi Village, Makati
November 20
10-course tasting menu with wine pairing
PhP5,500+ per person
With 10 courses, what’s not to like? The five appetizers at Txoko Asador set the tone for the rest of your meal. You’ll be enjoying beef cured as Wagyu beef, a bread pillow with tomato foam, fried artichokes, Spanish anchovies, and crab cannelloni. Of course, what’s a Spanish menu with paella? And for the rest of your meal, let the chef entice with you fish (grilled turbot), pork (grilled Iberian pig), and beef (prime rib eye). Dessert will catch your wildest imagination: yogurt foam.
Tiago’s
Somerset Hotel, Alabang
November 21-22
4-course tasting menu for dinner
PhP2,900+ per person
Expect to find all the goodness in a world-class menu at Tiago’s. You’ll be starting your meal with soft and fluffy Pan de leche. Once your appetite is considerably whetted, take a pick from among these: Prawns in a saffron bisque sauce, Duck with amazake, or Beef hanging tender served with fermented radish, black garlic, and onion jam. And the healthiest (and yummiest) meal-ender of all? Dark chocolate (72%!) with hazelnut, toasted milk, and coconut. If you’re looking for a heart-healthy meal, this is it.
La Cabrera
6750, Ayala Avenue, Makati
November 22
6-course dinner menu with wine pairing
PhP 5,550+ per person
When you think of European cuisine, what first comes to mind? Maybe you think of Italian Provolone cheese, then probably some chorizo sausages, right? You can enjoy both of these as appetizers at La Cabrera. Complementing the salad is chicken and basil pesto pasta, as well as a couple of juicy grilled dishes. And for dessert, a layered chocolate cookie.
Alegria Manila
Uptown Parade, 9th Avenue, BGC
November 21-26
Tasting menu for dinner
Php 5,500+ for 8 courses
Optional: +Php 1,550 for wine or cocktail pairing
With a dinner full of Latin American and Filipino flavors, there is no way you’re getting up from the table unsatisfied. All the superstars of both cuisines are features in Alegria’s tasting menu: tapsilog, tostados, tanigue, grilled pork belly, chochoyones, scallops, Iberico pork, tacos, turon, and leche flan. Hungry yet?
Gallery by Chele
Clipp Center, 11th Avenue, BGC
November 23
8-course tasting menu for lunch and dinner
PhP5,500+ per person
Have you ever eaten at an “old school” restaurant? At Gallery by Chele, you will. Although a modern restaurant, Chef Chele Gonzalez, with his culinary partner Carlos Villaflor, prefer to serve meals that celebrate the best local ingredients and that are prepared using traditional cooking techniques. So expect to have your tastebuds tickled by dishes that evoke nature’s flavors ironically served in the middle of the urban jungle.
The Test Kitchen
One Rockwell East Tower, Makati
November 23
6-course tasting menu for dinner
PhP5,800+ per person
What would you expect from a place that originated from, literally, a talented chef’s little kitchen? Meals that are so meticulously prepared that every one of them is a winner. Chef Josh Boutwood’s The Test Kitchen is a testament to award-winning cooking techniques combined with the best, freshest ingredients. Regardless of what’s available, Chef Josh’s tasting menu will always feature beef, poultry, and seafood. So get your appetite going. You’re in for a fabulous gastronomic ride.
The Black Pig
Commercenter, Alabang
November 23 – 24
4-course tasting menu for lunch and dinner
PhP2,800+ per person
With a kitchen run by Chef Carlos Garcia, who has worked in several Michelin-star restaurants, The Black Pig should be your go-to resto if you’re after laidback, but delicious, dining. Chef Carlos likes to pick fresh and local ingredients and whip them up into mouthwatering meals using European recipes. Feast on ribs, open-faced burgers, fresh salads, pastas, and perfectly prepared drinks—expect to enjoy some of these when you walk into The Black Pig.
Ember
Greenbelt 3, Makati
November 24
6-course tasting menu
PhP5,800+ per person
Ember’s menu is a celebration of small-plate dining—smoke shrimp, marinated olives, burrata, octopus, etc.—mixed with its main meals—salmon, steaks, bone marrow, short rib, turbot, etc. To wrap up meals, there are sweets such as Tres Leches and Kladdkaka, a Swedish dessert that will remind you of a molten chocolate cake.
Helm
Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati
November 25
8-course tasting menu for dinner
PhP6,900+ per person
With The Test Kitchen’s Chef Josh Boutwood at the helm at Helm, you can’t go wrong with the tasting menu. Dining at Helm capitalizes on the fact that a well-cooked dish is basically an art form. Set against minimalist interiors, Helm’s menu is thematic, changing along with the mini seasons of the Philippines. Eating at Helm is an intimate experience, best enjoyed with a tight group of friends or a family catching up.
Flame
Discovery Primea, Makati
November 29-30
8-course tasting menu for dinner
PhP4,500+ per person
A meal at Flame means going on an adventure with modern Asian flavors steering your ship. Expect to enjoy a mix of salty, tangy, sour, and sweet dishes, all fused together with Executive Chef Luis Chikiamco’s passion for textures and innovative flavor combinations. The entrée menu reflects this, celebrating Indonesian, Singaporean, Japanese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern palates.
Your Local
Legazpi Village, Makati
November 29-30
7-course tasting menu
PhP4,950+ per person
Inspired by Japanese, Korean, Cantonese, and Singaporean cuisine, Chef Patrick Go’s Your Local menu brings Asian comfort food to a new level. Fish is a huge favorite; diners can enjoy tinapa, salmon, and halibut. There’s also something for those who adore some red meat with their dinner: slow-roasted chasyu pork and beef striploin. These are all complemented by pumpkin prepared with black truffle, woodear mushrooms, and burnt leeks. And finally, an extra special treat: Tres Leches for dessert.
Check out the detailed menu of each restaurant
ViewTo book your slots at these primed spots, just chat THEA, your Platinum Digital Concierge. In any place you dine, you get additional surprise exclusive treats from the restaurant you dine at.
Together, let us #UniteForHapag so that, in our own little way, we can help the most vulnerable Filipinos fight involuntary hunger.
