Philippine Tatler shared their advocacy over a sumptuous Chinese lunch at Shang Palace in Makati Shangri-la Hotel. The Hot Prawn Salad was definitely everyone's favorite dish (at our table at least). Even if I'm allergic to shrimp and prawns I could not resist so I had a couple of crunchy outside and juicy inside prawn pieces. :D
So what exactly is this advocacy? Every year, Philippine Tatler chooses a partner charity as the beneficiary of Best Restaurants Charity Week. What happens is, a percentage of the participating restaurants' sales during a specific period (September 22-30, 2011 for this year) is donated to the partner charity. For 2011, the beneficiary is Virlanie Foundation, Inc.
Virlanie Foundation, Inc. in turn will use the money to fund The Mobile Unit, a mobile school and health center which conducts non-formal tutoring classes for street children. It also provides them with balanced meals and basic medical/health care.
Charity Week is a yearly project of the Philippine Tatler which is held in conjunction with the launch of their annually published dining guide Philippines' Best Restaurants. The book retails for P400 and is available in bookstores nationwide.
There are 36 participating restaurants in this year's Philippine Tatler Best Restaurants Charity Week. Out of the 36, I've tried 15 and blogged about 5:
- Cafe Ilang Ilang (where the photo above was taken)
- CAV Wine Shop
- Kimpura
- Le Bistro Vert
- Sala Bistro
It'd be so cool to go food tripping knowing that you'll actually be helping out a worthy cause in the process. :)
Which participating restaurant would you like to try?
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