Comments on: Mamou too!!!

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:54:20 +0000

MM, I won’t be able to eat at Mamou this weekend but I’d like to give what I would’ve spent on a meal to your feeding program.

By: JE

JE — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:47:37 +0000

Whenever we eat at Mamou, it’s always a significant occasion, and as such we always end up eating steak or some other main dish. We haven’t really experimented with ordering some of the other lighter fare, as it seems a waste to not go for the heavy stuff on our visits. The stuff you featured here might just be ripe for trial.

Those Barcia strips are killer, though. Crisp and tasty, with the right amount of salty and sweet.

By: MP

MP — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:37:02 +0000

I admire people that are guided by and stick to their principles in deciding what food to partake. However, I would rather force-feed ducks than let marginalized kids go to school hungry. Sure, we must protect animals and try to be as humane as possible but we must also be realistic and reasonable. I’d save one child over 10 ducks.. Some animal-lovers will hate me for this (and probably nominate me for a fish pan award) but that’s just me and I’ll probably use the fish pan to fry some foie gras..

MM, I will try to rebook my flight back to Manila on an earlier date just so I could have a “meaningful” + yummy meal at one of my favorite restaurants!

Thank you very, very much Mamou (and MM and family of course) for caring for the kids.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:01:23 +0000

Grace, we have worked with the same schools, one in Taguig, and one in Cebu for the past 5-7 years. We trust the programs put in place, monitor the feeding closely, and are confident that all of the money donated ends up in food provided. These two schools receive funding for an entire year usually, so that the program is consistently applied throughout the year. For a program of say 120 kids, fed three times a week (a full meal, not a snack), one can figure on say PHP8,000 per week, for say 40 weeks, or PHP320,000 for the entire year. I suspect costs are rising thought and maybe PHP400,000 is a more accurate figure for a feeding program of that size… We are not looking for additional beneficiaries at this point.

By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:14:36 +0000

May I know how you choose the beneficiaries? I know of 3 public schools that need financial assistance for their feeding programs. Can they apply to become beneficiaries?

By: natie

natie — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:25:11 +0000

As a flag-waving carnivore, again I say:” Would that you could live on the fragerance of the earth, and like an air plant be sustained by the light.
But since you must kill to eat, and rob the young of its mother’s milk to quench your thirst, let it then be an act of worship..” Gibran

The day I get medically-restricted from red meat and foie would be a very, very sad day..

By: Isagarch

Isagarch — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:45:44 +0000

Unfortunately, I work every weekend but I did share it on my Facebook page! Eat on!!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:43:45 +0000

mei kwei, after recently seeing a segment of Anthony Bourdain where he featured the owner of D’Artagnan and actually showed how the ducks are “force fed” for seconds per day, I am even more convinced that the “brouhaha” over foie gras is, for the most part, less than informed on the part of most diners who have opinions about it. Foie was banned in California and in some other states, and in some cases, the bans removed if I am not mistaken, after legislators toured responsible farms such as D’Artagnan’s in New Jersey. Personally, I love foie gras and will continue to eat it. I don’t eat shark’s fin, bird’s nest, or any other knowlingly endangered foods… but veal and foie? definitely…

I am a carnivore, so I understand I am taking the life of animals who will provide some of my food. I understand that. Folks who think that chickens, beef, and many other more typically farm raised animals are far more ethical eaters than those who also eat foie are probably in for a rude awakening with respect to reality… the manner in which chicken is raised, and at one point blinded to prevent them from fighting with each other in crowded pens, and then the manner in which they are slaughtered all brings up sensitive issues… I agree if we could all eat humanely raised, organic produce that would be the best option… but to do that realistically, we would have to cull more than half or more of the world’s human population (maybe not a bad idea if it didn’t seem so anti-human) to have enough space and volume of organic food for everyone to enjoy…

And while plants and fruits don’t have brains per se, as we are used to thinking of brains, I would also argue that it must be a darned bitch to be a live leaf or fruit, or recently picked from the plant, and to be gnawed on and ground up between one’s teeth and swallowed into a pit of acids. If lettuce leaves could scream, eating a nice salad might not be as guilt free an experience if we could hear them in pain… :)

By: mei kwei

mei kwei — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:28:56 +0000

i heard that foie gras is already legally ban in calif. its a good thing, its about time they ban this. its just so frustrating how they force feed the ducks in france. my first intro to foie gras was in culinary school and when i dined at little owl in ny way back when it first opened, after that- no more foie gras for me. the place looks very chic but probably i wont go. i’d rather spend my $$ supporting sustainable organic restaurants- its my choice, i dont blame anyone if they go for foie gras.

By: Sharon O

Sharon O — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:19:09 +0000

A great big thanks and congratulations to Mamou for their generosity and to you MM for your fantastic feeding program. May you all be blessed for all that you do!

I was wondering how one can make donations or contribute to this program of yours, MM? So many hungry children in the Philippines, I’d love to be able to help out! Cheers,