Nelson Morales

This homegrown restaurant chain has been giving free soup to visitors amid typhoon 'Uwan'

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ABS-CBN Lifestyle

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762767558522578272025_1269460001882240_2250054203300985376_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Mama Lou&#x27;s Zuppa di Maccheroni. Mama Lou&#x27;s/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mama Lou&#x27;s Zuppa di Maccheroni. Mama Lou&#x27;s/Facebook</span></span></span></div><p>A homegrown restaurant chain is showing its care for the community amid typhoon &quot;Uwan&quot; by doing what it does best: providing comfort through food. </p><p>Mama Lou&#x27;s, known for its pizza, pasta, and other Italian specialties, has been giving away free bowls of soup to visitors seeking shelter and a safe space amid the uncertainty brought about by the calamity.</p><p>It started handing out servings of Zuppa di Maccheroni in all of its branches last Saturday, November 8, with the belief that &quot;in moments like this, comfort, warmth, and human connection matter more than anything.&quot;</p><p>&quot;A warm bowl, a warm moment, a warm reminder that you are not alone,&quot; the restaurant <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1269459995215574&amp;set=a.553498750145039">said on its social media pages</a>. </p><p>Aside from visitors, Mama Lou&#x27;s has also been giving free soup to delivery riders and other people working despite the typhoon. </p><p>The restaurant chain said it is their way of thanking them &quot;for keeping our community safe.&quot;</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmamalous%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02CijM6Kc9EdbaiyWi2TJE9Nn8TA34PkLh6GsHChsDJPStTE5fHwuxyXf1wqHqomcNl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="601" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Mama Lou&#x27;s first opened as a small, family-owned restaurant in BF Homes, Parañaque in 2010.</p><p>Since then, it has expanded to different parts of Metro Manila, Pampanga, Bataan, Cavite, and Batangas, among others, with over 20 branches in the country.</p>

<p>A homegrown restaurant chain is showing its care for the community amid typhoon "Uwan" by doing what it does best: providing comfort through food. </p>

A homegrown restaurant chain is showing its care for the community amid typhoon "Uwan" by doing what it does best: providing comfort through food.