After a successful stint at the Food and Hotel Culinary Challenge in Singapore last year, the winning tie-up of the Magsaysay Center for Hospitality & Culinary Arts or MIHCA and Shang-ri La Makati did it again! This time, they reaped awards in HOFEX 2011, considered the most prestigious culinary competition in Asia. HOFEX is Asia's leading food and hospitality tradeshow with over 1,800 exhibiting companies and 35,000 professionals from all over the world gathered together at the Hong Kong Convention Center last May 7-10. Before an international panel of ... Continue Reading...
Culinary schools in Manila: MIHCA
After the oversupply of nursing students - some of whom have found themselves jobless and unable to leave the country, until the next demand wave occurs - culinary courses are getting to be the next popular choice. I know of a lot of friends whose sons or daughters want to go to culinary school. One of the reasons is probably the field's glamorization brought about by the rise of celebrity chefs (think Jamie Oliver) and reality competition shows like Top Chef. Another factor is passion and inclination. I, for one, would rather deal with pumpkins and chicken meat than ... Continue Reading...
Cafe 5845: Manila’s first cheese restaurant set to open
It's time to literally "say cheese!" With the date to be announced, Manila is set to open the first cheese-themed restaurant at the SM Mall of Asia soon. It is inspired by the country's recent feat of being in the Guinness Book of World Records for coming up with 5,845 cheese-based dishes in one day last December 14, 2009 - beating India's previous record of 4,668 dishes made in 2007. The forthcoming cafe will thus be called Cafe 5845 and will be made possible by the same team who collaborated for the Guinness world record, namely Kraft Foods Philippines (in ... Continue Reading...
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