Yearly Archives: 2009
CACS Davao Cucina Nueve from Ria Jose on Vimeo. That is the AVP I made that was presented during the Cucina Nueve Legacy Buffet held last September 24, 2009 at the Linmarr Apartelle. It was the graduation and awards ceremony of our class, Batch 9 of the Center for Asian Culinary Studies Certificate Program in Cooking and Baking Skills.
Several of my classmates in Cucina Nueve were invited by our classmate Emmie Hitgano to cater a buffet lunch for the VIP guests of the fiesta of Trento, Agusan del Sur last October 4, 2009. The chosen ones were Earl Jimenez, John Agonia, and Rabbie Kyle Garcia. Other members of the class went to Trento to join the festivities and…
I finally graduated from the Center for Asian Culinary Studies (CACS) Davao last September 24, 2009. My class was Batch 9 of the school’s Certificate Program in Basic Skills in Cooking and Baking. Our class culminated with a night of good food, fellowship, and a graduation ceremony. Our class, Cucina Nueve, served up delectable hot and cold dishes and yummy…
People have always said that the secret to cooking and baking well is love. I have always known what it means but here, at this moment, I think my class has defined what it really means. We have been working for three days straight, the Hot and Pastry Kitchens more so than the Cold Kitchen. When you love, you have…
I have never baked cookies before we baked them for class. On Day 5 my group was assigned to bake Choco Chip Cookies, and during our extra class on white chocolates, we we assigned to make White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies. After both classes, I brought some cookies for my colleagues at the poker room to try out. And everybody loved…
Day 5 was all about sweets… cookies and cakes!!! Our instructor was again Chef Rhea Castro who has her own pastry business. Our group was assigned to make the following: Chocolate Chip Cookies Sponge Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting and Mango Topping Orange Chiffon Cake with Italian Buttercream Icing Butter Cake Zucchini Loaf Before mise en place, Chef Rhea shared…
My boss told me of his friends went on a business trip to Manila. And on that trip he stumbled upon a Bibingkinitan stall where he tried out a mini-bibingka. He loved it so much he bought a lot of boxes to take home as pasalubong for his friends and relatives in Davao. Shortly upon arriving here in Davao City,…
I was late for Day 4 since I had a hard time getting up from bed due to a minor illness. But I couldn’t just lie there and not learn anything so I tried to get to class around noon. Sadly, I missed all the lecture part and most of the baking. But I did meet Chef Rhea Castro who…
This a service re-post from CACS Davao. CENTER FOR ASIAN CULINARY STUDIES – DAVAO Holiday Gym & Spa Complex F. Torres St. Davao City Tel. No. 300-2992 or 300-CACS Email: cacsdvo@gmail.com or cacsdavao@yahoo.com Website: www.cacschef.com Lifestyle classes One-day recreational and business programs provide focused theme lessons for hobbyists and restaurateur – caterers who wish to gain additional knowledge from our…
We had a new instructor for Day 3 of our Basic Skills class, Chef Lawrence Zafra, sous chef of Cafe Ysabel. He began the class by giving us some reminders and important stuff we must do and know when inside the kitchen and when handling a knife.
This a service re-post from CACS Davao. CENTER FOR ASIAN CULINARY STUDIES – DAVAO Holiday Gym & Spa Complex F. Torres St. Davao City Tel. No. 300-2992 or 300-CACS Email: cacsdvo@gmail.com or cacsdavao@yahoo.com Website: www.cacschef.com Lifestyle classes One-day recreational and business programs provide focused theme lessons for hobbyists and restaurateur – caterers who wish to gain additional knowledge from our…
Day 2 of our classes was more interesting and exciting. A few of us can already cook, a handful already knows how to bake. But none of us has certainly made ice cream. And it was ice cream day in class. YUM! We were supposed to make meringues and ice cream. Our group was assigned to make: Coffee Ice Cream…
