Newsletter January 2016

Newsletter January Newsletter January News & Events The Alliance Cookbook: 2 Kgs – 10 countries – 80 recipes – 242 pages Last past months, Alliance members have been working on a common project that furthers sharing and transmission. After weeks of collaboration and intensive work, we are proud to present our cookbook called “The Cookbook of the Institut Paul Bocuse Worldwide Alliance” which combines products and recipes, technics, lifestyles and traditions. It is now available in each member campuses. More… News & Events ITE invites the French Embassy and the Alliance Francaise to dinner In Singapore, the French Embassy and the French community have been strong supporters of the Technical Diploma in Culinary Arts program delivered by ITE. This resulted in several events and partnerships with the French Embassy, Campus France and the Alliance Francaise. Among these events, a 2-week dinner event at Chez West in December and the creation of a menu inspired by Chef Michel Bras in January. More… News & Events NKUHT won the gold medal in the 43rd WorldSkills Competition in Sao Paulo Ku Sheng-Wei, student from National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism Department of Western Culinary Arts, won the gold medal in cooking at the WorldSkills Competition held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This international competition is held once every two year and welcomes 39 skills competitions, including patisserie, bakery, painting, hairdressing and even electrical installations. More… News & Events Two senior students of USFQ selected to participate in a products research Daniel Samaniego and Marco Moya, senior students of Culinary Arts at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, were selected to participate in the research conducted by the consulting team “Read de Guardianes de Semillas” promoted by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage in Ecuador. The purpose of the research is to obtain information about products that are in danger of extinction in different areas of the country. More… Culture Focus 2016: The Chinese Year of the Red Monkey The Chinese New Year is the most important annual event for Chinese people and remains a family event since 4,000 years of celebration. The Chinese Year of the Red th th Monkey will start next February 8 . 2016 will be the 4713 Chinese Year! The celebration will last 15 days, from new moon phase to the first full moon. People who celebrate it will follow a day-by-day guide. More… Success Story Ruben Uchima Graduate of Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (Peru), Ruben Uchima participated to the Institut Paul Bocuse Worldwide Alliance student program in 2013. Passionate about cuisine, he never considered this career as a job and lived different job opportunities before to be hired as Executive Chef at the Embassy of Peru in Washington DC. More…