Chef-owner Patrice Freuslon of Society Lounge or S Lounge topbills The Maya Kitchen’s demo for the month tomorrow , May 17, Saturday, from 9am-1pm at Liberty Building in Makati City. Chef Patrice will demonstrate how to cook the following gourmet French dishes: Foie Gras Crème Brûlée, (duck liver, crème, eggs, spice) Shitake Mushroom Risotto with […]
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Rarely do I attend cooking classes at The Maya Kitchen because of the early call time, but I will be there this Saturday, Nov. 23, to see well-known Chef Fernando Aracama do his demo from 9am to 1pm. The place: The Maya Kitchen Culinary Center at the 8th Floor Liberty Building, 835 A. Arnaiz Avenue (Pasay Road), Makati City.
Chef Fern will share a few precious recipes that will be useful to us this Christmas. On the menu: the Spanish inspired Patatas Riojana, a very simple yet hearty and delicious potato and chorizo soup; Grilled Ensaimada Media Noche style, hot and crusty butter grilled ensaimada stuffed with Chinese ham and queso de bola; Insalata Uvato, a salad with honey balsamico vinaigrette, toasted pine nuts, green and red grapes and kesong puti; Malunggay and Mozzarella dip in a creamy, cheesy brûleé best served with crispy crostini; and Bunuelos and Warm Chocolate Dip for dessert. These are deep fried choux pastries served with a thick and smooth milk chocolate dip.
Chef Fern hails from Bacolod and is a graduate of the University of the Philippines with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration. He took further studies at The New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont USA and was a 2003 Cochran Fellowship Program Awardee at the Hilton College, University Of Houston, Texas, USA.
Chef Fern has a long list of bars and restaurants to his name like Aracama Filipino Cuisine, Opus, Republiq & Café Republiq, MYTHAI Kitchen, Lucky Niku Café, The ChopHouse, The Tides Hotel Boracay as well as previous spots Restaurant UVA, Encore/Embassy & Member’s Only and CANTEEN simple+good food.
He is also active in World Association of Chef Societies (WACS), Les Toques Blances Philippines, Council of Chefs, United States of America’s Department of Agriculture and is a Chef Consultant with Philippine Airlines.
For more information on other course offerings, log on to www.themayakitchen.com, e-mail contactus@themayakitchen.com or call 8921185 / 892-5011 local 108 / Mobile No. +63947 835 2290.
Culinary icon Glenda Barretto of the Via Mare chain makes one of her rare appearances on February 23, Saturday, 9am-1pm as guest chef of The Maya Kitchen.
Barretto will talk about her her process in creating a dish and how she has managed to remain on top in a highly competitive field. She will answer questions and will share tips and tricks both as a chef and as an entrepreneur.
Among the dishes that Barretto and her staff will demonstrate to cooking class participants are the following: River fern, Banana Heart & Eggplant Salad; Tinola Flan or light custard of chicken with papaya soup; slow-cooked beef belly; rice with purple yam; and pichi-pichi with coconut chantilly.
An accomplished chef, caterer, entrepreneur and author, Barretto is the force behind the Via Mare chain of restaurants. She has almost single handedly elevated catering into an art form, serving local and foreign dignitaries as well as celebrities and movers of society. She has penned bestselling culinary books as a solo author. In the recent past, she has collaborated with other chefs to come out with the well acclaimed coffee table book, Kulinarya.
Lifestyle courses for the month of February at The Maya Kitchen include: Fish Processing, March 2, Saturday, 9am-1pm; Asian Healing Fusion Recipes, March 2, 1-5pm.
Certificate Courses with hands-on: Fundamentals of Bakery Production, February 26-March 1, Tuesday-Friday, 10am-3pm and Basic Culinary, February 19-22, Tuesday-Friday, 9am-3pm.
For more information on other courses offerings, log on to
www.themayakitchen.com or e-mail contactus@themayakitchen.com or visit The Maya Kitchen Culinary Center every Tuesday to Saturday at 8F Liberty Building, 835 A. Arnaiz Avenue (Pasay Road), Makati City or call 8921185 / 892-5011 local 108 / Mobile No. +63947 835 2290.
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