After the Master Chef Demonstration Workshop on Mexican & Peruvian Cuisine held on 19 & 26 June respectively, the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) together with the Consulate General of Argentina in Hong Kong and Macao SAR, and the Macao Association for the Promotion of Exchange between Asia-Pacific and Latin America (MAPEAL) hosted the Argentinian Cuisine Cooking Demonstration Workshop on 3 July, helping hospitality and food and beverage professionals understand more about Argentinian cuisine, Chef Sebastian Jose Guevara was invited to share the concepts of Argentinian cuisine and several recipes. Consul Mr. Luciano Battaglia (on behalf of the Consul General Mr. Gustavo Fazzari), also attended and supported the event.
Chef Sebastian Jose Guevara possesses over 20 years of experience in the culinary and hospitality industry in different countries. With his broad culinary experience, he has travelled around the world for work and he had been the head chef in renowned restaurants located in Argentina, Chile, Singapore and Hong Kong SAR. He hopes to bring insights and to spread the main features of Argentinian cuisine to the general public through Argentinian gastronomy classes, seminars and workshops. He is enthusiastic in sharing his culinary skill to young chefs, training the new generation so as to spread the Argentinian culinary culture.
The workshop was composed of five sessions: introduction to Argentinian culinary arts and its ingredients, introducing the recipes and preparing ingredients, key issues of the production process, demonstration, food tasting and Q&A. Three dishes were demonstrated at the workshop: Focaccia with tomatoes and toppings, braided tenderloin with Bone marrow potato with red bell pepper pesto and chimichurri, bread pudding with bananas and walnuts. The workshop attracted a total of 32 chefs from hotels and restaurants. Participants not only gained basic knowledge about Argentinian cuisine through the demonstration, but also experienced the whole production process, and tasted the Argentinian delicacies.
IFT has always been dedicated to organise promotions of different ethnic cuisines for local industry and the public. In the past 3 weeks, IFT held Master Chef Cooking Demonstration on Mexican, Peruvian and Argentinian cuisines to promote Latin American culinary culture. At the same time, it aroused the interests of food service industry in Macao to explore more ideas in cooking. Through “Master Chef Cooking Demo Series”, IFT forms a communication platform for local and overseas chefs. The institute will make more efforts to offer more training programmes and events to help enhance the knowledge and skills of industry professionals.
