i spent the whole day today at cebu international convention center to attend the Umami Culinary Challenge and Bida ka Carinderia event by Ajinomoto. my landlady and a very good friend of mine, leizel tan, was invited to be a speaker for the Bida ka Carinderia event of Ajinomoto. her success story as a businesswoman is truly inspiring so Aji mgt. chose her to speak before other carinderia owners. oh diba, sosyal! she dragged me along this event for moral support. here's ate leizel on-stage, inspiring everybody on how her business expanded due to hard work. i didn't know that she's been cooking since the age of 16, imagine! and she credited her grandfather for teaching her how to cook. so touching and inspiring. click on the pics to have a bigger view. :)
also, to my surprise, i crossed path with some present and past colleagues during this event. a former colleague of mine, Jessie, is into culinary school right now and he's one of the contestants in the culinary competition. the event is full of aspiring young chefs. it feels good to be surrounded with food enthusiasts. as a food lover and a cook myself, i'm very happy to be in this event, and this is just my first time to attend of this kind. here's some of my pics with my past and present colleagues. :)
the culinary competition was such a treat. an array of mouth watering dishes from different culinary schools were presented for viewers to take pics and appreciate. here are some dishes that caught my attention. :)
here's how the crowd went for today's event. the event was packed with culinary students from different culinary schools. it was nice to see the culinary competition right before your eyes. really exciting! :)
its the first time for Ajinomoto to hold this kind of event here in Cebu. I have to say, BRAVO for coming up with this kind of event. I really hope to be part of this again next year! sooo looking forward. Thanks for the invitation, Ryan Famador! until next year! :)
tight hugs,
AC
tight hugs,
AC
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