Top New York expert to conduct food styling seminars in Manila and Cebu

After her successful stint in Manila last year, internationally renowned food stylist Delores Custer returns this April to conduct another food styling seminar, this time covering more topics of interest to all food professionals.

Presented by FOOD Magazine, the country’s largest selling culinary magazine, and Magnolia Gold Butter, in cooperation with Alaska Crema, the seminar will include more food styling techniques such as how to style poultry, cakes, pies, and pasta; how to best promote your food products, how to do cooking demonstrations in public, developing and writing recipes, and working on TV commercials. She will also lecture and give slide presentations on what makes food look mouthwatering and appealing.

Based in New York, Mrs. Custer teaches food styling and culinary communications at the Culinary Institute of America and at the New School University in New York City. She has done food styling and/or developed recipes for such big names in industry as Proctor and Gamble, Pillsbury, Tupperware, Campbell’s, Time-Life Books, Readers’ Digest, Nabisco, General Mills, Newman’s Own, Wendy’s, and Cuisinart. Celebrities she has worked with include Julia Child, Debbie Fields, Paul Newman, Eddie Murphy, Dan Akroyd, Fabio, and Patti LaBelle. Her works have appeared in numerous cookbooks, magazines, food labels and packages, movies, TV series, and commercials.

The seminar will be on Wednesday, April 25 at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, Salinas Drive, Lahug. Fees are P6,500 for those enrolling on or before March 30, and P7,500 for those enrolling after March 30. The fees cover attendance, recipe and lecture handouts, lunch and snacks, certificate of attendance, and valuable giveaways. To register for the seminar, contact Enna Santos 415-2272 local 4656, e-mail: [email protected], Norma Chikiamco 415-2272 local 4645, e-mail: [email protected], Cherie Mijares 415-2272 local 4646, e-mail: [email protected] and Precious Salazar 415-2272 local 4646, e-mail: [email protected].

Aside from Magnolia Gold Butter and Alaska Crema, participating sponsors of the seminar include Glemgas Italy, Sapporo, McCormick, Jolly, Good Life, Dona Elena, and Magnolia Quickmelt. Other partners include Lifestyle Network and Regional Network Group, and Club O.

Chefs, culinary students and instructors, art directors, photographers and cinematographers, restaurateurs, caterers, food manufacturers, exporters, importers and distributors, art directors, and food enthusiasts are encouraged to take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn from America’s top expert.

Assisting Custer in the seminar will be Mary Grapsas, herself a US-based food stylist whose works have appeared in Teen Vogue, St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles, the Food Network, and TV commercial spots.