Diploma and short courses at First Gourmet Academy

MANILA, Philippines - First Gourmet Academy offers diploma and short courses, not only for students who can make it to their regular morning and afternoon classes, but also for those whose schedule will allow them only to attend evening classes.

The evening batch for the diploma course in commercial cooking and culinary arts (DCCA), and for the diploma in commercial cooking, culinary arts and entrepreneurship (DCCAE) will be held three times a week (every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) from 7 to 11 p.m. The classes will start on Nov. 9.

DCCA teaches the essentials of food safety and sanitation, basic culinary skills and food science, baking and pastry, garde manger and international cuisines, while DCCAE is designed for the budding chef cum entrepreneur covering basic restaurant design, wine appreciation, bartending, service styles, and kitchen management.

Another batch for the short course on Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry will begin on Nov. 7 and will be held every Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. for four sessions. Enrolling in these sessions can open windows of opportunity for home-based businesses specially during the forthcoming Christmas season.

First Gourmet Academy’s other ongoing diploma courses for commercial, culinary arts and entrepreneurship are held every 8 a.m. to 12:30 (morning batch) and from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (afternoon batch).

First Gourmet Academy is located at Capitol Greenstreet, Capitol Hills Drive, Old Balara, Quezon City.

For information, call 951-1687 and 951-9655; SMS 0908-2592639, e-mail info@firstgourmetacademy.com, or visit www.firstgourmetacademy.com.