Team Enderun wins gold at WOFEX culinary competition

MANILA, Philippines - Students from Enderun Colleges won a gold medal at the recently concluded World Food Expo (WOFEX).

Gen Oliva and Joma Tuaño of Enderun Colleges won the Young Chefs Team Challenge category of WOFEX’s First Philippine Culinary Cup, held recently at the SMX Convention Center. The students, both taking up BS in International Hospitality Management with specialization in Culinary Arts, bested 18 other entries in the category.

Their entries were a pair of dishes from Alain Ducasse Formation: an appetizer of Salad Homard (Lobster Salad), and a hot main course of Free-range Chicken Breast with Foie Gras, Garnished with Garden Vegetables and Parsley Sauce.

Prior to the competition, the students were mentored and coached by chef Marc Chalopin, ADF+Enderun executive chef. They had also just recently finished a five-month internship with Alain Ducasse Formation in Paris, France, having been sent by Enderun through its academic partnership with the professional training center of Alain Ducasse.

Enderun Colleges is a four-year undergraduate college that offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration (BSBA), major in Business Process Management and Consulting, Finance and Wealth Management, or Marketing Management; in Entrepreneurship (BSE), with focus on Family Enterprise; and in International Hospitality Management (BS-IHM), with specialization in Culinary Arts or Hotel Administration. Enderun, committed to the highest international standards of academic excellence, is partnered with Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland and Spain, and with Alain Ducasse Formation in France. The degree programs combine management theory with practical professional experience, providing students with a solid foundation for leadership positions in the global business environment. For inquiries, please visit Enderun’s Fort Bonifacio campus at 1100 Campus Avenue, McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, or call (632) 8565000, or visit its website at www.enderuncolleges.com.

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