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How Sary Elliott Started Her Dream Bakery and Farm In Upstate New York

    The Elliott Farm is a 56-acre property on the east coast. Sary Elliott, a CCA Manila graduate (Batch 2002), has four dogs, three cats, twenty turkeys, forty ducks, ten Sebastopol geese, a few guineas, and hundreds of chickens. We spoke about her culinary journey: 1. What were you doing before you enrolled in …

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Gia Cordero: How She Made The Switch From Restaurant Kitchens to Corporate Role

  We love seeing our graduates in the different fields in F&B. In our latest alumni story, we feature Gia Cordero, a graduate of Diploma in Culinary Arts &Technology Management (2022). Her first job after graduating was at Cafe Fleur, an establishment led by Chef Sau Del Rosario. Later on, she made the shift from …

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La Kalidad: How This Bakery In San Francisco Bay Area Is Introducing Filipino Flavors to Americans

  Angelica Nulud and Paul Faraon are a young couple that started La Kalidad, a small-batch bakery serving artisanal brioche bread and pastries in San Francisco Bay Area. They were featured in San Francisco Chronicle, “It’s been a long time coming: The Bay Area’s Filipino baking scene is more exciting than ever.” After graduating from …

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Anitta Cafe: A Twenty-Something Baker Opens Her First Cafe in Lipa, Batangas

Tessa Quiloña, a 25-year-old baker, was building her cafe in Batangas when she enrolled in the Fundamentals in Baking & Pastry Arts Course at CCA Manila.   She shared, “I came from a family of doctors. So, I was supposed to take the same path. But a few months ago, I decided to study baking. …

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Filipino restaurant Nanam in NZ, owned by CCA graduates, takes home top award at Taste of Auckland

At this year’s Taste of Auckland, the Filipino restaurant Nanam received the top award for the dish of wagyu beef and lemongrass sausage in tortilla with chipotle mayo and atchara pickles. The award was given by celebrity chef, Marco Pierre White. Nanam Eatery is a restaurant in New Zealand, owned by two of CCA Manila’s …

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