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Newsletter November-December The Chef Paul Bocuse Week celebrated at ITE - Singapore ONLINE PICTURE CONTEST As part of the online picture contest, students submitted a photo as a class having fun during the Pastry session with a Chef from Elle & Vire. BUFFET WEEK AT AMBER RESTAURANT The Diploma student’s also celebrated the Chef Paul Bocuse Week during their ‘Buffet Week’ in Amber Restaurant… with the buffet deco having the Bocuse theme. INTERNATIONAL PASTRY CONTEST Year 1 students took part in the international pastry cake competition. They created a cake in the shape of the Euro coin, whereby Chef Bocuse name and figure was edged into the Euro coin. Congratulations to Lee Ling Tse Clara and Nicholas Oon Zi An who won the prize of creativity! AVANT-SCENE PROJECT The Technical Diploma students celebrated the Chef Paul Bocuse Week during their Avant Scene week by creating menus from Chef Bocuse classical recipes. VISIT OF PASCAL LAMOUSSIERE FROM INSTITUT PAUL BOCUSE Mr. Pascal Lamoussiere was in ITE, Singapore to also give a talk to the Diploma students on the Life and Work of Chef Paul Bocuse. At Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola - Peru GASTRONOMIC & CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACROSS THE PLANET WITH ST. JOSEPH UNIVERSITY, LEBANON USIL and St Joseph University (Lebanon) shared a gastronomic and cultural experience. During the exchange, instructors from both countries talked about local ingredients, demonstrated classical local dishes and talked about their gastronomic history. COOKING WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCE WITH CHEF BERTRAND ESNAULT With great success, Chef Bertrand Esnault conducted the conference on Paul Bocuse life and work. He also shared with students Classic Lyonnaise cuisine. During his intervention, Chef Bertrand Esnault was accompanied by the Institut Paul Bocuse graduate and actual chef instructor Clet Laborde. Students from the different programs offered at USIL attended with great enthusiasm. CONFERENCE ABOUT PERUVIAN CHOCOLATE - CACAOSUYO A chocolate tasting experience was offered to USIL students in order to taste the treasures of Peruvian chocolate. INTERNATIONAL PASTRY CONTEST After having 20 teams registered and participating to the semifinals, the finals of the pastry contest took place on November 25th. Recognized juries from the industry were invited to evaluate and choose the local winner. The spirit and enthusiasm were evident; students loved the experience. Congratulations to Franco Villegas and Andre Guerreros from the Bachelor’s in Culinary Arts who won the prize of social networks! THE SENSES WORKSHOP “The Senses workshop” was held twice during the Chef Paul Bocuse Week. Students from different programs were exposed to challenge their senses through herbs recognition, fruit tasting, and food sounds.