November 14, 2011! START for Batch 5! enrollment starts today
Be a real Chef in international culinary Arts….
Working abroad?
Travel around the world?
Batch 2, 3 and 4 was cooking for President Aquino last September.
Start with us your career in culinary Arts and you will gain international cooking skills and win unforgettable experiences.
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Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts offer students a chance to gain professional experience by working with a variety of cooking styles, techniques, and gaining knowledge about different cuisine. From reviewing recipes to developing menus, cooking programs at the Academy make it simple to learn about different methods and apply each principle in a real-life setting.
The Culinary Arts 1, Culinary Arts 2, and Culinary Arts 3 with a European Educational Standard using the Dual- Education System from Germany equipped with highly effective learning methods.
This program allows students to acquire professional, international hands-on competencies in culinary arts.
Culinary Arts one Course Description
The following modules are included in Culinary Arts 1 :
1. Module: Kitchen Job / Workplace Kitchen – 150 hours
2. Module: Food Fundamentals/Simple meal preparation – 90 hours
3. Module: Preparation of egg cookery -60 hours
4. Module: Preparation of salad, vegetables, mushrooms etc. – 80 hours
5. Module: Menu cards and Calculation -100 hours
Total : 480 hours in 12 weeks
| 240 Hours Theoretical Lessons ( Lecture) |
240 Hours Practical Lessons (Laboratory) |
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* Air-Conditioned Class Rooms
* Modern Equipments for Modern Learning * Certified European Chef Instructors * Updated Educational Materials |
* Individual Complete Set of Chef tools
* One-on-One Working Station * Direct Foreign Chef Supervision * Sanitation and Safety * The Only MODERN KITCHEN IN NEGROS ISLAND |
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1.) Learning measures for accident prevention and preparedness for the fire safety (for work with sharp objects, hot liquids, wear shoes with non-slip soles, wearing a chefs trousers, prevention of fire risk, fire behavior, etc.)
2.) Application on the measures of Hygiene and Cleanliness practices in the workplace shall be strictly imposed according to the legal provision provided in their respective areas such as the needs of personal hygiene, good ventilation or the desired temperature, as well as the International Cleaning Standard.
3.) Operation and Maintenance of working-and Kitchen Tools/Equipments circumstances in the kitchen.
4.) Acquisition of the basic knowledge on work-flow in the kitchen and the post breakdown.
5.) Proper waste collection and disposal.
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1.) Selection and evaluation of food (assessing freshness and availability).
2.) To clean , peel and shape vegetables, salads, and potatoes.
3.) Simple dishes of cold kitchen and breakfast kitchen to prepare and on the basis of knowledge of the various vegetable and potato types, different types of cutting.
4.) Preparation of simple meal-eggs and Egg Cookery.
5.) Simple dishes from the warm kitchen in using the different kinds of preparations (blanch, boiling, steaming, poaching, frying, sauteing, grilling, baking, browning, frying, braising, glazing, steaming).
6.) Processing and serving of ready-made meals
7.) Participate in the presentation, such as plating, use of silverware to serving. Knowledge of garnishing as well as typical dining decorations.
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1.) HACCP – Standard measures of Egg Cookery.
2.) Preparation and serving of variety way in poaching eggs.
3.) Preparation and serving of variety dishes in frying eggs.
4.) Preparation and serving of cooking different types of pancakes.
5.) Preparation and serving all types of omelet cooking.
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1.) Preparation and Manufacturing of cold sauces, mayonnaise and dressings.
2.) Prepare and produce raw foods into simple and compound salads.
3.) Vegetables : cooking, steaming, baking, browning and pureeing for soups, stews, dishes, side dishes as well as in separate cooking to preparing of meals.
4.) Cut and shape potatoes and potato products to-use and side dishes of boiled, steamed, pureed, mashed, bound, fried and baked potatoes.
5.) Rice, grains, flakes and semolina and cook for further processing to Soups, inserts and supplements
6.) Preparation of Pasta for side dish and main dishes and cook for further processing.
7.) Legumes as stews and as side dishes to cook and mash.
8.) Clean mushrooms, cook and mash and mushroom dishes.
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1.) Collection and the Writing of a Menu for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Ala Carte at any style of presentation in the application of a Menu Card on each category for any type of food service that will served as the mirror of a restaurant .
2.) Setting of food effects on Festive occasions.
3.) Calculating the selling price based on the raw food cost , material price, and other expenses covered in it.
enroll now…
all inclusive package:
- all ingredients
- all hand outs
- 1 set Chefs Uniform
- 1 Set german Knifes
- all field Trips
- DACA Recipe Almanac ( ca. 800 Recipes)
- Snacks, Lunch
no hidden Cost’s, no hidden fee’s !!!
PHP 98,500.00 only
Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts International Noblefranca Str.
Cor. Rizal Boulevard
Dumaguete City, 6200, Negros Oriental
Mobile: +63-9177000296
Phone: +63 35-4224080
Christmas cooking and baking
Daca Xmas Ads 1
Season’s Cooking and Baking!!!
Starts on,
December 10, 11, 17 and 18, 2011
some seats available!

DACA Christmas Short Courses Menu
Cooking
Pumpkin soup with ginger and cream
-honey glazed Fiesta Ham
-Bread dumplings and red cabbage
-brown onion sauce
-apples decoration with cranberries
Baking
Cookies
Butter cookies
Chocolate cookies
Cinnamon stars
FESTIVE DESSERT
-Semifreddo
-crème caramel
PIE
-Apple pie with streusel and vanilla sauce
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Also watch for our other weekly Courses:
Noblefranca Str.
Cor. Rizal Boulevard
Dumaguete City, 6200, Negros Oriental
Mobile: +63-9173009708
Phone: +63 35-4224080
Final Day for Batch 4 Culinary Arts 1
December 1 the final Day for the 6 Students in Culinary Arts 1. After 3 Months
The Day of the Days starts at 9 am with the creation and calculation for an 3 course menu. The Students have an ingredients basket and develop the menu, after that they create the shoppinglist.

after all the preparation which includes also the development of the menu card.
2. Step on this long day is the written Exam. On 10 Pages the students have to review all the 3 Months of Culinary Arts 1.
12:00 the written exam is done. now a small lunch and then starts the cooking….
Thats the Menu for our Future Chefs
Von and Michael preparing carrots for turnee

Spaetzle (Pasta german Style) by Joanne and Cindy
FINAL DAY FOR BATCH 2
Cooking, written Exam, Graduation
DACA Chef students (BATCH 2) took their final exam after 9 Months.
Really the students showed their best in cooking for the judges. The judges were seeing the students forcasting what they have learned since the first day of school. The students were creating their individual sense of creativity.
Future Chef Charles V. Ridad showed off his Menu with
Cream of Broccoli
Gambas with homemade Tagliatelle
Pork Stroganoff with Potato Duchess and Grilled Veggies
Pineapple Parfait Tart with Choco Vanilla Sauce
Future Chef Matt Aaron G. Villamil started his Menu with
Pumpkin & Ginger Soup
grilled Salmon with three colored Pasta
Roasted Milkgoat on Rosemary Sauce with Turneed Veggies & Gratin Potato
Apple Parfait with Vanilla Sauce.
Future Chef Ervin L. Avila presented his Menu
Cauliflower Creme Soup.
Seared Tuna with Wasabi & Black Pasta
Beef Steak on Green Pepper Corn Sauce with Farm House Potato & Green Bean with Turnee Carrots
Sweet Crepe on Glazed Mango.
After their final exam, the students cooked for their loved ones as we celebrated our 3rd Family Night held here at Casablanca Restaurant. Family members were overwhelmed with how much their sons have transformed and where very proud of the outcome.
Despite the intense heat of the sun on the following day, the students were in union with helping one another for the preparations for the motorcade-parade around the City of Dumaguete. After which, all of the staffs & the students shared a bite & a sip at Kamalig Resto for lunch.
Later that afternoon, we commenced our program. The program had to do with the handing over of the Certificates to the Graduates namely:
Charles Ian V. Ridad,
Matt Aron G. Villamil &
Ervin L. Avila.
All of the students and the staff took pleasure in listening to the live band and having a split up second gulp.
very proud Instructors
Congrats Batch 2 from the whole DACA TEAM
DACA Students cooking for the President of Philippines
Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts serve Lunch for President Aquino and 98 Guest in public market complex in Bais, Negros Oriental.
A Milestone in the history of Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts and our Chef students comes truth. On September 07, 2011 we serve the Lunch for the visit of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III .
Batch 2, 3 and 4 of DACA get a touch of the first class catering in real life and get a unique experience while the President Catering.
While the catering our Students learns a lot. How important is a perfect “mise en place” how to solve last minute problems, how to plate for more than 100 PAX within minutes etc., etc., etc..
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DACA now with Bar and new Class room
With the new school building DACA get as first Culinary School in the Visayas an professional Bar. This bar is not only used for Bartending courses where we mix famouse Cocktails and international Drinks, Also the always asked Barista Courses are here teached. With 3 different coffee machines and lots of different coffees and teas the Students will get an unique knowledge about all Beverages.
The Demo Kitchen
DACA as first Culinary School in the Visayas with that unique DEMO Kitchen. Equipped with a giant Mirror for monitoring every step of the teacher, with an powerful Aircon to have an area to make finest puff pastries, croissants, creams, mousses and lots of other pastry goods. Equipped with a Projector for Demonstrations, and of course equipped with professional workstations for the students.
The Kitchen
With 8 High preasure Burners, Convection Oven, Grinder, Slicer, Mixer etc etc etc DACA builds up an modern international Kitchen. All made of stainless steel, surrounded by extra hard burned Tiles, that is the layout of our new Kitchen.
The future Chefs work in an Environment like in USA or EUROPE . The advantage is on the hand, when DACA Students working abroad they can easily handle the Kitchen, because they know already all that special equipments.
New School Facilities of DACA-International.
August 8,2011 the Dumaguete Academy for culinary arts was re-open. New international standard school facilities,with modern , more beautiful and comfortable room inside that can student make that easily.
Our new Facilities in Pictures (click the Links for more Information):
First of all the re-opening celebration was start a prayer,then followed by the priest blessing.

Only the best equipments for future DACA Students In our Mirror Kitchen Students will learn proper Knife Skills.
The new kitchen formation is more elegant With an huge Island cooking station, modernest Equipment like Convectomat, Planetary Mixer, Pasta Machine, Blender, Juicer, giant exhaust , etc. etc. .

The teacher’s of DACA is wearing there newly modern uniform in corporate colors.
Visit us in our new Rooms…..
Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts International
Noblefranca Str.
Cor. Rizal Boulevard
Dumaguete City, 6200, Negros Oriental
Mobile: +63-9173009708
Phone: +63 35-4224080
info@daca-international.com
www.daca-international.com
Basic SUSHI, SASHIMI and MAKI – Japanese evening Course
Basic SUSHI, SASHIMI and MAKI – Japanese evening Course
This course is a hands-on class for anyone with love of sushi, Sashimi and Maki . Come as individuals or groups for funny 3 Evenings of japanese food making. Learn how to make cucumber rolls, California rolls, rainbow rolls and spicy tuna hand rolls.
Best part is that you get to enjoy them all at the end of the class.
Please bring your own apron.
included is:
all ingredients
1 T-shirt
course hand out
Provided with top-quality fresh fish and sushi ingredients, Students had the opportunity to interact directly with our sushi chef. After completion of the workshop, participants had a chance to taste authentic sushi freshly prepared by their instructor and them self.
All participants received a certificate of completion signed by the instructors and information about where to buy all the ingredients needed to make authentic-tasting sushi.
August 15 – 17
3 evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm
in the new air-conditioned mirror-kitchen of DACA
5,900.00 PHP only
course starts with a minimum of 5 Participants!
Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts International
Noblefranca Str.
Cor. Rizal Boulevard
Dumaguete City, 6200, Negros Oriental
Mobile: +63-9173009708
Phone: +63 35-4224080






































