DACA was holding an informational event in the rooms the Italia Restaurant in Bacolod City.

Culinary interested people from Bacolod took the opportunity to get first hand information
on culinary education and careers starting at the Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts.

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It is not over exaggerated to call Kumbira the culinary event of the year in Mindanao.

Kumbira is the home of the “Mindanao Chef Wars” competition. The overall champions in the professional devision from “Monster Kitchen” will move on to the National Food Showdown Grand Finals in Manila this September 21-22.

Besides the culinary competition Kumbira has seen competitions in Tandem Bartending and Speed Bed Settings.

The Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts had a booth at Kumbira 2012 for the very first time.
Next year, we are planning to enter the culinary competition!

We had a blast to meet alot of students from around Cagayan De Oro.

It was truly a pleasure, to have you at our booth.

Here are a few impressions from the Kumbira 2012:

The next Generation of Chefs!

Kumbira Booth 2012

Bartender Tandem Competition

Here we see a girls only team showing off its amazing ability to throw around these liquor bottles.

Culinary Students

Chef Guenther Sanin having a chat with students about italian recipies.

Free Professional Knife Sets

Students are impressed with the Professional Knife Set, which is included for Students at the Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts.

Knife Skills

Chef Norbert Gandler explaining different vegetable and meat cuts to students at the Kumbira 2012 trade show for Culinary Arts and Hotel and Restaurant Management

Chef Norbert Gandler

Chef Norbert Gandler showing his excellent knife skills to students at the Kumbira 2012 culinary exhibition and competition.

Fruit Carving

Some of the beautiful displays of fruit carving art at Kumbira 2012 at Limketkai Mall in Cagayan De Oro.

Fruit Carving Art

Some amazing fruit carving skills shown at Kumbira 2012 at Limketkai Mall Cagayan De Oro 2012.

Chef Mitchie Sison

TV Chef Mitchie Sison, the gold and silver winning culinary team of monster kitchen and Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts Chef Guenther Sanin with Daca Representative Daniel Sokoll having a great time with fantastic food served at the Thai Me Up Restaurant in Cagayan De Oro after a long day on the Kumbira Culinary Show 2012.

Enrollment is ongoing. Check out the list of Courses
and start your future now!

Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts with an own TV Show

Since February 2012 DACA supports Fil Products with an 15 Minutes cooking show weekly.

Shown on channel 6 on

Friday 5:20 pm

Saturday 7:50 pm

Sunday 9:20 am

all videos will be uploaded on you-tube and the recipes you find here. Don’t hesitate to join our you-tube channel.

and here are our Stars. We wish you a lot of fun to cook that delicious Dishes, enjoy!!!

Jason Bandoy with Beef Stroganoff

Tanja Jimeno with Clubhouse Sandwich

Summer Class : Culinary Arts Overview in 4 Weeks

As usual DACA created again a unique Culinary Arts course for all cooking enthusiasts. Within this 4 Weeks we show you the Culinary Basics. The Course is an travel around the World and will give you an overview about different cuisines (ex. Italy, Swiss, Austria, Germany, Hungary, French etc.)

Also included are Baking Days and Sausage Making Days. This Course is a Sampler out of the best and most frequented Short Courses of Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts. here are the details:

limited seats!!! inquire now!!!

Dumaguete Academy for Culinary Arts International

Noblefranca Str.
Cor. Rizal Boulevard
Dumaguete City, 6200, Negros Oriental

Mobile: +63-9177 000 296
Phone: +63 35-421 0687

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

1;00 pm cooking starts

Von and Michael preparing carrots for turnee

Spaetzle (Pasta german Style) by Joanne and Cindy

Potato Croquettes….

Beer batter for the apple beignets

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

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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