Center for Culinary Arts: Launching of The Coffee Academy

Are you a coffee lover like me and wants to study more about coffee and wondering where to enroll? 


Behold! :)


The Center for Culinary Arts Manila launched another academic program that will cater to people who loves coffee and who wants to learn more about coffee, the much awaited Coffee Academy.


The Coffee Academy was launched last June 7, 2012 and I am very lucky to be part of this event since I am a coffee lover who wants to learn more about coffee! :)


I saw the ad at Cravings' Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/cravingsphilippines) and I immediately followed the instructions on how to get an invite. I was very early that day (the program starts at 9:30 am and I arrived there at 8:30 in the morning! Excited much? :D). 


Anyway, I waited for some guests to arrive and when I met Ms. Aica (the Marketing Officer for Cravings), she accompanied me to the room where the event is going to happen. It was a small yet nice coffee class room with 6 espresso machines, has a very good aroma of the coffee beans and the barista trainers are all there. Though I felt little awkward at first, I started taking some pictures and Ms. Aica introduced me to the guests and some teachers. And luckily, a friend of mine arrived! I'm not alone :D. 


The event has free coffee tasting or I should say free unlimited coffee for 3 hours! There were 6 espresso drinks that can be ordered, made by the trainers themselves, (the trainers are directors, managers, and some are chefs!) and served to you hot! 

Espresso Macchiato

• Espresso - a concentrated type of coffee, brewed by forcing a small amount of almost boiling water through finely and fresh ground coffee beans.
• Espresso Macchiato - a type of espresso drink in which the milk goes first before the espresso shot which creates a mark over the foam of the milk. *Macchiato means to mark.
• Americano - Americano is the type of espresso drink similar to regular brewed coffee. The strength of this drink depends on the number of espresso shot. 
• Latte - a latte is made from espresso shot added with steamed milk with a little bit of foam on top.
• Cappuccino - the way the cappuccino is made is similar to latte, however, cappuccino has much more foam than a latte. Half of the drink has steamed milk, and half of it has foam.
• Latte Macchiato (my favorite latte and macchiato in one!) - same as with the espresso macchiato. The only difference is that latte macchiato has much more milk the the espresso macchiato.

My first coffee of the day,
Latte Macchiato! :)

Socializing was the first part of the program, well actually, it's not just the first part, IT IS THE PROGRAM! Unlike any other ordinary events which starts with the host talking, this event started with a cup of coffee. People are just socializing and enjoying each other's company. 

Me with Master Barista
Ms. Melissa Caia

With the CEO of Cravings Group
Ms. Badgie Trinidad

The emcee, Mr. Raoul, introduced to us the Chief Executive Officer of the Cravings Group, Badgie Trinidad and also the Master Barista trainer from William Angliss Institute of TAFE (Melbourne, Australia) and also a judge of World Barista Championships, Ms. Melissa Caia. 


The Cravings Group and the William Angliss Institute have joined forces to introduce the coffee academy here in the Philippines, and Ms. Melissa trained the teachers for the academy.


We spent the whole day watching some demonstrations on how to make espresso drinks with the use of the espresso machines, socializing and meeting new friends, and most of all, enjoying our free tasty espresso coffees!


The class might start around July this year. If you want to know more about the program, you can contact them through: 


Direct lines for inquiry of courses: 994.2520, 994.2530, 994.2540 or visit their website, www.cca-manila.com


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Thank you for your time in reading my short article about the launch. It was such a very nice experience! Hope to be in this kind of events again! A fun and new learning experience!!

from your litte miss dietician,

Charnelle <3