How to make Macaroon? Come learn from Taylor's

Source: http://milkadeal.com/deals/taylors-macarons

If you think nobody bought this deal, that is because once I got the update email from Milkadeal, I just have to print screen and post it up here for everyone to see!

The Chef teaching is Chef Karam,, he is an amazing Dessert/Pastry Chef. I tried his cream puff once and I was hooked thinking that all Taylor's cream puff is as good as his handmade but unfortunately, sometimes their students creation are just not as good as his. :(

Macaroon is one of the expensive delight desserts and I feel sad that it is unfortunately one of my favourite desserts ever. Because it is so expensive, I carve for it. As well as because it so expensive, I tried to make my own. Turns out it became a 'Macoon' (my bf called it) instead of Macaroon. It didn't rise to have feet on them and it is not crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. It literally just became crunchy like a cookie. LOLs.

I mean, to have one of the best Chef  teaching you on the art of making Macaroon and having everything provided to you in class. Why not give it a go? I mean even when you buy almond powder for this recipe, it will cost you a bom if you fail making them just like me. I think my almond powder is still laying somewhere in my cabinet. HAHAHAHA!

OMG! 29 medals & most outstanding team in catering service title at Triumphing Culinaire Malaysia

Beating over 600 local & international hotels, restaurant & education institution to emerged as the top winners, Taylor's very own TCHT (Taylor's School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts won

6 GOLD

13 SILVER

10 BRONZE

and swept away the

Excellence Awards in the F&B section

&

Most Outstanding Team in Catering Services.

42 members were sent but these are the few prominent participants.

Star of the competition
A final year student from Bachelor in Hospitality and Tourism Management programme, Derek Loh Zhengwen being awarded the Best F&B Personnel and RM3000 as he won 3 gold from Mocktail, Cocktail and Table Setting category and 1 silver from Fruit Flambé category .

Issac Yap Chee Chie took home a Gold medal for Fruit Flambé category with his creation called "Smiling Gui Fei"

Julian Tan Kang Peng won a Gold and excellence award in the Table Setting category.

Not forgetting that Taylor's sent their own Chefs for competition too!

Chef Diana Cornwell (right) won Gold for Meat/Poultry Main Course category and Chef Abdul Halim Tumin (left) received bronze in the same category.

Dean of School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts (TCHT), Mr. Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan congratulated the team's success in grabbing the highly sought after title of Most Outstanding Team in Catering Services at Culinarie Malaysia 2011.

Photos and details taken from here.
For more information: www.taylors.edu.my 

Snogurt in Lakeside!

Oh!

What am I holding?!

It's SNOGURT!

Is not just a trend, is a new culture!

nom nom nom nom nom...... :)

Yes I was at the opening of a new shop in Lakeside call Snogurt where frozen yogurt can be found! Calling all health freak or weight cautious people, this is a place for you to hang out! This amazing desert is only 99% calories!

The founders of Snogurt were there too! I got the chance to speak to them because they nice enough to greet me when I walked in. Mr Yap and Mr Lau was friendly and funny which makes the whole convo light and not cocky. I even have friends re-tweet me and say that the bosses of snogurt are very friendly. :) Good sign.

What snoggy are you?

Many flavors are available in snogurt but in one day, they are only able to create 6 flavors due to the limitation of the machines. Though, those common favorite flavors will be consistent while some special flavors will be changed accoding to season. 

For the opening in Lakeside, the 6 flavors are:

 
 
 
 
 
 

Sweet or Sour? They have both!! Take a pick. 

Toppings Time!

 Don't LIE! I know you are tempted too!

As you can see, there's so many to choose from. One very obvious winning point is that their fruits and other toppings are extremely fresh! I remember picking strawberries and I am utmost impressed that ever strawberries are in perfect shape and condition. I had a glance over the peach area and is looking great as well! I am sure for most people, if the fruits do not look fresh, tendency you will not even reach out for it. I also like the fact that they took notice that many people loves Oreo cookies, it is one unavoidable topping. Thus, they had crushed oreo as well as oreo chunks prepared! PLUS POINT!!! 

JQ's Snoggy: The making...

When it's a hands on project, I am terrible at art. Thus, the thought of preparing a decent looking Snoggy is not my forte. So bear with me!

I was given a briefing before starting of with my not-so-creative fingers. It is actually very simple because everything you need to do is all listed in 4 simple steps on the wall. So here goes....

Step 1: Grab a cup of course!

Step 2: Choose your flavours and start filling your cups up! :D

Step 3: Choose your Toppings!

Step 4: Weigh it!

And Wah-La!!!!!!!

You got your fresh fat-free frozen yogurt dessert with amazing toppings done! Easy right?

Fun fact of Snogurt:

1. All ingredients are imported from Itally.
2. Very clean environment. (very cool hang out spot!)
3. Machines are cleaned twice a day. (one hour for each)
4. Staffs are friendly!
5. It's pink! (haha, this is just for me)

Privilege Card

Hard core fan of Snogurt?
Get 15% dicsount on all snoggy purchases!
Just spent RM50 and above in a single receipt to be entitled one!
For a limited time only with terms and conditions.

Need more info? Check them out here

Founder Mr Yap and Mr Lau

Even when I'm in the car, I still hold on to my snoggy.

"Try a cup of our snoggy and you will be cultured"

Snogurt Tagline

What's new in Lakeside Campus?

Hey all, how are you all?! I hope all of you are doing well. I'm sure some are busy with Christmas preparations and New Year 2011 is coming around the corner. Are any of you going anywhere for holidays or to celebrate? Not for me though :(, I will still be hanging around klang valley. Most of taylor's students are on break right now and also Hospitality students just completed their final exams! Woohoo, congratulations because it's OVER. Pray that all of you do well.

It has been a while since the commercial block is up in August or September this year. I'm sure most of you out there is interested in knowing what is new. So check it out below.

 Bistro Restaurant

 Face to Face noodles!

 EMO bookstore

 Breadstory with awesome chicken floss bread and hot chocolate

 Hair salon by A Cut Above academy

 Magazine stand with sweets. FInally!

 Gravity, random cute items.

 Old town coffee shop

 Kitchen restaurant

 Mac store

 Subway sandwich shop

 Chic-licious restaurant

 Baskin Robins. Yeah pink day!

 Backofen with classy food

 Wong Kok 'chan teng'

 StarBucks

 B-station, homey feeling cafe

 Telegift flower and gift shop

 Blood sucking Famous Amos cookies! Yummmm