Oro Plato Masa launches nationwide culinary competition
“to espouse a new culinary philosophy of progression that allows our student chefs to shine.” this is the aim of this CSr project initiated by Marissa Dames, the president and Coo of DtC Promos Inc. which was launched on September 17 at the Golden Phoenix Hotel in Manila, the official hotel for the competition.
the competition is open to all Filipino students who are at least 16 years old by Sept. 1, 2019 and are currently enrolled in a cooking course/ program of any school recognized by the Philippine government.
Dames, a winner of a prestigious nationwide cook match and who has been working in the food and marketing industry for the last 25 years, explains the clever event title saying that “‘ oro’ which is gold, stands for the highest standard of excellence aspired for by chefs.”
“‘ Plato’ is the plate ( or stage) by which the student contestants can showcase their passion, talent and skills in creating culinary masterpieces.”
“‘ Masa’ is the heart and soul of this project. “Masa” is a word that could both mean dough and the masses. We look at the students as the “dough” or assets that we can work with and support. our goal is to allow each contestant to rise to his/her full potential through this competition and of course, we will try to reach as many students and schools as possible.”
Deadline for submission of entries is on Jan. 15, 2020. eighteen teams will be chosen and will be announced in the said Facebook page on Jan. 30, 2020.
nSM Supermalls will host the grand finals on Feb. 22, 2020 at the SM Mall of asia Music Hall.
the grand winners will win lenovo laptops, kitchen equipment and products from Unilever Food Solutions (UFS), Masflex, oleo Fats and Sonlie. entries and forms can also be downloaded from