Fun outing to hospitality school
TWENTY-five students from the Dignity for Children Foundation based in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur spent a day at BERJAYA University College of Hospitality (BERJAYA UCH) taking a tour of the city campus, being treated to lunch cooked by homegrown celebrity chef Malcolm Goh and treated to hands-on workshops in cupcake decorating and mixing mocktails.
Chef lecturer Kerlley Bong demonstrated several techniques of piping icing and showed how to decorate cupcakes with toppings such as strawberries, sugar flakes and chocolate chips.
The students had great fun trying their hand at decorating their own cupcakes and partaking of the tasty treats afterwards.
Chef Goh, together with his students, cooked a three-course lunch for the students at Samplings on the Fourteenth, one of the teaching restaurants of BERJAYA UCH.
The menu of the day, prepared by the students of BERJAYA School of Culinary Arts, featured a threecourse meal of pan-seared sea bass accompanied with beetroot emulsion, julienned vegetables and warm mushroom salad for appetizer with a choice of main course between smoked duck breast accompanied with raspberry paper, choron sauce, cheesy potatoes and vegetables and smoked chicken roulade stuffed with caramelised onions and spinach, accompanied with egg yolk, medley of charred vegetables, chickpea mash and cheddar sauce.
The lunch was capped with a classic dessert of Black Forest served with macerated dark cherries, chocolate ganache, burnt cream and shaved chocolate garnished with a chocolate tree.
Chef Goh met and greeted the students after their lunch and commented, “We need to do our part for the young generation and try to inspire them to do great deeds. It is always inspiring to see the smiles on students’ faces when you present them with something new.”
After lunch, the students proceeded to the Oenology Lab for a mixology workshop with lecturer and Sommelier Association of Malaysia (Somlay) vice-president Ronald Willie Binati. During the workshop, the students went through a sensory test using an aroma kit, experimenting with the five primary taste sensations – salty, sour, sweet, bitter and umami. The students also enjoyed their selfmade Virgin Mojito mocktail at the end of the workshop.
Dignity for Children Foundation is a non-profit organisation whose vision is to empower underprivileged children to break the cycle of poverty through quality education, positively transforming their lives and the community around them.
The foundation aspires to establish high-quality, one-stop community learning centres for the poor; implementing specialised learning environments which develop children academically and socially, empowering them to become productive members of society.
Affordable higher education for everyone
BERJAYA UCH is working to make higher education more accessible, affordable and attainable for everyone. The PTPTN education financing scheme is available for Malaysian students. Its affiliation with the Berjaya Corporation Group of Companies also allows it to host several bursary schemes and education scholarships available to both local and international students.
About BERJAYA University College of Hospitality
BERJAYA UCH is arguably Malaysia’s premier university college in the fields of Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Tourism and Event Management, situated in the golden triangle of Kuala Lumpur.
Located on the 11th and 14th floors of Berjaya Times Square, it is conceptually designed with a fivestar hotel ambience and equipped with the most comprehensive and advanced facilities. BERJAYA UCH also offers courses in Business and Liberal Arts.
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