By Ruby de Vera
Wednesday, June 25, 2008, Philippine Daily Inquirer
 MANILA,
Philippines—I pride myself on being independent, but the only kitchen
equipment I own is the microwave and the lowly can opener. My roommate,
legally, owns the stove in the apartment. Without someone to cook for
me, I resort to one of the following: eating out, takeouts, or opening
a can of something and nuking it. I’m also a fan of the
just-add-hot-water variety.
When my roommate learned that I enrolled in the Kitchen Discovery Class of the Center of Culinary Arts (CCA),
she offered to call CCA to warn them that there might not be a CCA at
the end of the day. I invited my friends along, just in case. They
wouldn’t leave me alone in a burning building.
The Kitchen Discovery
Class used to be a prerequisite for students of the two-year Culinary
Arts course, but due to its popularity it was offered as a separate
one-day course. After the course, students should be able to decide
whether or not they have what it takes to be in the kitchen.
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By Linda Bolido
Tuesday, June 24, 2008, Philippine Daily Inquirer
 MANILA, Philippines—It is proud to be Pinoy. While other institutions boast of their foreign ownership or connections, the Center for Culinary Arts (CCA), Manila, the pioneering cooking school in the country, is happy to be 100 percent Filipino-owned.
And, according to Jesus Anthony (JB) Bolaños, CCA marketing manager, it is the only school offering Filipino cuisine as a subject.
But, although its graduates now run some prestigious kitchens both here and abroad—in embassies, five-star hotels and corporate headquarters—the school continues to dream big for its students.
A new feather added to its cap recently will give its graduates a better chance of landing jobs in the United States and other parts of the world than those coming from schools that openly used their tie-up with foreign institutions as a come-on for students, says Bolaños.
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 Center for Culinary Arts, Manila is proud to be the 1st and Only School in Asia & the Pacific with academic programs accredited by the accrediting commission of the American Culinary Federation Foundation:
Visit the ACF website at www.acfchefs.org.
The Center for Culinary Arts (CCA), Manila, the Philippines' pioneer in professional culinary education, continuously leads the way in the food preparation and service industry by giving you practical hands-on education, equipping you with the industry-required skills to excel in the global culinary arena.
Apart from our highly competitive curricula, CCA boasts of a talented, dedicated, and award winning faculty composed of culinary and foodservice industry practitioners. CCA instructors have been educated in the world's finest universities and culinary institutions, and have made their mark in distinguished restaurants and hotels here and around the globe.
Not only will you graduate highly competent with your craft we'll make sure you'll bring fresh and innovative ideas as you face and cook for the world.
This is CCA Manila. Conquering the Global Foodscape.
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