24th of March 2023 marks the completion of the Diploma in Culinary Arts of the 31st batch. The first endeavor of the Academy of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management upon its inception in 2010, the Diploma in Culinary Arts, offered in partnership with Culinary Solutions Australia International. This year 31 batches of diploma students have successfully graduated from our Institution. 

After 9 months of intensive training and 3 months of international internship, students of Diploma had their final assessment in which they had to cook a three-course meal (Starter, Main course, Dessert)and had to present it. Chef Stephan Trion from our affiliated institution, Australian Solutions was here to evaluate and judge the final assessment. The event started with our future chefs preparing their dishes in the kitchen. They were able to showcase immense skills and expertise in the kitchen.

The judgment of the final assessment was done based on various factors such as food safety, Hygiene, Recipe, Plate presentation, Costing Accuracy, etc. Renowned chefs of Nepal Chef. Nabin Lama and Chef. Ratna Bahadur Thapa was also there to evaluate the assessment. 

The students came up with their special dishes and their way of presenting them. 9 students were awarded bronze medals and 3 students were awarded Silver medals. Resha Prajapati as the highest scorer was awarded the gold medal. They are now moving towards preparing professional chefs who are job-ready for a thriving career in esteemed hotels and restaurants both at home and away. 

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I started my own journey of being vegetarian about seven years ago. I am not a vegan but I am a lacto-vegetarian. I have my own reasons for choosing this pathway and I am not against anyone who choose different pathway than mine.

 I became a vegetarian due to my sensitivity towards animals and their rights. We as humans have voice to speak our mind and state what we feel right or wrong but animals are voiceless which means we have to speak on behalf of them. Animals are treated brutally every day and I am totally against animal harm.

I was lucky enough to be supported by my family as everyone in my family are non-vegetarian. Whenever someone cooks meat in my family, either on weekend or on any festivals, they always cook vegetables of my preference and respect my choice. I hope one day I would be able to convince my family to become vegetarian as well.

Even though I am against killing animals brutally, I am not totally against eating meat as meat is a very important source of protein and iron. Not everyone can stop eating meat and that’s totally fine. The meat industry is considered as one of the huge contributors to problems such as pollution, food shortage and emptying of the oceans.

According to one of the research article that I read, some people might feel weak and tired if they cut off meat totally. But people who can avoid eating meat or start by reducing portion of meat in their daily diet, especially red meat and large fish, it can help at least some animals to live longer.

Just because they cannot raise a voice doesn’t mean they deserve to die. We all are born with a purpose and I think if we deserve to live, animals deserve to too. For all my fellow non vegetarians, I don’t hold grudge or hate towards anyone, I just want earth to be a better place to live and it starts within us.

Let’s make our earth a place where humans and animals can love each other  

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From Kreeti’s article, we want to point out that you can take whatever steps in your life that you think are important. Not everyone will be doing the same thing you’re doing and not all of them want to put in the effort to be different like that. 

So we want our readers to know and remember that it’s always okay to go with your heart, and putting in effort into being different should always be something you feel proud about! 

Vegan month might be coming to an end, but if you’re looking to live a vegan life, don’t let anything hold you back! After all, by going vegan, you would not only save 30 animal lives, but also 620 pounds of harmful carbon dioxide emissions, 913 square feet of forest, and 33,481 gallons of water.

Are you looking to explore vegan options or try out the vegan lifestyle? Check out this article from HappyCow and see if any of these vegan restaurants are near you right here in Kathmandu! Best Vegan Restaurants in Kathmandu

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I’m a BHM graduate in Hotel Management from ACA, Academy of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management which is now set forth as Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (CLE). I’m in full support of this change as it will help new and upcoming entrepreneurs achieve their dreams. And I might as well mention that I’m a huge lover of beatboxing. 

On the journey within life, wine has been a great part since joining the industry. I should consider myself lucky to be part of wines as finding something that you like to do.

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So, Food and Wine have been within people’s life for a long back. The wine is a beautiful product from grapes people have been drinking and loving it and has been a part of the culture within European countries.

Since we respect every sip and love it let’s have a glance through Cabernet Franc (cab-err-nay-fruhn) as it’s December, 4th of December is celebrated as National Cabernet Franc day.

Wines have their own history if we go through the times it is seen that the production of grape and wine have related to mistake from human behavior which leads to new wine or vitis vinifera( means wine-producing grape).

The mutation is the close term when related to wine grapes, as the grape variety Moreno and Hondarribi Beltza were accidentally mutated.

Later around in 16 century Cabernet Franc got to the Bordeaux Region of France thanks to French statesman Cardinal Richelieu (9 September 1585- 4 December 1642). 

As a death legacy of honored Cardinal Richelieu, December 4 is celebrated as National Cabernet Franc day.

So thanks to the mutation today we have Cabernet sauvignon a most popular bold red wine grape which is born due to the mutation of Cabernet franc and sauvignon blanc.

Today Cabernet Franc can be found in most parts of the world’s hometown being France ( Loire valley and Bordeaux). A thin blue-black skinned grape have different names like Bordo, Bouchet, Breton, cabernet Franco producing wine that works fantastic in a blend or single varietal. It also produces wine that is silky sweet namely ice wine from Canada or sparkling wine from the Loire valley of France. 

Each wine is different from the other the taste component and appearance differ one wine from another.  Cabernet Franc is the parent grape of Cabernet Sauvignon still Cabernet Franc is light compared to Cabernet Sauvignon, making wine that has spices component fruity peppery and herbs finish. It helps to be good mouthfeel smooth tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon with good acidity.

Food and Cabernet Franc

As food and wines goes together as a mix we can pair Cabernet Franc with food with species or roasted item and meatball with tomato suace. Better to have after 30 minutes of decanting.

So it’s been a year I have been back to Nepal from UAE due to personal reasons. And it feels good to see the wine market in Nepal is growing slowly. I love to stick with wines love visiting wine shops and restaurants completed my WSET( wine and spirits education trust level II). I am still learning with these and still, more to learn in fact something with the culture in Nepal that I found is the sweet loving palate of the people nothing against people palate but suggest people try each type of wine from dry to sweet as each wine have own taste.

We do have a wine market growing slowly, the vesper in Jhamsikhel and Vino Bistro (Radisson road) is good with a good collection to try.

Happy National Cabernet Franc day,

Legacy to Honored Cardinal Richelieu.

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