Our Tribute to Steve Jobs

At 19 Culinary Studio is saddened by the passing of ITech icon Steve Jobs. His is a story of rags to riches and creation of history that touches our daily lives. We cannot imagine living our lives without iphones or ipads. Here is our tribute to Steve Jobs - our very own iphone fondant cake created especially to remember its creator. This is a 7" x 5" fondant cake at RM185. May Steve rest in peace!

Private Class: Asian Flavours - 25 Sept

After Cristiane visited our school on Open Day recently, she was all excited to organise a private class for her and her Brazilian friends. We got talking and the group wanted to learn some Malaysian and Thai inspired recipes like Beef Rendang, Thai Mango Salad, Satay and Peanut Sauce. They even requested for a demo on Thai Mango Stick Rice which Chef Khai kindly obliged.

Needless to say, all of them enjoyed themselves and had family and children over to savour the delicious food that they have cooked during the 3 hours hands-on class with Chef Khai. We cooked them ketupat to go with the satay and peanut sauce and they were delighted to savour another Malaysian delight. Everyone went home full and happy!

Whoopie Pies!? Ever heard of them?

Whoopie pies, ever heard of them? They do look like macaroons but they are not. Imagine a dessert that is a cross between cookie, pie and cake, all rolled into one. Whoopie pies are a dessert that consists of two cake-like cookies sandwiching a creamy, frosting-like filing.

Whoopie pies are generally thought to have originated in Pennsylvania Dutch country as an Amish dessert. According to food historians, Amish women would bake these desserts and put them in their farmer husbands' lunch boxes. When the farmers find the treats in their lunch boxes, they would shout "whoopie!".

It is easy to think of them as macaroons as they do look like macaroons. Both are sweet desserts. We At 19 think of them as the next new wave after macaroons. Come and discover Whoopie Pies! Check out our class calender at www.at19culinary.com/schedule.html

Sept-Dec Class Calender is LIVE on At 19 Website

Our Sept to Dec 2011 Class Calender is LIVE on At 19 website. Go to www.at19culinary.com and click on class calender. We are already receiving bookings. So, remember to pick your classes and book early.

Due to popular demand, we are running our 3+1 and 5+2 free class packages from 1 Sept to 31 Dec. We are also having three Open Days on 3 Sept (10am to 3pm), 4 Sept (2pm to 5pm) and 10 Sept (10am to 3pm). Visit our school on any of these dates and sign up as a member. You will get additional 10% discount on the packages and individual class bookings on Open Day are going at 20% discount. All bookings on Open Day must be paid on the same day to be entitled to the offers.

To celebrate our 1st Anniversary, we are giving away our At 19 RED Apron for FREE. Find out how on our blog posting below. See everyone very soon!

FREE At 19 RED Apron worth RM29

To celebrate our 1st Anniversary, we are giving away an exclusive At 19 Culinary Studio RED Apron.

1. Our early bird membership promotion - renew your membership now (you don't have to wait until expiry) and get one FREE At 19 RED Apron for every One year of membership you renew

2. Renew your membership and sign up for our 3+1 class package - Get two FREE At 19 RED Apron

3. Renew your membership and sign up for our 5+2 class package - Get two FREE At 19 RED Apron and purchase a 3rd apron for RM16 (apron is worth RM29)

4. Join as a new member and sign up for our 3+1 class package - Get one FREE At 19 RED Apron OR sign up for our 5+2 class package, you get to purchase a 2nd apron for RM16

5. Join as a new member and sign up single classes - Get to buy At 19 RED Apron for RM16

6. Sign up for our 3+1 class package - Get one FREE At 19 RED Apron OR sign up for our 5+2 class package, you get to purchase a 2nd apron for RM16

Promotion of our At 19 RED Apron is only while stocks last. So, hurry and grab this Great Deal!

TAG 19 & WIN Contest: 1 Sept to 30 Oct 2011

Look out for our new "TAG 19 & WIN" Contest running from 1 Sept to 30 Oct. Just Tag 19 of your friends on our Facebook and Win your self a RM20 e-Cash Voucher to redeem against our cooking or baking classes. It's that easy and Everyone's a WINNER.

What you have to do?

1. Go to our Facebook, www.facebook.com/at19culinary Photos

2. Look for the photo album titled "Tag 19 & Win"

3. On the At 19 Logo picture, tag 19 of your friends

4. Go to our website, www.at19culinary.com and fill up your particulars in the "Contact Us" form

5. In the "Inquiries/Feedback" box, put in the Facebook names of the 19 friends you have tagged and the photo number you have done the tagging. Press submit.

6. Wait for our reply and get your RM20 e-Cash Voucher to redeem against our cooking or baking classes

So, what are you waiting for? Start tagging and start winning. You may submit as many entries as you wish but the Facebook friends must be different in each entry. Each qualified entry entitles you to our RM20 e-Cash Voucher. Get clicking and tagging!

Sept-Dec Promotions & Open Day

Our Sept to Dec new Class Calender will go LIVE on AT 19 website on 31 Aug. We are sending out an e-mail blast over the next few days to all our members and subscribers on the Sept-Dec promotions and Open Day dates.

We are running our 3+1 and 5+2 free class packages from 1 Sept to 31 Dec. To be eligible, please join as our member. To celebrate our 1st Anniversary, we are giving away a FREE AT 19 RED Apron for those who join membership and sign up for class packages. For existing members, you will get a FREE apron too if you renew your membership or sign up for the packages.

Our Open Day dates are on 3 Sept (10am to 3pm), 4 Sept (2pm to 5pm) and 10 Sept (10am to 3pm) where we will be giving additional 10% discount for class packages if you are a member, book and pay on Open Day.

For those of you who are new to AT 19, Open Day is where you can visit our school, have a look at our facilities, enquire about classes, talk to us and enjoy great gifts, discounts and promotions. So, see everyone soon!

Vote for Free Class - Winners Announcement

Our Vote for Free class contest ended on 31 July. Total votes for our 3 classes are:-
Thai Cooking class - 9 votes, Bread class - 13 votes and Macaroons class - 77 votes. You voted for our No.1 class - Mad for Macaroons! We have picked the 6 lucky winners who will attend our Mad for Macaroons class on 14 Aug (2.30pm to 5.30pm) for FREE. Yipee!! The winners are:-

1. Aieda Nami Nordin
2. Yean Goh
3. Ang Tze Chew
4. Chee Fong
5. Koh Saw Leng
6. Stewart Teo

Calling all winners. You must go to our website www.at19culinary.com, go to Contact Us page, complete your details, in the Inquiries/Feedback box put in the password "Macaroons Winner" and submit. That's it. Wait for our e-mail invitation. Deadline to submit the form to be entitled to the free Macaroons class is Monday, 8 Aug 2011. Waste no time, do it now! Congratulations!