Mary Quant "Spread Your Love Baking Workshop" Mother's Day Event - 3 May 2014

At 19 Culinary Studio was hosted a Mother's Day baking workshop for Mary Quant cosmetics. Mary Quant wanted to treat bloggers and customers to a baking workshop and at the same time promote their cosmetics brand.

At 19 Culinary Studio conducted a short bread cookies baking and decorating workshop. There was even a contest for the creation of the "best dressed" cookie girl. Participants were treated to a sumptuous tea break of sweet & savoury pastries and drinks followed by a make-up demonstration conducted by Mary Quant's own beauty expert specially flown in from Japan for this event. Participants were excited to try out Mary Quant's make-up range. Needless to say, everyone enjoyed themselves!

If you are looking for a culinary studio to launch a product or hold an event, please contact us at contact@at19culinary.com. We will be glad to help you.

Private Class: Accenture - 16 May 2014

Valerie's team at Accenture finance dept wanted to spend some fun time away from the office to bond and at the same time learn how to make sweet Malaysian treats. We came up with a Malaysian Sweet Treats theme for the girls to make Malaysian classics such as Curry Puff, Onde-Onde, Bubur Cha-Cha and Pineapple Tart. That received the thumbs up and everyone was very excited as the team building cookout day drew near.

Everyone arrived early morning, excited and in high spirits. Each were given the At 19 red apron. The team learnt new skills - how to crimp the edges of curry puff, how to make pineapple tart pastry, how to make the onde-onde and bubur cha-cha. They were also treated to an authentic Indian Briyani lunch which was delicious.

The end results were simply delightful. Everyone was so happy with their effort, not to mention the lovely baked items to take home to show off to their family and friends. What a great way to bond team mates and spend time away from work.

If you would like to do a team building event, give us a call at 016-377 8236 or e-mail us at contact@at19culinary.com. We can help you fit any budget.

Cake of the month - Apr 2014

It’s time again for us to feature our “Cake of the month” to showcase what we consider our best custom made order cake. The Cake of the month for Apr is a 3-tier Minnie Mouse Cake. This was a special request to make changes to our Mickey & Minnie Mouse Celebration Cakes promotion.

When Carolyn Liew e-mailed us to do some customized changes to our standard Minnie Mouse cake design, we say why not? She liked the Mickey Mouse icons and would like to put a similar icon on her Minnie Mouse cake. So, we came up with a Minnie version of the icon. We are very pleased as the icon looked so feminine and cute at the same time. She also wanted a more pastel pink with pink flowers all round which turned out brilliant. We always try to accede to our customers’ requests and it turned out Great!

Well, we can’t be happier than to know we have made someone happy. Have a special event coming up? Need a special cake? Take a peek at our Cake Creations Gallery: http://www.at19culinary.com/gallery_cake.html. For enquiries on our custom order designer cakes, please send us an e-mail at contact@at19culinary.com.

Coming Soon.....Lost Recipes of Malaysia Cookbook

At 19 Culinary Studio is launching this much awaited Malaysian cookbook soon on 9 May 2014. This cookbook aptly named "Lost Recipes of Malaysia" is a private collection of vintage recipes from four of the culinary instructors (Chef Shokri, Chef Khai, Baker Anand, Dietitian Chui Hoong) and the owner (Hellen Fong) of At 19 Culinary Studio. This cookbook is published under the Masterclass Kitchen Series by MPH Publishing.

Mouse over the book cover and click on the "arrow" icons to see the individual video and hear what each of the chefs has to say about their favourite recipe from the cookbook. Great stuff!


About this Cookbook.....

The recipes in this cookbook are the private collection of vintage recipes from my chefs and I over our lifetime, passed down from our aunties, mothers and grandmothers. Our work in this cookbook brought back fond memories of dishes our mothers and grandmothers used to make. It is indeed difficult to try to preserve traditions and old recipes are gradually forgotten. Not many people know how to prepare and cook these dishes in its traditional way anymore. It took us a while to track down these recipes, ensuring to the best of our abilities that they are indeed authentic and encapsulate them into a book to keep them safe from being lost and forgotten - a treasure to leave a lasting impression on Malaysian cuisine. The completion of this book is our dream and our passion. It is our hope that this treasury of vintage recipes will continue to warm up the kitchens and fill dining tables of homes today and those of generations to come. Bon Appétit!

                                               

Hellen Fong

At Nineteen Culinary Studio

Cake of the month - Mar 2014

It’s time again for us to feature our “Cake of the month” to showcase what we consider our best custom made order cake. The Cake of the month for Mar is a 2-tier Golf Cake. This was a special cake for a 70^th birthday dinner.

When Chui Hoong e-mailed us to do a custom designer cake for her father-in-law’s birthday, we were excited to accept the challenge. Hmm! Golf being grandpa’s favourite sport, a Golf Cake would be most appropriate. We made grandpa standing handsomely on top of the cake with his golf bag ready to strike the ball at his favourite golf club! Wow, we turned that idea into reality and made a 2-tier fondant cake.

Chui Hoong trusted that we will do a good job and let us have a free hand to design the cake for her. When we WhatsApp her a sneak preview snapshot of the cake, she was elated and replied “Wow! So Nice, Good Job. Thank you very much”.

Well, we can’t be happier than to know we have made someone happy. Have a special event coming up? Need a special cake? Take a peek at our Cake Creations Gallery: http://at19culinary.com/gallery_html. For enquiries on our custom order designer cakes, please send us an e-mail at contact@at19culinary.com.

Lite Malaysian Favourites Cookbook

One of our culinary instructor and dietitian Ms Goo Chui Hoong has launched her 2nd cookbook entitled "Lite Malaysian Favourites". Ms Goo is one of the highest qualified dietitians in Malaysia.

The cookbook highlights simple guidelines on healthy eating and discusses what's wrong with Malaysian food. Learn about portion control and tips on healthy ways of food preparation. You will learn how to prepare healthy versions of Hainanese Chicken Rice, Nasi Lemak, Ikan Bakar, Otak-Otak, Beef Rendang and more.

Recipes are simple and easy to read. Instructions are easy to follow. There are 30 recipes in 4 categories - Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fruits & Vegetables and Snacks & Desserts, all healthy alternatives to Malaysian favourite recipes commonly found at hawker stalls or restaurants. Estimates of nutrient contents of each item in the recipes are compared to their less healthy counterparts.

The cookbook also shows you what are the healthy alternatives you can use in food preparation eg. low fat milk versus coconut milk or artificial sweetener versus sugar or condensed milk, how can healthy ingredients be incorporated into everyday Malaysian meals.

This cookbook is available for sale at RM39.90 in major bookstores or you can purchase from our website eStore at http://www.at19culinary.com/category-57028.html.

Cake of the month - Feb 2014

It’s time again for us to feature our “Cake of the month” to showcase what we consider our best custom made order cake. The Cake of the month for Feb is a 4-tier Minnie Mouse Cake. This was a special cake to celebrate little Elizabeth’s 1^st birthday. It was gonna be a party for 50-60 people. So, we suggested our Minnie Mouse Celebration cake but add on a bottom 10 inch tier with Minnie Mouse icons.

Well, we can’t be happier than to know we have made someone happy. Have a special event coming up? Need a special cake? Take a peek at our Cake Creations Gallery: http://www.at19culinary.com/gallery_cake.html. For enquiries on our custom order designer cakes, please send us an e-mail at contact@at19culinary.com.

Private Class: Shell Cake Wars - 29 Jan 2014

It was great to start the new year with more private class requests from Shell. Well, for this class, it was different. When Basit e-mailed us to do a fondant cake decorating competition between colleagues, we were so excited. The competition was aptly named "Cake Wars".

The Shell team arrived not knowing what to expect and they told us that they knew nothing about cake decorating nor how to work with fondant. We ran a 30 minutes quick session on fondant cake decorating - from how to colour fondant, how to roll fondant to cover a cake, how to shape fondant and use the utensils to create various designs to decorate their cakes.

Wow! The Shell team did learn fast and we were pleasantly surprised at the outcome. They made wonderfully creative fondant designs for their cakes. The girls vs the guys. They guys did great by shaping fondant free-hand into a Ferrari sports car! The girls on the other hand made use of the utensils to do all sorts of shapes and designs to decorate their cakes. The results were awesome!

Everyone had a fun time and could not wait to show off their creations. What a great way to bond with team mates and spend time away from work. If you would like to do a team building event, give us a call at 016-377 8236 or e-mail us at contact@at19culinary.com. We can help you fit any budget.