The inaugural Junior Chefs’ Pastry Workshop saw a dream come alive for 13-year old Hakim who, through the sponsorship of the World Gourmet Summit, was given the opportunity to work alongside Chef Escribà.
Hakim is a beneficiary of Project FRENS, which is a programme that provides mentoring and financial assistance to at-risk students from low-income families. 4PM, a grassroots charity, runs the programme along with support from ONE (SINGAPORE). During one of the monthly cash disbursement ceremonies, Hakim shared his passion for baking that he inherited from his grandmother. ONE (SINGAPORE) wrote to the World Gourmet Summit about Hakim’s love of the art of pastry, noting that it would be a fantastic opportunity for the youth if he could join the workshop; his application was accepted and given the opportunity of shadowing the masterchef Christian Escribà and Patricia Schimdt at the Junior pastry workshop.
Project FRENS is supported through ONE (SINGAPORE)’s Concrete Actions Programme that matches companies, groups and individuals with organisations working to assist and empower impoverished communities. To date, ONE (SINGAPORE) has sponsored 16 students with Project FRENS, with the help of Corporate donors and individual benefactors.
World Gourmet Summit 2014
Chefs teach kids pastry-making
Broadcast Media Coverage
Channel NewsAsia
7 April 2014
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Pastry-loving youth sponsored
at international chefs’ workshop
Print Media Coverage
Berita Harian
13 April 2014
Interview with WGS founder
Peter Knipp
The Living Room
938LIVE
25 March 2014
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Food bloggers, Daniel & Esther, experience at the 14th World Gourmet Series Awards of Excellence Finalists conference