Juan Osorio, a Mexican local, is one of the many thriving career-changers who have found their success after laying a foundation with a culinary education from the ACAC. Dissatisfied with his studies in political science, Juan moved to Cambodia for […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមEarlier this year, graduating student Theany, was facing a challenging situation. After the worldwide lockdown, finally being able to travel back to Cambodia from France, where she absolved her internship at the renowned restaurant Domaine De Clairefontaine with Michelin Star […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមWith pleasure, we announce the re-opening of the ACAC. After several months of online teaching, we are delighted to see our students returning back to campus and bringing back life into our classrooms and kitchens. In collaboration with the Sing-Specialists […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមPast Saturday we were having our semiannual Open House Event again! The day was full of entertaining activities like doughnut decoration, creativity painting, sensory game, tours of the facility and opportunities for visitors to interact with current students and staff. […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមWith this Graduation, the field of hospitality gains a very promising new addition. Congratulations to our graduates and best of luck for your future journey! On Friday, December 13, the second graduation at the ACAC took place and we are […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមWhen it comes to serving food, one of the biggest trends right now is to get your guests involved in the process.Interactive food stations allow your guests to customize their dish to fit their preferences, making it all guaranteed that […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមToday, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia (ACAC) organized the “Dissemination Workshop on the Final Evaluation Report of the ACAC of Cambodia Export Diversification and Expansion Program II (CEDEP II) – Tourism Component”. This […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en] On Friday, May 31, the very first graduation at the ACAC took place and we are very proud to announce that 21 of our students have received 2 diplomas, one from the ACAC and one from the Swiss Hotel […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en] On July 27, around 300 people came together at the ACAC. Thank you to everyone who joined! The day was full of fun activities like pizza workshop, cupcake workshop, tours of the facility and opportunities for visitors to interact […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe ACAC is featured in the Southeast Asia Globe’s most recent issue. Read more: ‘Training a new generation of skilled and passionate Cambodian chefs’
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]A buzz of energy permeated the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia as a new semester began on Monday, October 15. Sixty-one new students started their first day of classes at the ACAC, thus launching their future career in culinary arts. […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThese days, the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia is the centre for cross-cultural learning and innovation. Two students, Eva Lorenz and Christopher Spirig, from the Swiss Hotel Management School Lucerne (SHL) are on internship at the ACAC, offering their skills […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមACAC Scholarship Winner Announced at Open House Congratulations to the ACAC’s Scholarship Contest winner, Oeung Guech Sim! The decision was not easy but we are happy to announce her as our new ACAC scholarship student! Thank you to all who participated. […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមACAC students were honoured to participate in an Emborg Basic Cheese Introduction Workshop! Instructors taught students how to use & pair classic cheeses. For more photos of the event, visit our Facebook page.
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមOn June 6 Sweden celebrated Swedish National Day. The Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia (ACAC) founder, Pierre Tami, was invited to attend celebrations in Phnom Penh hosted by HE Mrs Maria Sargren, the Ambassador of Sweden in Cambodia. The […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមACAC introduced to World-Famous Basque Culinary Center The Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia is the ‘new baby’ on the block in culinary arts education in Asia, and it was recently introduced to big players in hospitality, including world-renowned colleges and […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe ACAC has just officially opened its QUAD coffee shop. Tucked into the ground floor lobby at the ACAC campus, QUAD offers a range of coffees and pastries, all prepared and served by ACAC students! Come by and treat yourself […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]Last week, renowned chef, Francois Giussani was at the Academy sharing his knowledge and experience with ACAC students. Chef Giussani is known for his hands-on leadership, working in multicultural environments with diverse cuisines and for his innovation while respecting local traditions. […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមCooking is closely connected with human life and culture because we need food to survive and maintain our health. In the past, homemade cooking saw people enjoy eating and share their stories at the table. This concept expanded all over […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមCooking is the perfect combination of art and science. Whenever we cook, we become practical chemists, drawing on the accumulated knowledge of generations as we transform the spoils of nature into pleasure and nourishment. As we cook, the kitchen […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមA new semester just started at the ACAC. The Academy was thrilled to welcome a new cohort of students, the third batch of students to start their culinary journeys, as well as advanced students returning from their internships. Welcome 3rd […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមOne of the unique elements of the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia is its internship program. Students in the ACAC’s 2-year diploma program not only learn crucial theory and classroom-based education, they also gain critical hands-on experience through an internship […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមOn Saturday, March 3, the ACAC hosted a VIP event together with DFI Lucky Market. The topic of the event was “Italian wines meet Ticino food”. The delicious 6-course menu was prepared by the Ticinese Chef Davide Alberti and the […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe Major and Career Fair (M&C) took place at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC). The main objectives are to equip students with knowledge of current university majors and job market trends, provide a road-map of preparation for future […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមSome students dream of being the next “Top Chef”. With its top-notch program, the Academy helps them on their way. The ACAC prepares students for culinary industry. Why is the ACAC the best academy to choose? Approach to Learning Through […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមBeing healthy and the desire to reduce the effects of aging dates as far back as mankind itself. The majority of people want to look and feel young, driving experts to do research and invest in thousands of dollars to […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThis week, on 23 Nov, the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia hosted the Credit Suisse 2017 Fact Finding Mission to Cambodia. The mission’s aim was to provide participants with comprehensive insight into Cambodia’s economy and discuss investment opportunities. Stimulating discussions […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមEvery student who comes to ACAC has a different story. We are very pleased to feature our first Student Corner Profile – Prasit Chakhana! This is her journey to become a chef. Prasit Chakhana’s Story: The Journey to Become a Chef […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia was at the National Career Fair on October 27-28 at Koh Pich. Around 100 companies joined the fair and roughly 2000 visitors participated. The ACAC booth had lots of traffic and plenty of potential […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe Cambodia Tourism Federation (CTF) hosted a networking event at ACAC this week. Approximately 60 guests from various hotels, entertainment and food and beverage companies attended the cocktail reception. Throughout the event, the CTF’s new executive committee was announced. ACAC students were […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមEIF Delegation Visits ACAC A delegation from the WTO’s Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) visited the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia on October 13, 2017, as part of a two-day workshop with Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce to examine the effectiveness of […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមOn October 16, 2017, ACAC was honoured to be the host for Bayer Health Care Company’s team building event. Throughout the afternoon, Bayer staff were involved in a Bread and Pasta competition in the ACAC kitchen, including a demo by ACAC […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia participated in the 2017 Tourism Career Fair on October 14 and 15. The fair, held at Koh Pich (Diamond Island) was an opportunity for universities to present their programmes to the dozens of students […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមACAC’s chef faculty, Martin Try, is featured in the Southeast Asia Globe magazine this month. Full story available in the print magazine.
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមIt was the first day of class for ACAC students. They’ve learned how to wear their uniforms, been welcomed by ACAC Dean, and gotten started in the kitchen. Here is a little tour of the first days of classes! Everyone […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]ACAC’s newest cohort have taken the first steps in their culinary education. During Induction Week, students were oriented to the ACAC and chef faculty. This term, 51 students, 29 women and 22 men, are studying at ACAC.
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe ACAC is featured in the Southeast Asia Globe along with founder, Pierre Tami and Dean, Marcus Kalberer. Read the full article, “Cooking up Cambodia’s Future”.
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមRice is a very important part of meals for people in Asia, and especially in Southeast Asia. There are two main types of rice: brown rice and white rice. These two types are often compared to each other in terms […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមOn August 12, ACAC students went on a study trip to Tbong Khmum Province to visit the Sela Pepper farm to learn about sustainable business practices, environmental impact and the details of running a successful agribusiness from a leading Cambodian company. […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThis week, the ACAC hosted a Public-Private Partnership workshop organized by Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Commerce. The purpose of the workshop was to take stock of development interventions that have implemented by all stakeholders and discuss strategic […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមHealthy herbs have long held an important place in our holistic well-being. Prized since ancient times, and even today, we depend on them more than ever to purify our body, mind, and soul. According to Wikipedia , herbs have a variety […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមGateGourmet, the world’s leading provider of airline catering and provisioning services, recently held a team building event at the ACAC. The GateGourmet team had a nice lunch at the ACAC VIP Restaurant then split into five groups for a friendly […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមMr. Joel Wilkinson, Executive Chef at Raffles Hotel Le Royal honoured the ACAC by giving a fish and seafood workshop to our students. Mr. Wilkinson is also partnering with the ACAC to provide internship opportunities for two ACAC students. For […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមOn July 15, more than 300 people came together at the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia for the Open Day event. Thank you to everyone who joined! Igniting passion for hospitality The day was full of fun activities, tours of […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមOn Saturday, July 15, we are hosting a FREE Open House Event! Come and check out the ACAC! Join us for a full day event with fun-filled entertainment. They’ll be lots of opportunities to check out whether the ACAC is the right […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមFor the professional chef, their career and livelihood rely on a steady stream of creativity. Not only are chefs responsible for keeping up with the latest trends and delivering fresh new food ideas, they also manage a fast-paced kitchen. We […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមFrom June 19-23, a team from the World Bank conducted a Jobs Diagnostics Mission in Cambodia. The objectives of this missions were to: Identify key constraints to creating more and better jobs in Cambodia; Consult with the private sector to […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមMr. Antonio Pepe, freestyle pizza maker and champion all the way from Naples, Italy, was the ACAC’s special guest! He’s a master at creating pizzas and taught ACAC students how to craft them to perfection. […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមFood safety is important for general health and wellness. At the ACAC, we take food safety very seriously. Want to make sure you are cooking safely? Follow these five steps: [:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមNgeth Roues’ story began in the calm and quiet riverside community of Kampot, Cambodia, where he trained as an electrician. But after graduating from college, he knew that he had to follow his true passion: bakery and pastry. He followed […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមFrom expert faculty and internationally-recognized curriculum to excellent internships and hands-on learning options, the ACAC has something for everyone. These are our top six reasons for studying with us. 6 reasons you should study at the ACAC 1. Hands on […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមLow sugar diets and sugar cleanses are all the rage these days. Eating programs like the Whole 30 and the Blood Sugar Diet are just a couple of examples of widespread interest in cutting back on dietary sugar. Why bother with […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe ACAC was very pleased to offer its facilities for CTN TV’s MasterChef Cambodia trailer. Become a famous chef too and join the ACAC in September! http://acac.edu.kh/study/program/
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម“Cambodia all set to offer internationally recognized degree” The Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia is featured in the latest Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce Journal. Click the image below to read the whole article. The full Journal is available on the Swiss-Asian Chamber […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមChef Spotlight – Jean-Marc Martin brings two decades of experience to ACAC Swiss chef Jean-Marc Martin’s hospitality career began with an apprenticeship. That was in 1966. Mr. Martin then pursued formal education in the culinary arts. In 1999, he graduated […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមWhat are the Michelin Stars? You may have heard of them before: A restaurant ranked with a certain number of Michelin stars, or chefs who have worked at Michelin star restaurants. In fact, one of the ACAC’s own faculty, Chef Kittiya […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមChef Spotlight – Kittiya Janthakham brings Thai/Swiss heritage and experience to ACAC Kittiya Janthakham is a Thai/Swiss chef. She started her career in culinary arts with an apprenticeship in one of the most famous 5-star hotels in Switzerland, the Grand […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមACAC Chef Spotlight Chef Spotlight: Cambodia-born and raised, chef Kim Matang is taking his culinary skill and expertise and training a new generation of Cambodian youth. “No one is born a great cook. One learns by doing.” – Chef Matang […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមFour years ago, on May 7, 2013, the world lost a bright, shining light. At the early age of 23, Naomi Laura Tami passed away suddenly due to complications from a congenital heart defect. Today, the Tami family has established […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមMartin Try is a passionate Cambodian chef with more than 25 years experience in the hospitality and culinary sector! After living in Cambodia and France, Mr. Try moved to the United States where he worked at “La Bergerie”, a San […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia hosted a business lunch event for the very much appreciated members of the NEA (National Employment Agency). The goal of the event was to introduce the academy to Mr. Hay Hunleng – Deputy Director […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមRecently, six participants learned how to cut, season, cook and present the perfect steak when the ACAC hosted its “Perfect Steak” course. On the first day of the two-day workshop, students learned how to determine the quality of meat, the […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមNot only are the skills learned at the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia applicable to the culinary world, they transfer to the entire hospitality and tourism industry. This opens a world of opportunity to graduates from the ACAC. The hospitality […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThis delicious sauce was just one of the recipes participants learned during the ACAC’s “Perfect Steak” course.
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមEvery year the international travel, tourism and hospitality sector grows. How does this impact Cambodia? Let’s take a look. Southeast Asia is hot and the Greater Mekong Subregion leads the pack Travel in and around Asia hit a fever pitch […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe ‘Buddha Bowl’ (#buddhabowl) has taken Instagram by storm with over 60,000 posts. A photo posted by Jessॐ | Montreal (@choosingchia) on Feb 9, 2017 at 6:05am PST But there is more to the Buddha bowl than foodie pics and […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en] Recipe Name: Crème Caramel Category: Dessert Servings: 10 Ingredients Milk – 1 litre Vanilla bean – 1 stick Sugar – 120 grams for the centre; 200 grams for the caramel Whole Eggs – 400 grams Egg yolk – 100 […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en] This delicious pastry is characteristic to cuisines of the Mediterranean, the Levant, the Balkans, Central and West Asia and the Caucasus region. It is rich and sweet made of layers of phyllo pastry, nuts, and syrup. We hope you […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]A big thank you to all the visitors who participated in our open day event last Saturday. Sorn Seavmey, Cambodia’s famous Olympic medalist in tae kwon do, was the special guest speaker and made the event exceptional. Sorn Seavmey shared about […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en] What is Slow Food? The concept of ‘slow food’ started in the 1980’s by an Italian, Carlo Petrini, as a direct response to the rising popularity of ‘fast food’. The goal was to defend regional food traditions and to […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមFor the first time in 35 years, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans has lifted the upper limit on how much fat Americans should consume. After a three-decade long “low fat craze” in North America, this may come as a surprise. […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe Academy of Culinary Arts hosted the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) earlier this week. Throughout the event, the USAPEEC held presentations and cooking demos for the Cambodia Chefs Federation in the ACAC show kitchen. The ACAC provided all the […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមOn December 20th, the ACAC marketing team along with ACAC Dean, Markus Kalberer, ACAC chef, Matang and Shift360 CEO Pierre Tami, hosted a cocktail reception for industry leaders in Phnom Penh. The goal of the event was to introduce the […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]The ACAC professional kitchen and barista bar were completed only a few weeks ago but are already gaining a strong reputation.[:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]“If it was me, I would choose to study technical skills—skills for fixing agricultural machinery and small-scale transportation channels…Why? Because we need technical skills…[:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]The ACAC first official commercial event this week drew an international crowd. The American Soybean Association’s (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) and supported by the Cambodia Chefs Federation (CCF)[:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមWe have winners for the ACAC CamFood Lucky Draw! Frankie Yee Leang Sokhleang Pat Jury All three winners have won the chance to attend a one-day cooking class for free.
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]Last week the Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia (ACAC) participated in the Public and Private Collaboration for Quality Education forum held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Phnom Penh. [:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]In a visit this week from the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Minister of Tourism, H.E. Dr. Thong Khon, the ACAC exceeded expectations. This was the first visit the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) [:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]The 5th annual CamFood expo is on this week – October 20-22. Come find us and see the newest happenings in Cambodia’s food and beverage industry. [:kh]The 5th annual CamFood expo is on this week – October 20-22. Come […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]Black is the new green. Black may not be the first colour that springs to mind when one thinks about food, but the hue that used to be associated only with espresso and cocoa has [:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]Pursuing Excellence At the Academy of Culinary Arts, we take our mission and vision seriously. We aim to deliver the best culinary training possible. How do we do it? [:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]When it comes to food and nutrition around the world the figures can seem bleak. Global population is expected to hit nine billion by 2050. And right as we speak, 10 per cent of the world’s population is undernourished.[:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]“The hospitality industry presents diverse career opportunities, and your prospects for a management position are excellent. Not only can you benefit from industry turnover, but most hotel chains have long-term expansion plans.[:kh]“The hospitality industry presents diverse career opportunities, and your prospects for a management position are excellent. Not only can you benefit from industry turnover, but most hotel chains have long-term expansion plans.”(Preparing for a Successful Career in the Hospitality Industry) If you are[:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]The Academy of Culinary Arts-Cambodia and Shift 360 are actively recruiting five new positions for the ACAC: Administration and HR Officer Culinary Instructor Pastry Instructor Facility Maintenance[:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]For over 100 years, Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern (SHL) has been raising the bar of excellence in the hospitality industry. Humble Beginnings SHL’s story began in 1886 when a group of individuals concerned about professional education for hotel employees [:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែមThe Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia (ACAC) will open its doors for business in November 2016. The ACAC aims to serve the needs of Cambodian youth as they gain professional education in the hospitality industry. Student enrollment begins in January […]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – The Academy of Culinary Arts Cambodia is pleased to announce the launch of its new website[:kh](ភ្នំពេញ កម្ពុជា) វិទ្យាស្ថានម្ហូបអាហារកម្ពុជា មានសេចក្តីរីករាយសូមប្រកាសចាប់ផ្តើមដំណើរការ គេហទំព័រ ថ្មីរបស់ខ្លួន៖ http://www.acac.edu.kh. គេហទំព័រ នេះផ្តល់នូវភាពងាយស្រួលក្នុងការចូលមើលព័ត៌មាន[:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Youth in Cambodia are one step closer to gaining professional culinary experience and expanding their work opportunities. With the Academy of Culinary Arts in Cambodia,[:kh]ភ្នំពេញ កម្ពុជា – យុវជននៅក្នុងប្រទសកម្ពុជាកំពុងបោះ ជំហានមួយជំហានកាន់តែជិតដើម្បីទទួលបានបទពិសោធន៍ ផ្នែកធ្វើម្ហូបប្រកបដោយវិជ្ជាជីវៈ និងពង្រីកឱកាសការងាររបស់ ពួកគេ។ ជាមួយវិទ្យាស្ថានម្ហូបអាហារកម្ពុជា [:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]Cambodia’s public and private sectors have come together to create the nation’s first Public-Private Partnership and aim to change the face of the hospitality sector.[:kh]ស្ថាបន័ធារណៈ និងឯកជនរបស់កម្ពុជាបានសហការគ្នាដើម្បី បង្កើតភាពជាដៃគូរវាងស្ថាបន័សាធារណៈ និង វិស័យឯកជន ដំបូងគេរបស់ប្រទេស និងមានគោលបំណងផ្លាស់ប្តូរមុខមាត់នៃ វិស័យបដិសណ្ឋារកិច្ច។[:]
More Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en]Youth in Cambodia are closer than ever to professional culinary experience and international work opportunities as the Academy[:kh]យុវជននៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាកំពុងស្ថិតនៅជិតបំផុតដែលមិន ធ្លាប់មានពីមុនមកទៅនឹងបទពិសោធន៍ផ្នែកធ្វើម្ហូបអាជីព និង ឱកាសការងារអន្តរជាតិ នៅពេលដែលវិទ្យាស្ថាន និងSwiss SHL រួមកំលាំងគ្នា។[:]
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