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 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 Infoព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម[:en] Good News! You Can Win A Scholarship!!! Ready? Here are the details: Make a short (2-minute max) video about a dish you love. Head over to our Facebook Page and share your video with us. It’s as easy at […]
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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]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 [:]
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