Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris has collaborated with Ducasse Education to impart the art, techniques and trends of classic French culinary and patisserie making through a series of masterclasses for individuals and industry professionals. Ducasse Education, created by the multi-starred Chef Alain Ducasse, is a network of schools specialising in cooking and pastry arts that has three campuses in France.
As part of this masterclass collaboration, an intensive workshop will be held at The Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Aurangabad, where chefs across the Taj and industry professionals will update their skills. IHM Aurangabad is an alliance between the Maulana Azad Educational Trust and the Taj Group. Two other workshops, one each in Mumbai and Delhi, will follow.
The Delhi workshop at Vivanta by Taj at Dwarka will train Taj chefs in classic French fare using the Ducasse Education philosophy. The Masterclass in Mumbai has been exclusively designed to initiate passionate Mumbaikars into French pastry arts and will offer personalised interaction between Ducasse Education’s experienced chefs and participants on the art, technique and trends of pastry making.
The objectives of these master classes are for professionals to master techniques to perfection, achieve balanced tastes and reach excellence. It will enable participants to acquire transversal skills such as work, produce and visual optimization for improved efficiency and productivity. It will ultimately open opportunities for participants to adapt menu offerings to different clients and differentiate oneself from competitors.
Commenting on this unique association, Chinmai Sharma, Chief Revenue Officer, Indian Hotels Company Ltd, said, “This collaboration with Ducasse Education is yet another initiative to support our chefs who deliver gastronomic delights to our guests every day with passion and devotion. Ducasse Education sets the highest industry standards and these classes will offer our guests and chefs an opportunity to work and learn from the very best in the industry.”
The Mumbai Masterclass will be conducted on 8th and 9th June 2017 at Callebaut Academy, Mumbai, and focus on pastry art. The Delhi workshop – scheduled for 20th and 22nd June 2017, at Vivanta by Taj Dwarka, New Delhi – is designed for professional chefs with training, trends and insights on French food.
To be conducted by celebrated chefs Franck Geuffroy and Jeremy Delteil, the workshops will focus on basic pastry techniques, ice-creams and frozen entremets, chocolates, bars and bonbons and a delectable range of French tea time delicacies including Lemon Tartlets, Madeleine, Panna Cotta, Peanut and Pecan Paris-Brest, Chocolate/Coffee Eclairs, Chocolate Tartlets, Fresh Summer Fruits Tartlets, Lemon Cake, Strawberry Waffles, Traditional Macarons, and Yellow Fruit Financiers.
Cyril Lanrezac, MD of Ducasse Education, said, “Ducasse Education values its collaborations with pioneer organizations such as Taj Group and IHM-Aurangabad that share the same core values. We are committed to our globally renowned chef, Alain Ducasse’s philosophy of achieving culinary and pastry excellence. We always respect the quality of ingredients and master culinary techniques, and sincerely motivated to bring these to India in partnership with Taj.”
