Lost Recipes of Malaysia Cookbook Launch Event - 9 May 2014

At 19 Culinary Studio recently launched its cookbook entitled "Lost Recipes of Malaysia". This cookbook is part of the Masterclass Kitchen series published by MPH Publishing Group.

The launch event on 9 May 2014 was officiated by YBhg Dato' Hafsah Hashim, CEO of SME Corporation Malaysia at the Mahkota Hall, Platinum Sentral, KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur.

This event was broadcast by MyTourismTV, Ministry of Tourism Malaysia.

http://www.mytourismtv.com/news-1451.html

"With diversity being Malaysia's background, both of the people and the food, a new book from the MPH Masterclass Kitchen series was launched today to bring back the knowledge and vintage of your favourite Malaysian dishes. From the complicated rendang tok to the ice popsicles from the school, the book is packed with recipes to bring back fond memories of your childhood."

The Lost Recipes of Malaysia cookbook is available for sale in major bookstores in Malaysia and also on MPH online. You can also get a copy from At 19 Culinary Studio's website eStore at www.at19culinary.com.

Her World magazine - April 2014

April 2014 - At 19 Culinary Studio was featured in the April 2014 issue of Her World magazine. We are most pleased to be featured in "The Big Cook Off" as one of the cooking schools in Klang Valley to try out your culinary skills. At 19 Culinary Studio, a humble home-grown brand, is proud to be featured together with big brands such as BIG's Masak-Masak, Nathalie's Gourmet Studio and Starhill Culinary Studio.

We hope this feature will help to get the word out there and more people get to know about our cooking and baking classes. Many will be glad to know that we do conduct a variety of baking and cooking classes to cater to any culinary ability. We teach kids, teenagers and adults. Teenagers' Culinary Boot Camps and Parent & Child classes are conducted during Malaysian school holidays. To view our classes, please go to our website at www.at19culinary.com. Click on "Class Calender" and book online.

The Star Metro Business - 12 Mar 2014

12 Mar 2014 - At 19 Culinary Studio was featured in The Star Metro Business section. Owner and founder, Hellen Fong, was interviewed by the newspaper to share her story on what it takes to step out as an entrepreneur especially when you are already in a comfortable job with good pay. "I never gave up on my passion". At 19 Culinary Studio started in 2010 and has todate taught more than 2,000 students who join the cooking school to learn how to bake or cook.

At 19 Culinary Studio has appeared in many magazines and newspapers and is one of the four top cooking schools in Kuala Lumpur to whip up a meal. There are a variety of baking and cooking classes to choose from. During the school holidays, classes include teenagers' bootcamps, parent & child classes and kids' classes. To view or book these classes, please go to our website at www.at19culinary.com.

At 19's Kitchen on TV again - Astro

Astro Maya "Makan" Cooking Show

Aug 2013 – At 19’s kitchen was the backdrop in the "Makan" Cooking Show shown over Astro Maya channel. At 19 Culinary Studio is glad to have caught the eye of the producers for the cooking show.

See more photos in our Facebook at www.facebook.com/at19culinary

At 19 Culinary Studio in Magazines - June - Aug 2013

At 19 Culinary Studio organised cooking workshops to promote Healthy Eyes based on recipes in the award winning cookbook "Food for Your Eyes" co-authored by Goo Chui Hoong and Dr Kenneth Fong. Two recipes were taught - Sweet Potato Onde-Onde with Walnut filing and Vietnamese Spring Roll. The cookbook had simple and easy to understand recipes and showed how eye healthy ingredients can be incorporated into everyday meals. Good reviews were given by Time Out KL, Flavours, Jelita, Health Today, Anjung Seri to name a few.

The Star - 31 Mar 2013

31 Mar 2013 - Local authors, Dr Kenneth Fong and Ms Goo Chui Hoong gets international recognition scoring a big win at the pretigious World Gourmand Cookbook Awards 2013. Just a couple of months after the launch of the "Food for Your Eyes" cookbook at the At 19 Culinary Studio, the Gourmand Awards Commitee e-mailed the school and urged us to submit the cookbook for nomination for the awards in the Health & Nutrition category.

Considered the Oscars of the food and wine publishing and broadcast industry, the World Gourmand Cookbook Awards is an international annual event recognising the best of culinary books and television shows. The other shortlisted cookbooks in this category were from Canada, Croatia, New Zealand, Sweden and Venezuela.

The Star - 25 Feb 2013

25 Feb 2013 - Malaysian cookbook wins at the 2013 Gourmand Awards. This is none other than the "Food for Your Eyes" cookbook co-authored by Dr Kenneth Fong (consultant ophthalmologist and retinal surgeon) and Ms Goo Chui Hoong (dietitian and culinary instructor at At 19 Culinary Studio). We are so proud of Ms Goo who teaches healthy cooking classes on request at our culinary studio. This was her first attempt in co-authoring a cookbook with her husband, Dr Fong and it was an effort well worth the praise.

The cookbook won the Best in the World Cookbook (Health & Nutrition category) at the renowned World Gourmand Cookbook Awards held in Paris, France on 23 Feb 2013.

"Food for Your Eyes" is more than a cook book as it also highlights basic facts about common eye diseases, including age related macular degeneration and how food can help to prevent or reduce the risk of blindness. The cookbook contains over 50 recipes from breakfast to dinner and desserts, all home-made recipes created, tried and tested by Ms Goo. Recipes are simple and easy to read. Instructions are easy to follow and it shows how eye-healthy ingredients can be incorporated into everyday meals.

The cookbook is retailing at RM39.90. If you would like to get a copy, do get in touch with us at 016-377 8236. If you would like Ms Goo to conduct a healthy cooking class for you, please e-mail us: at19culinary[at]yahoo.com.

New Straits Times - 9 Feb 2013



9 Feb 2013 - Fresenius Medical Care (FMC), the world's largest integrated provider of products and services for dialysis treatment, held a cooking competition hosted by At 19 Culinary Studio on 19 Jan 2013. This cooking competition was organised as part of FMC's CSR project aimed at creating a healthier society. Nurses and patients from 4 dialysis centres in Peninsular Malaysia showed off their cooking skills in "So you think you can cook? Wok it!" competition rivalling Masterchef Malaysia.

 

The cooking competition was monitored and judged by professional chefs, Chef Ryan Khang of myNourishment magazine, At 19's very own Chef Khai and FMC's MD, Mr Lim Shiow Shong. The cooking focused on healthy food for dialysis patients. As Mr Lim shares "Studies show that about 60% of dialysis patients suffer diabetes and hypertension due to unhealthy eating habits. Our average diet contains too much sugar, salt and fat". The cooking event ended with dinner and the launch of a cook book comprising recipes of dishes suitable for dialysis patients.

 

Everyone enjoyed themselves and the cooking competition also built teamwork and strengthen relationships amongst the nursing staff and patients. If you are looking at organising a cooking event or a CSR activity with a twist, you can call us at 016-377 8236 or e-mail at19culinary [at] yahoo.com.