Culinary training to boost food tourism in the region

A two-day culinary training workshop being held in Apia, Samoa this week aims to improve the knowledge and skills of culinary business owners in the South Pacific region as well as chefs from small and medium sized hotels in Samoa. The Chefs Culinary Training workshop is a joint collaboration between the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO), Netherlands-based Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the Samoa Tourism Authority. There will be around a total of 25 trainees consisting of chefs, assistant chefs, APTC students and kitchen support staff. The workshop also hopes to capitalise on the growing food tourism boom worldwide where destinations are offering unique culinary experiences to visitors by encouraging qualified chefs in the region to work with local communities to source local food resources for their menus and use greater innovation and creativity in food preparation.

Source: http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=173921339357c4dd6fcca0ad6f5cb4 

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