Master pastry chef Paco Torreblanca, penciled in as one of the finest patissiers in the world, will attend the First International Gastronomic Seminar Excelencias Santiago de Cuba 2015 and the First “From Cacao to Chocolate” International Symposium slated for May 26-30 in this province of eastern Cuba, summoned by the Excelencias Group.
These five-day events, which are part of the celebrations to observe the 500th anniversary of the foundation of Santiago de Cuba, will gather the cream of the crop from Cuba’s gastronomy and confectionery, plus cacao experts from eight countries, including master confectioner Joaquin Capdevila, from the Kab k'uh Foundation. For the first time ever, delegates from the U.S. will also attend.
The Excelencias Group has organized the First International Gastronomic Seminar Excelencias Santiago de Cuba 2015 and the First “From Cacao to Chocolate” International Symposium in conjunction with the provincial administration of Santiago de Cuba and the local delegation of the Tourism Ministry, the Tourism Ministry’s Travel Training System (FORMATUR), the Federation of Culinary Associations of the Republic of Cuba, the Latin American & Caribbean School of Confectionery and Patisserie, Cuba’s Bartender Association and the island nation’s Sommelier Club.
The seminar also opens its doors to cacao producers, researchers from the cacao and chocolate fields, chocolate makers, confectioners, gastronomic staff and marketers from around the world, as it is intended to be a space to learn and debate on this multifaceted product, ranging from its discovery and introduction in Cuba by the Spaniards, to the latest uses and preparation styles.
The program of activities includes master lectures and tasting sessions, which will be tackling such matters as Santiago’s and Cuba’s cuisine, influence of Caribbean customs, service, state-of-the-art trends on international cuisine, poster sessions, tasting sessions with Cuban confectionary, pairings with rums and Habanos; as well as guided visits to the Cacao Experimental Station in Baracoa, Micro-grafting Center and Model Plantations in Baracoa, the first village founded in Cuba during the colonial age, labeled Cuban Capital of Cacao.
The International Gastronomic Seminar Excelencias Santiago de Cuba 2015 and the First “From Cacao to Chocolate” International Symposium will be attended by delegates and guests from France, Belgium, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the United States and Cuba.
The First International Gastronomic Seminar Excelencias Santiago de Cuba 2015 and the First “From Cacao to Chocolate” International Symposium will be honored to have Mr. Jose Carlos de Santiago, who in addition to being the Excelencias Group’s President, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, is also the ambassador of the Iberian-American Gastronomy Academy, and Mr. Ciro Bianchi, president of the recently-founded Gastronomy Professorship of Cuba.
The Excelencias Group has organized gastronomic seminar for over eight years in such countries as Cuba, Mexico, Panama and Spain, all of them attended by boldface names from the haute cuisine.
In addition to the First International Gastronomic Seminar Excelencias Santiago de Cuba 2015 and the First “From Cacao to Chocolate” International Symposium, the Excelencias Group will hold next month the fifth edition of the Excelencias Gourmet Gastronomic Seminar “Havana 2015”, scheduled for June 22-24.
In the same breath, the company will be hosting the Third International Gastronomic Festival in Panama and the Seventh International Gastronomic Seminar in Vallarta Nayarit, Mexico.
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