In celebration of Enverga Cusineros’ first-ever Toque Ceremony, guest speakers Jeremiah Elloso and Arnold Zaguirre challenged students of BS in Hospitality Management majoring in culinary arts to pursue culinary excellence without forgetting where they came from.
During his speech, Zaguirre highlighted the importance of returning to one’s roots, noting that sometimes people forget those who helped them achieve success.
“𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘺𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯,” Zaguirre said.
Zaguirre also challenged the students to make the ceremony, which he described as a crowning glory, a memory that will continue to inspire them in the future.
“𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦,” Zaguirre added.
Likewise, Elloso, in his speech, emphasized the importance of the event and its theme “Preserving Culinary Excellence: A Celebration of Gastronomic Excellence and Tradition.”
“𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵. 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥,” Elloso said.
Aside from the inspirational talks from the guest speakers, the Enverga Cusineros also presented special awards to 2nd and 3rd-year students who excelled in various fields.
Alyssa De La Torre (3rd year) and Shane Althea Ricaplaza (2nd year) received the Academic Achievement Toque for their outstanding performance in the academic field, Emmett Hans Merene (3rd year) and Pops Dimasin (2nd year) were awarded the Leadership Toque for exhibiting strong leadership qualities, and Karl Andrew Argayoso (3rd year) and Alliyah Khent Lorenzo (2nd year) were given the Apprentice Toque, attesting to their readiness in transitioning from the classroom to the professional kitchen.
Moreover, Shaina Rose Pondivida (3rd year) and John Kristopher Halili (2nd year) accepted the Passion Toque Award for exhibiting passion and enthusiasm for culinary arts, while Apprentice Toque recipient Argayoso and 2nd-year student Katthiana Endo were presented the Culinary Excellence Award for their exceptional skill, dedication, and passion during their laboratory classes.
Meanwhile, Leadership Toque awardee Merene and 2nd-year student Aliyah Marie Remo earned the Gold Toque Award. Phoebe Anne Jaudines (3rd year) and Dave Cedrick Bigyan (2nd year) received the Silver Toque Award, and John Carl Montañez (3rd year) and Kyle Fender Lacson (2nd year) secured a Bronze Toque Award.
The Toque Ceremony, held at the AEC Little Theater on March 8, also featured the reciting of the Pledge of Commitment, showcasing the organization’s accomplishments, and launching their new audio-visual presentation.
