April Guest Chef Dinner with "Modern Filipino Cuisine"

For our April Guest Chef Dinner, we're excited to welcome Chef Sarah Vicente and Claudine Cipriano, from Modern Filipino Cuisine, into our kitchen for the evening!

They'll be volunteering their time and culinary talents to work with our culinary students to prepare and present an amazing Filipino dinner for our lucky guests!

We hope you'll join us at the table!

This event will take place at our facility in Hazelwood on Thursday, April 24th, beginning at 5:30pm ET.

1st Course
Filipino Tuna Ceviche: 'Ukoy' shrimp vegetable fritters
(allergens: shellfish)

2nd Course
Pancit Noodles with Lechon Kawali: "crispy pork belly"
(allergens: gluten & soy)

3rd Course
Short Ribs Adobo: Garlic fried rice, bokchoy, coconut adobo jus
(allergens: gluten & soy)

4th Course
Brazo e Mercedez: Fluffy meringue with rich custard filling, purple yam puree, tropical fruit
(allergens: egg & dairy)

ABOUT MODERN FILIPINO CUISINE:

About Sarah Vicente - Owner & Chef:
With over 12 years in the Culinary Industry working with elite Chefs in prestigious Private Clubs in the U.S., Chef Sarah has garnered the knowledge and skills of International Culinary cuisine and has fused it with the vibrant flavors and ingredients from the Philippines, creating the Modern Filipino Cuisine.

About Claudine Cipriano - Owner and Event Manager:
After she graduated University in the Philippines with the degree in Hospitality Management, Claudine migrated to the U.S., where she continued her career in Hospitality as a service manager in a hotel & restaurant that’s where she met Sarah, with her crave for home cooking and passion for Filipino cuisine after working the restaurant the inception of opening a Filipino Restaurant was formed.

About the Company:
Modern Filipino Cuisine is located in 451 Melwood avenue in Oakland, Pittsburgh, a ghost kitchen concept where there is no dining option -- only take out, delivery, and catering -- the business has been running since March 2024 to represent the Filipino Cuisine in Pittsburgh City. The goal is to introduce the Filipino cuisine using the very traditional cooking techniques and elevate the cuisine where they can offer and maintain the authentic flavor with a twist of modern approach that appeals to everyone’s palate.

PLEASE NOTE that will be a fixed menu, and while we do our best to accommodate guests regarding food allergies, menu substitutions may not be possible. Please keep in mind that our kitchen is not a nut-free facility.

If you have food allergies and would still like to attend, please contact us before purchasing your tickets to make sure we can accommodate.

A Little About Our Guest Chef Dinners:
In our commercial and training kitchen, Guest Chef Dinner events give our culinary training students the opportunity to work with chefs from across Pittsburgh and gain valuable work experience, and perhaps new techniques from the featured Guest Chefs, who volunteer their time and talents for their dinner event.
Proceeds from these events support our nonprofit's culinary training, job placement, and Community Meals programming.
When you purchase your ticket to a Guest Chef Dinner, your dollars make change.

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