Dr.Baker @ MIB

Jointly-organised by CloveTWO and the Malaysian Institute of Baking, 20 lucky contest winners donned the apron and cap to bake delicious goodies at the MIB office in Petaling Jaya on July 5.

Dr. Baker gets his hands dirty during the practical session as well.

The very approachable Dr. Baker answers a question (or two) from a participant.

ARE you feeling stressed out? Then how about joining CloveTWO and the Malaysian Institute of Baking (MIB) for some baking therapy?

A baking workshop will be conducted by MIB on July 5 and participants will learn how to make sweet buns, moist chocolate cake, chocolate fudge and chocolate chip walnut cookies.

The best part – apart from taking home all your delicious creations – is that participants will be getting baking tips and techniques from MIB chief executive officer Don Yong a.k.a. Dr Baker.

Yong will be conducting a baking workshop on July 5.

“It’s going to be a fun workshop because we’re going to make a lot of nice goodies to eat. Treat it like an outing – there’s no tension, just pure fun in exploring something new,” said Yong, who is also the author of Bread Winners, during an interview at the MIB office in Petaling Jaya recently.

“People from any age group, and without knowledge of baking can attend,” he added.

To book your place at the workshop, just join the CloveTWO Baking Workshop contest (http://clovetwo.com/contest/bakingworkshop/) to be in the running for the prize – an invite for two persons to the event.

Learn how to make new recipes at  the baking workshop jointly organised by CloveTWO and the Malaysian Institute of Baking.

The day will start off with theory on baking for a better understanding of the science behind the method.

“Once you understand the basics, you can grab any recipe and make it. The only thing that will be different is perhaps the flavour, richness, shape and decorations,” said Yong.

At least half an hour will be allocated for theory before participants adjourn to the kitchen for the practical.

“Of course, I’ll be giving a lot of tips during the workshop because you’ll have to improvise at home as you won’t have some of the equipment we have. Improvisation is easy when you understand the theory,” he added.

Promising a fun-filled day spent with individuals who share a passion and enthusiasm for baking, Yong has this to say to those who will be attending the workshop: “Don’t eat too much before coming because there will be a lot of food.”

Source : The Star

Reports by TAN SHIOW CHIN, TAN EE LOO, EE-LYN TAN, SARAH CHEW and RICHARD LIM

Photos by ONG SOON HIN, DARRAN TAN, LOW LAY PHON and CHAN TAK KONG

MANY of the 180 exhibitors pulled out all stops to draw the crowd at the Star Education Fair 2008 held last weekend.

This year’s fair was the largest ever, with more than 470 booths spread over five halls at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).

Some exhibitors decided to give visitors something extra, other than free information.

As in previous years, the Malaysian Institute of Baking’s (MIB) booth proved to be a crowd-puller with a free flow of food samples, ranging from cakes to ice creams.

MIB senior manager C. Veravikneswaran said the company expected to give out 7,000 cones of ice cream to visitors during the two-day fair.

“It is a good feeling to feed people,” he said with a laugh.

However, free food was not the only reason why people visited MIB’s booths.

“There are parents and students who actually signed up for programmes on-the-spot. Students are mostly interested in the diploma programmes while parents opt to do baking certificates,” Veravikneswaran said.

Source : The Star

MIB drew the crowds with their freshly baked bread and cookies as well as demonstrations on cake decorations and fruit crafting.

“Baking is a skill that requires a knowledge of science. As a skills-oriented institution, we wanted to show visitors our students’ level of skills. Some mothers also took the opportunity to obtain information about short courses on baking and cake decorations.” – Malaysian Institute of Baking (MIB) administration manager C. Veravikneswaran

Source : WallStrait.net