The Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, recently participated in the 2023 TCAC Taiwan International Culinary Arts and Food Challenge, organized by the Worldchefs Association. It is the only culinary skill in Taiwan certified by the "World Chefs Certification Association. In the competition, You-ren Chen, a student from STUST, won the bronze medal in the Ultimate Taste of Choux of the dynamic competition. Si-yu Chen also won a bronze medal in the Four-Plated Dessert. The competition attracted enthusiastic registrations from more than 220 individual and team contestants, with contestants came from Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and other countries. The competition was very fierce.

【The Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, won two bronze medals in the 2023 TCAC Taiwan International Culinary and Food Challenge. You-ren Chen (left) and Si-yu Chen (right) were taking a group photo with their instructor Zheng-sheng Lin (middle).】

The winning students from STUST were all mentored by Instructor Zheng-sheng Lin. This year the contestant You-ren Chen, who participated for the first time in the ultimate puff taste competition, won the favor of the judges with two different creative flavors and shapes: "Orange Puff Tower and Chocolate Hazelnut Éclair," while Si-yu Chen presented the creativity of four different desserts in the four-plated competition of different desserts by using mythological stories and chocolate spraying techniques.

【You-ren Chen from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, was working for the competition in the 2023 5th TCAC Taiwan International Culinary and Food Challenge.】

The two award-winning student contestants said that the resources from the school and the rich professional experience and guidance of their instructor Zheng-sheng Lin were the key to breaking through the bottleneck. They also prepared their works in advance the day before the competition. It was especially tough for them to carry their works from the south to the north just to present the best condition of the works at the last moment. When encountering setbacks, it was the instructor's encouragement and guidance that allowed them to maintain a positive attitude and challenge the competition. After this competition, they found that they still have a lot of room for improvement, and they look forward to having more dazzling performances and creating more beautiful works in the future.

【Si-yu Chen, a student from the Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, was working hard for the competition in the 2023 5th TCAC Taiwan International Culinary and Food Challenge.】

Jia-sheng Yeh, Chair of the Department of Hospitality Management at STUST, said that the Department of Hospitality Management has put great emphasis on teamwork and the spirit of mutual support and co-prosperity in terms of coaching and training for students to participate in competitions, so that students can get help from teachers, solving contingency measures at critical times, breaking through their bottlenecks, and reaching the next level. STUST has been deeply involved in catering technology training for a long time, investing resources and coaching students to participate in various professional competitions. The teachers in the department used their rich professional guidance experience to help students move forward bravely. Students participating in the competition also observed the works of senior sisters in the baking and catering team and recognized them, which helped them realize that they still needed to adjust your study and efforts. The Department of Hospitality Management, STUST, actively cultivates students to become innovative catering practical talents for enterprises, with the theoretical foundation of catering and tourism, industrial practical skills, and better understanding of the changes in the industrial environment in a timely manner. They finally became able to integrate theoretical and practical courses to build students' catering knowledge, skills, ability, and good attitude.

President Cheng-wen Wu of STUST said that STUST has long been committed to providing high-quality education and environment, encouraging students to use their expertise and have the courage to participate in various professional competitions. The outstanding performance of the students this time has proved the achievements and achievements of the school's skills education, which can always Inspire students' potential strength.