It is conceivable for someone to live having only one extra virgin olive oil. This oil result from the first pressing of olives and is best used as a dressing. It’s a waste to use this sometimes very expensive oil for frying or sautéing – the gihg heat destroys its flavor – and there are…
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OTTIMMO – During this pandemic, mostly the routine is changing. Work from home, school from home, is becoming new normal things now a days, even shopping from home. During this new normal, some people manage to start their hobby that consume energy, but it is not few people complaining that they gain weight during stay…
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The first 1000 days of life is a golden period for a child to grow and develop optimally. This is a unique period of opportunity when the foundations of optimum health, growth, and neurodevelopment. In Indonesia, result of the basic health research in 2013 show that the prevalence of stunting malnutrition (37,2%) was higher than…
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Tandoori ChickenA quite popular dish out of Punjab Region in India. This dish basically is a chicken marinated with spices and roasted in a typical cylindrical oven called Tandoor.This dish is considered as one of the healthy Indian dish since the marinade sauce is made from yoghurt and spice mix called Tandoori Masala which made…
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It is a popular Indonesian cuisine during Lebaran Holiday which derived from Central Java. This dish is one of mandatory dish which usually served with Ketupat and Spicy Stir Fried Chicken Liver. Indonesia cuisine usually uses 3 kind of spice paste which are white, yellow and red base spice paste. This white chicken curry is…
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Breakfast is one of the most important meal of the day, but for some people it requires big effort to get up a bit earlier to prepare this meal. Actually making breakfast is really simple and if you are creative enough, you can actually make your own Healthy (or Not-so-healthy) breakfast bowl, or Brekkie bowl…
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We care deeply about health abd safety of our student and staff during the covid 19 pandemic. So we apply strict health protocols in the campus area. The campus activities have not started yet, but we will apply this protocol for anyone who enters the campus area. There are the Ottimmo’s Health Protocol during Covid…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes that the coronavirus is spread from person to person, mainly through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person sneezes, coughs, or speaks rapidly in close proximity to someone else. Corona virus has inhibited all activities around the world. Including the matter of eating habits in…
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Wagyu cattle are major beef breeds in Japan. Their marbling has been increased over many decades to meet domestic consumer preferences. highly marbled beef is greatly prized for meat cooking methods such as Sukiyaki for Japanese. Like other kinds of foods, meat has three functions: It provides nutrition; It provides deliciousness; and It prevents disease.…
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April 29 is an important day for Ottimmo, because that day is the anniversary of Ottimmo (Dies Natalis). We are very grateful to be able to go through everything for 7 years. In our form of gratitude, we want to share our joy with others. With the theme “Our joy is theirs too” we took…
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As a precautios measure during covid-19 pandemic, people are encouraged to stay at home. Due to this situation Kids Academy is launching Magic Cooking Box, a box that can support children’s passion in culinary. The advantage of Magic Cooking Box is that children can cook and make pastries at the comfort of their own house.…
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OTTIMMO — The OTTIMMO International Campus continues to strive to transmit knowledge in the culinary field. Finally, the campus in the Citraland area, West Surabaya, was involved in the Dessert Day “It’s a Cheat Day” event that was held by the Pakuwon Trade Center (PTC) on 4 to 8 March 2020. In the event OTTIMMO…
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Philly Cheese Steak, or commonly known as cheese steak or cheese steak sandwich, is basically a sandwich made from thinly sliced pieces of grilled beef steak and melted cheese in a long hoagie roll. It is a popular street food and fast food among Americans. As the name implies it has strong roots in city…
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OTTIMMO – Many assume modern or contemporary foods contain ingredients that are not good for health. But in fact it is not the case, because even modern food can be created while still paying attention to the nutrition in it. Pasta with Pesto Sauce for example. This Italian food does look like ordinary spaghetti noodles…
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Pesto sauce is one of the famous Italian style sauce from the northern Italy. It is originally consists only Italian sweet basil, olive oil, pine nuts and Parmesan cheese blended together. Tjis sauce is known in Italy as Pesto alla Genovese. The name originally comes from the word “pesta” which means to pound or to…
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This is one of the famous potato side dish originating from southern germany. This dish is known in local language as “kartoffelsalat” The northern germany also has a variation of this dish which is almost similar to american style potato salad. The main difference between german and american style potato salad lies in the dressing,…
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OTTIMMO – On Monday (10/2), OTTIMMO International welcomed a special guest, students of Politeknik Jember. As many as 98 students from the Food Technology study program made observations on food and beverage at the OTTIMMO campus. At the campus in the Citraland area, Surabaya, they had the opportunity to see firsthand culinary arts kitchen, baking…
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Modern Chefs Aren’t Just Good at Cooking OTTIMMO-Facing the increasingly rapid development of the culinary world, the demand for the chef profession also continues to increase. Even the chef profession is developing. Now it’s not just a cook, but chefs also have the ability to do business. This is the concern of the OTTIMMO International…
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Attending a culinary arts program will allow you to learn the skills and knowledge that are required of a chef in the kitchen, which includes not only knowing how to cook but also how to create new dishes, how to keep the kitchen safe, how to run the kitchen efficiently and more. Studying the culinary…
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When food is put in front of us we eat first with our eyes. We imagine the tastes and the textures that we’re going to enjoy, how the flavours will balance each other out, we’re curious and hopefully excited about what we’re about to eat. Therefore the presentation of a dish is vital for creating…
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OTTIMMO — As a fast-growing culinary campus, Ottimmo International was awarded as a flagship university from the Coordinator of the Higher Education Service Institute (L2Dikti), Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education. This award was given on October 30, 2019 numbered 168 / L7 / SK / KL / AKU / 2019. In the award,…
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OTTIMMO — Ottimmo International has a commitment to become an open college for anyone. The best culinary academy in Indonesia students come from various backgrounds and areas. Now Ottimmo is more open with the acceptance of students with special needs, in accordance with the mandate of Pendidikan Tinggi (Dikti). Starting in the academic year 2019-2020…
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OTTIMMO – For the first time, Ottimmo International joined the 2019 International Community Service Program (ICSP). In collaboration with Petra Christian University (UK) and the Al Wali Foundation from the Netherlands, ICSP 2019 was held in Dusun Parang, Parang Village, Kediri Regency. In the event which was held from July 16, 2019 to August 5,…
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OTTIMMO — The Coffee Class held by Ottimmo this year is different from previous years. This time the students were taken directly to the coffee processing center, the Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (Puslitkoka) in Jember, East Java, on 29 and 30 September 2019. For two days the 5th semester students were in Jember specifically…
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OTTIMMO—The students of Verona class had been given new challenge for their second semester. They need to finish four projects within April 2019. These projects were being held for the first time this year. In the previous years, there were only two projects for first grade students. Titled “Small Project”, Ottimmo’s first year student will…
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OTTIMMO—Happy Birthday, Ottimmo! At April 29th 2019, Ottimmo International celebrate its 5th birthday. The campus which located in the elite residence of Citraland Surabaya was holding several events which involving all staffs and students. The celebration of Ottimmo’s 5th birthday has been held within 2 days, at April 29th and 30th. On the first day,…
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OTTIMMO—A good news for Ottimmo International Campus approaching their 5th birthday. Ottimmo has achieved “B” accreditation from Badan Akreditasi Nasional Perguruan Tinggi (BAN-PT) through SK no. 375/SK/BAN-PT/Akred//Dipl-III/III/2019. The “B” accreditation for Culinary Study Program is valid through March 12th 2019 until March 12th 2024. Ottimmo International Academy Director, Zaldy Iskandar happily stated that “B” accreditation…
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Ottimmo – A total of 77 students of Ottimmo International that has finished their studies was graduated on 02 November 2018 at Vasa Hotel Surabaya. They are from batch of Venice (2015) Graduation of Ottimmo is indeed quite unique because different from another university which the students wearing a toga, here we use a…
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Flavoria, The Food Euphoria Ottimmo – Ottimmo International have succeed helding International Gourmet Galore (IGG) 2018. Was held on 30 September 2018, IGG which the committee were all students, this time picking the theme was Flavoria, a bazaar with vintage atmosphere. IGG which an annual event was held in Ottimmo campus were visited…
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OTTIMMO – The beginning of August 2018 is a new experience of the Class of Florence. At least 96 students start their study in the baking and pastry class. In the first week they were taught the basic of baking and pastry. The students were divided into two groups which is Fondant and Marzipan.…
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Introduction To Campus Environments And Rules and Regulations OTTIMMO – the new students of OT starting their new academic study in Monday, July 31 2018. As an introduction program, 104 students start their orientation program. For four days, the students were introduced to new rules and also the new environments, aside than doing…
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OTTIMMO – As a young educational institution, Ottimmo is constantly making improvement every year. The changes that have intensively been made are lecture system, especially practical study in Culinary Arts Kitchen and Baking-Pastry Arts Kitchen. The chefs continue to make modifications and improvements in the lecture system and some refer to other advanced institutions.…
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Between Skill, Mental and Luck OTTIMMO – Culinary Arts Challenge is an annual event devoted to second-graders or Baking-Pastry Arts. Students who take part will be pitted his ability in the field of culinary, both practical skills in the kitchen and theory. Within this year, Culinary Arts Challenge has brought up three finalists; Azizi Ilsa,…
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OTTIMMO – Ottimmo International and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Queensland, Australia, are in close relationship in 2018. After beginning the inaugural visit in November 2017, representatives from Australia’s largest vocational education institution, TAFE have three times visited Ottimmo Campus at Telaga Golf TC 4 No 2-3, Citraland, Surabaya. On the first occasion, TAFE sent…
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OTTIMMO – Ottimmo International Culinary & Pastry Academy continues to move forward in order to be an excellent educational institution. To answer public’s expectations, in 2018 Ottimmo is not only provide the path of Diploma 3 (D-3) program, but also provides an opportunity for students of Ottimmo to continue their studies to Strata 1 (S-1)…
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Learn About Bakpao And Tea OTTIMMO—One of the program of Ottimmo International students in November is Factory Visit. Factory Visit is a supporting activity aimed to improve the knowledge and experience of students in food and beverage processing. As a vocational education and the best of culinary and patisserie art academy in Indonesia, Ottimmo International…
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OTTIMMO– Thanksgiving Luncheon is one of students project held every November. Half of students from Florence Class (semester 1) set in the kitchen brigade prepare welcome drinks, appetizer, main course and dessert, for at least 20 guests. The guest are primarily members of the Surabaya Expatriate Women Association. In the Thanksgiving Luncheon 2017 on November…
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A Night Full Of Food, Love, And Ghost! OTTIMMO-Ottimmo International Gourmet Galore (IGG) successfully held on November 4th 2017. Not less than 1500 guests came to Ottimmo International to enjoy the event. This year, “Spooktacular” became the theme of this annual food fertival. The word “Spooktacular” referred to spooky and spectacular, because the Halloween atmosphere…
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OTTIMMO— Ottimmo International Mastergourmet Academy freshmen will have two projects, Thanksgiving Luncheon and Easter Luncheon. Those two events are always held every year to train the students on project management. The first semester students will be divided into two groups. The first group will work on the Thanksgiving Luncheon project in November, while the other…
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OTTIMMO—After the students were introduced to various types of coffee, the fifth semester students were introduced to wine through a ‘Wine Tasting Workshop’. It was held on 11-12 October 2017 and the students gained significant knowledge on the drink created from fermentation. The presented learning material was quite concise. It covers the types of wine,…
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OTTIMMO–First semester students of Ottimmo International had their first practical lesson this week. The first lesson they learn is knife skills. It is the basic skills of a chef before learning another kind of skills. The lessons on knife skills were given for two weeks to the first semester students. All of them learn the…
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OTTIMMO–Culinary Art Student Organisation (CASO) of Ottimmo International Culinary and Pattisserie School has established its new management for 2017. A collaboration of third and first semester students will run CASO who has targeted some changes. Before starting their works, the members of CASO gathered in a Training Camp held in Khalwat Bethlehem, Wagir of…
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OTTIMMO—The third semester students or baking-pastry class have learned a lot from the last three weeks. In early part of their learning in baking and pastry kitchen, students were introduced and taught how to make special pastries from around the world. They learned how to make Bagels, Pretzels, Ciabatta, Naan, Grissini, Foccaccia and some other…
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OTTIMMO—Freshmen of Ottimmo International in 2017 are having their orientation in the campus of Otttimmo International. There are 110 freshmen taking parts in the orientation held for four days from Monday, August 7 to August 10. The orientation covers introduction to the campus and positive activities conducted for students. On the first day,…
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OTTIMMO-Ottimmo International Mastergourmet Academy has completed the first graduation of Diploma III program successfully. There were 95 students graduated in a magnificent occasion in Fairfield, Marriot Hotel, Jalan Mayjen Sungkono, Surabaya, on Saturday, July 29. The graduation was attended by the founder of Jawa Pos, Dahlan Iskan, giving precious lessons to the graduates. Ottimmo International…
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Ottimmo have special guest on Friday, 28 July: Mr. Dahlan Iskan! Mr. Dahlan came to Ottimmo this morning and did some sports with us. He even became Ottimmo personal trainer! 🙂 After that, Mr. Dahlan visited Ottimmo facilities and tried some cuisines specially made by Ottimmo chefs. He enjoyed them very much and…
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OTTIMMO–All students of Ottimmo International have finished their second and fourth semester in 2017. Their studies ended last weekend after two weeks of busy schedules. They have long holiday until August 2017. In the end of their second and fourth semester, the students have two kinds of exam, Final Exam and Final Project. Both look…
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OTTIMMO–SMKK Mater Amabilis takes all medals of Ottimmo International Culinary Competition Session 3, on Saturday, May 20. There were five teams from this school and all of them win the first place to the fifth place. The members of the first winning team were Isadora Harum, Vincentius Anthony and Regina Clara. The got the…
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OTTIMMO– In Ottimmo International, there are a lot if students who have other routines besides learning at campus. They also do their activities based on their talents and potentials. One of the students with great achievements outside campus is Maria Yolanda Wenur. The student of Baking & Pastry Class, who will finish her fourth…
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OTTIMMO–Ottimmo International Culinary Challenge is reaching its final phase after a week ago the eighth phase was completed. At the moment, there are only six students remaining in the contest among fourth semester students and they will have a showdown this week. The remaining students in Culinary Challenge are Alvin Liady, Antonio Sanjaya, Widodo…
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OTTIMMO— When we talk about cooking, the commoners will naturally think of the taste and the presentation. They are indeed the simplest parameters to judge a dish. However, there are some other parameters which are more important. One of the important aspects which is prioritized in Ottimmo International, besides the taste and the presentation,…
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OTTIMMO—The lessons on Asian culinary arts was ended with Japanese food. For the whole week, the students have learned to cook Ramen, Yakisoba and Sushi. For the last few weeks, second semester students have learned various Asian dishes, from Indian, Korean, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Malaysian and Indonesian food. After finishing the lessons on…
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OTTIMMO – Chef as a profession is not only about the skill of cooking in the kitchen. More than that, a chef needs to have other skills to support their performance in the kitchen. In Ottimmo International Mastergourmet Academy, the students do not only learn to cook various dishes in the world. They also learn…
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OTTIMMO — Few weeks ago Ottimmo International welcomed a special guest: Chef Widjiono Purnomo, CFBE, CEC, or known as Chef Yono. Chef Yono is the founder of Yono’s Scholarship Foundation, a foundation founded in New York that concerns about education in culinary academy. He came to Indonesia to scout young talents in culinary to be given scholarship. Chef Yono,…
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OTTIMMO— Next week lessons in the kitchen of Ottimmo International are still about Asian Culinary. There are some dishes they need to learn to cook for the whole week, Indian, Indonesian and Malaysian food. Early next week, three Indian dishes will be presented to them, Chapati, Chicken Rice Pilaf and Cikpea-Veggie Curry. Special for…
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OTTIMMO—Contestants from SMA Petra 1 dominated the second session of Ottimmo International Cooking Competition 2017 on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Two teams from the school have won the first and the second place of the cooking competition. The team at the First Place from SMA Petra 1, winning Rp 10 million prize money were Alvaro,…
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OTTIMMO—Besides having lessons in the kitchen, students of Ottimmo International are also assigned to projects training their skills to organize events. One of the events was Easter Luncheon which was held on Friday, April 7, in the campus of Ottimmo International. As many as 44 students divided into four groups, serving dishes for 22…
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OTTIMMO—Ottimmo International Martergourmet Academyis organizing a competition to show senior high school students’ skills in the kitchen. This Saturday, April 8, there will be 12 schools taking parts in Ottimmo International Cooking Competition. Cooking Competition is the second session out of four sessions to be held from March to June. Each session is limited…
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OTTIMMO—After four weeks learning to cook European dishes, students of Ottimmo International Mastergourmet Academy presented with a different challenge. As of this week, they are introduced with Asian dishes which are very different from the European ones, either from how they are prepared or served. The first dishes presented to the second semester students are…
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On November 22-23, 2013, 5 OTTIMMO teams participated the Cuisine Vaganza Cooking Competition 2013. First day of competitiona, all of them made it through the next round that held on the next day. Day two, 2 teams from 5 went to the semi-final round. They succeed to beat other participant and won the First prize…
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Are you a Macaron lover? Do you know that Macaron have feet? Do you know how to make a Perfect Macaron? Yes, our Short Course Gourmet Frenzy Program this time is about Macaron! with the hands-on training, you will learn how to make the perfect macaron from our expert Chef. Take the chance and peek…
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Important date for OTTIMMO New Student Academic Year 2014/2015 Orientation Day will be held on August 12-15, 2014. Orientation is mandatory, every student should participate from the first day until the last day. New Semester Begin starts on Monday August 18, 2014 accordance with lesson schedule that will be distributed during Orientation Day.
Very glad to see the joy of children in the kitchen! At that moment we had almost a hundred little guests coming from Mawar Sharon Christian School. Those all Grade 1 students brought their excitement and curiosity to our Culinary Kitchen and they could not wait to start making their own burger. With the help…
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