News and Press Releases

PROUD WINNERS AT THE CHEF. MIGUEL ARCANJO AWARD 2022.

Rithika Po the overall 2nd Runner Up Champion and Kaushal Bhatia won the Best Dessert Competition.

EDUCATING STUDENTS ON THE POSCO ACT

Adv. Emidio Pinho and his team of 'STOP CHILD ABUSE NOW' (SCAN) educate students on the POSCO Act.

Goan Brothers in Arms at the Great British Bake-off 2021

Proud to have our alumni Lineker in The Great British Bake Off

Impressing the importance of Gender Sensibilities

A session by Adv. Emidio Pinho was held to sensitize students to gender differences.

Top 2 Finish for our team at Uniform Sketching Competition

The Professional Housekeepers Association organized a Uniform Sketching Competition where saw our students Ms. Sonali Vaigankar and Mr. Vanecio Johnson win the 1st prize and Ms. Sarifa Khatun and Ms. Sakshi Sugnani win the 2nd prize.

Our Student wins 3rd Prize at the India Hospitality + F & B World Expo

Chicken Roulade prepared by Mr. Rishikesh Patil won the 3rd Prize at the India Hospitality + F & B World Expo organized by Trinity Ventures.

Chef Miguel Arcanjo - Student of the Year Award 2019

Umme Hani Shaikh - The proud recipient of a prize she bagged at the "Chef Miguel Arcanjo - Student of the Year Award 2019"

Adrey wins Second Runner Up at Chef Miguel Arcanjo - Student of the Year Award

Adrey D’Souza a first year student of the BBA program in Hospitality and Culinary Education does us proud at the ‘Chef Miguel Arcanjo – Student of the Year Award’. Adrey’s ‘Frango Veneciana’ won him Second Runner Up at the Competition.

With the famed Chef. Rego of the Taj

Adrey proudly presenting his laurels

Respecting Gender Differences

Dr. Shaila De Souza, a Phd from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and the HOD, Women Studies, Goa University was invited to deliver a lecture on the topic of SEXUAL HARASSMENT as part of a series of talks being held on respecting Gender differences.

Promoting the culture of Life

The Don Bosco College, Panaji, Goa, in collaboration with the National Institute of Social Defence, New Delhi conducted a “One Day Sensitization programme on Drug abuse prevention” and organized a Poster making competition on the above topic on the 23rd of March 2017. Our students Ms.Rucha Khare and Mr. Krishna Prasad of BBA I year participated in the poster making competition and brought home the first prize.

The President of the Fomento Educational and Charitable Society, Mrs. Anju Timblo addressed the students of the College on the 25th of October 2016 sharing useful pointers and valuable advise for budding aspirants in Hospitality. The event also witnessed a display of talent and conferring of Awards.

A proud moment for the Goa College of Hospitality and Culinary Education

Students at the Semana Cultura Indo-Portuguesa- Goa 2015

The students of BBA Sufeeyan Khan and Isha Natekar are adjudged the 1st Runners Up at the 'GOAN CHEF CHALLENGE' held at the Goa Food and Hospitality Expo in September 2015. The students were felicitated by none other than the very famous Celebrity Chef, Ranveer Brar.

Students at the Semana da Cultura Indo - Portuguesa - Goa 2015

A celebration of Indian and Portuguese culture including art, cinema, music, cuisine, theatre, literature and food ended with a two day Food and Musical Festival, at whichthe College put up a stall ensuring students gained valuable exposure.

Session with Grover Zampa

A session by Grover Zampa was organized for the students of the College to educate them on wines – how to taste wine, the colours of different wines, types of flavours present in wine and a brief on viticulture were among the topics covered. This was followed by a question and answer session.

A day with Chef. Nicolas Bercovicci

The students had Chef. Nicolas Bercovicci, who specializes in French and Italian cuisine provide them valuable inputs. Chef. Nicolas has worked in Disneyland, Orlando, USA besides having worked in several other countries such as Australia, Canada, France and Switzerland.

A day with Chef. Ines Soares

Specialist Chef. Ines is a Catering Hospitality specialist based in Dubai, U.A.E. Her background comes from planning and operating some of the World's best kitchens
including the Dubai World Cup and creating awesome dining experiences such as the 'Auraylia' restaurant at the stunning Victoria Golf and Country Resort in Sri Lanka.

Get to know yourself better

A session on ‘WHO AM I’ (Self Development is part of equipping students for the Hospitality Industry)was held by Ms. Farida D'Silva Dias a qualified Psychologist, Educator and Chairperson of Jeevan Community Centre (JCC), Panjim, Goa. As the Chairperson of the YMCA Western India Region Women's Forum, and Coordinator for the Panjim YMCA, she has been instrumental in initiating and conducting several community outreach programs/ workshops/ projects for displaced/ under-privileged children, youth, senior citizens, HIV affected children, as well as Climate Change and Health awareness.

A Workshop on 'Safety and Self Defense'

A Workshop on 'Safety and Self Defense' was held for students by Mr. Mahesh Kamat of 'Wu Tao Wellness' who has 29 years of experience in fitness and martial arts