FNB Club Webinar Boosts Rizalians’ Career Path

By Mary Grace Feudo

The Food and Beverage Club boosted Rizalian career paths in a webinar titled Choosing the Perfect Career between Being A Professional Chef and An Educator held on October 25 via Zoom.

“It’s everybody’s dream to become a successful chef,” Mr. Niño Runas, the resource speaker of the event. He is a seasoned head chef and an owner of several restaurants. He also garnered a 5-star excellence award from the American Academy of Hospitality and Sciences for his splendid works.

Allyson Kane Baguio, President of the FNB Club, opened the program.

“Experience is helpful, but a culinary degree can give you one step forward,” Chef Runas stated. He also believed practices are great for promotion, but still, diplomas are vital in Culinary Arts.

Chef Runas discussed positions that a starting culinary graduate might get, like the head chef or the master of the kitchen, the sous chef or the second on command, and the chef de partie or the man on particulars; he also discussed the qualifications to be a better runner in the culinary industry.

To motivate the students, especially from the food and beverage strand, he shared his experiences on how physically demanding being a chef is. He added that culinary school is not for the weaklings by not minding what people say.

The awarding of the certificate for the guest speaker concluded the program. The adviser of FNB Club, Mr. Leo Benjamin, and its officers, VP Internal, Hannah Sumagpao, and BOCC Cochair, Cyd Pega, expressed their gratitude to Chef Runas.