We thought maybe we could have titled this with “Cassia: Of Pans and Puns” given the many pans used and puns herein which fits (kasya = Cassia, get it?). Or under that pun-filled context, “Curing Hunger, Healing Cravings” for a title perhaps, pertaining first to Chef Cris Agas being on it. As “Cassia” as it is or rather quite fittingly, “Agas” is an ilokano word which means medicine. At Cassia (where Chef Cris is the Executive Chef), through Hotel Supreme which supremely fits every possible element (given its events halls’ size and magnitude), it was a suitable avenue for one of the most appropriate mix of ingredients as far as kitchen collaboration is concerned: Sanden x Costimo x Cassia x Hotel Supreme x Chef Cris.
And Cassia Restaurant being Hotel Supreme’s flagship restaurant/food caterer, serving thousands at that, given their several multifunction halls including ‘Meritus, the city’s biggest one thus far, cooked and served the confirmation of its doability. It was and it is made possible by the right equipment and a fitting capacity. Hardware x Talent, a sure thing to cure and heal the demands and challenges of food preparation and trade. True enough, this Sanden x Costimo event was a prescription for soundness and well-being much like the (Latin) medical symbol “Rx” which means recipe. A recipe for kitchen success.
Sanden x Costimo was a well-cooked event for a marketing promotion. Attended by different restaurant/business owners, food concessionaires and the like, it was a buffet of fruitful impressions. Hot and cold for all the right reasons. Costimo’s combi oven and Sanden’s refrigeration is as “OA” (Opposites Attract) as it gets… Yet more than the show of proficiency, it was a well-done collaboration. Like the kitchen devices and gadgets they’ve manufactured as much as its usefulness and benefits they’re pushing for, it’s a mixture of two powerhouse ingredients if only to cook-up a calmly chill and smokin’ hot serving of an “enticing kitchenomics” course. In the midst of alliances of nations for cold and bitter courses of action, Sanden x Costimo however is a compact for all the warm and sweet reasons. Indeed, compact in the sense that one equipment serves several functions, one collab (or let’s call it “called love/cold lab” ~ combi oven and cold solution) for the purpose of versatility. Economical and efficient indeed. Known to be two of the front runners in technology, Japan and South Korea through Sanden and Costimo respectively, addressed the hot and cold issues in the kitchen with the right amount of warmth and coolness. The warmth it’ll provide for business owners and their wide array of clientele and patrons for all the flavorful moods and delightful dispositions, it corresponds with the coolness it radiates for a fulfilling productivity and the satisfying proficiency. This Japan and South Korea companies’ partnership lives up for what they stand for, “JSK” might as well stand for Justifying Success in the Kitchen. A prescription for “kitchenomic investment”. A recipe for a healthy business.
Whereas for Hotel Supreme and Cassia, the “Agas” has been prescribed ahead of time with the aim of being in the service of consumers more. With Hotel Supreme’s top honcho, Peter Ng and the family behind its operation with the kitchen now being overseen by its managing director Patrick Ng, Chef Cris Agas and her team of other chefs, sous chefs and kitchen staff get to address the high demand and tough challenges of having to serve a variety of preferences and choices, as well as a myriad of customers several times a day. They got to share it through the Sanden x Costimo cooking demo in a “gastronomic collaboration” with Costimo’s Korean chefs considering they now have more time. Just imagine running a full-scale restaurant serving a la carte and buffet offerings on a daily basis, then add to that the multitude of diverse occasions and events considering Hotel Supreme’s various and sizable function halls. A reliable refrigeration system and combi ovens which provide not just efficiency but eco-friendly and sustainable solutions add up in justifying why “Cassia” is a fitting venue for your every occasion. Sanden x Costimo x Hotel Supreme x Cassia x Chef Cris, collectively, is the ‘Rx’, a prescribed recipe I must say to a fit and up-and-running kitchen. It all fits. Cassia!
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