Chef Danhi is an educator at heart. Teaching for the past ten years he has extensive experience working with a range of students - aspiring culinarians, professional chefs, food technologists, line cooks, and home cooks. Robert has attained a specialized bachelors degree in Culinary Education and is a Certified Hospitality Educator. Chef Danhi is the ideal choice for your educational support needs.

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Topics
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• Asian Cuisine and Culture


Intensive study and travel in all things Asian had created Chef Danhi's expertise in the gastronomy of Asia. He works with your team, faculty or clients to ensure a better understanding of the Culinary Identity of the cuisines of Asia.

Educational organizations utilize Chef Danhi to not only deliver content but also to train the faculty how to teach their students about Asian Cuisine. He has developed curriculum for several parts of Asia.
— East Asia - China, Korea and Japan
— Southeast Asia - Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines
— If your organization or specific individuals need to learn about the cuisines and culture of Asia you have found the right person. Chef Danhi has traveled extensively across Asia documenting these vast regions.


• Product Research & Development


Need help learning the fundamentals of product development? Let Chef Danhi teach you about retail or food service product development.

He can cover the entire process from ideation, Protocept development, benchtop formula creation, presentation skills, running a successful plant trial and working with the operations staff for a smooth scale-up to a full production.


• Menu Research & Development


Developing on target menu items for your food service establishment, whether it be fine dining, casual dining, fast casual or even the fast food segment of food service requires a methodical approach.

Chef Danhi shows you how to research the market and develop new menu items for all categories of the menu that are sure to hit a home run with the consumer.

He can also teach you how to work with the manufacturer and ensure that outsourced menu components are developed and manufactured the highest possible standards.


• Culinary Education and Training


Chef Danhi was the Executive Chef Instructor of the California School of Culinary Arts and also taught at the Culinary Institute of America where culinary education is at its best. Being a Certified Hospitality Educator he can show you how to develop curriculum, plan for lessons and run a dynamic class achieving all your learning objectives.

Need to train your culinary staff? Training and education take different approaches during the implementation process. Robert can teach you the best techniques to motivate and train your staff and yield consistent, safe food for your guests.


• Fundamental Cooking Techniques


Although Asian cuisine is Chef Danhi's specialty, much of his formal training and chef experience was in the classic techniques of the Western world. Food is food and although one culture may prefer a wok over a sauté pan there are many fundamentals that pertain to all of the Global Cuisines.

Back to the basics - knife techniques, vegetable and starch cookery, meat and seafood ID and fabrication, stocks, soups, sauces, protein cookery, Garde Manger, breakfast cookery, lunch cookery and even charcuterie.


• Advanced Culinary Principles


After the fundamental culinary techniques are mastered there are those techniques left for the professional chefs that take flavor to new heights. Chef Danhi can work with chefs to enhance their established culinary skills to improve their cooking techniques and expand their menu offerings.

Advanced techniques to flavor development - various smoking techniques, curing processes, slow cooking fundamentals, and advanced techniques of those listed in the fundamental Cooking Techniques section can all be addressed.


• Thai Fruit Carving


An art that used to be reserved solely for the women of Thailand, Chef Danhi has been practicing and teaching this ancient art for the last 10 years. He has taught hundreds of culinarians the fundamental techniques of this relief style of carving - working with numerous fruits and vegetables.

With his instruction the newly trained carver is able to recreate several carvings done during the lessons and is also able to expand on those techniques and create signature carving that represent their own style and personality.


• Private Jet Food Service


Chef Danhi has experience working with the crew members to improve the food and beverage service aboard to the passengers. Crew members learn through a series of academic classes, demonstration sessions and hands-on workshops to improve all aspects of in-flight food and beverage preparations and service.

Curriculum spans from Sanitation and Safe Food Handling, Menu Planning, Food and Beverage Pairing, F & B Service, and how to create quick food solutions on board with ingredients you have in your galley.