Susanne Santos is the winners of Sammic  Top Chefs Scholarship and will be part of 3 Michelin Star restaurant Martín Berasategui until June. Susanne Santos is a graduate of The French Culinary Institute, where she graduated with a nearly perfect GPA. She has experience cooking under chef Jean Georges, among others. She is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, and has even served on the event catering staff for the President of the United States.

Clifton Su, winner of Sammic Rising Stars Scholarship, will be working at Restaurante Frontón in Tolosa and other stablishments of the group until end of March. Clifton is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America (Greystone), where he also served as a TA. He has worked under chef David Chang at Momofuku Ssam Bar, and currently is working at the Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant. He is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.

Apart from working with Martín Berasategui and Roberto Ruiz, they will collaborate with Sammic in the audiovisual projects. We will hear from them soon! 

Welcome!

Both if you visited the fair or if you did not, we hope you find interesting not only the images, but also the comments of international members of Sammic Team.

Bon appétit!

This round, culinary students, recent graduates, and young chefs will have the chance to apply to two distinct Sammic Scholarships.

The first Scholarship, the Top Chef Sammic Scholarship, is identical to the previous BasqueStage Sammic Scholarships. One talented winner will receive a six-month, all-expense-paid stage, working under the direction of a Basque chef of the highest category as well as the opportunity to tell about their experience to other chefs through the website and blogs created for this purpose. Two of these months will be spent apprenticing with producers and artisans of the Basque region.

Read here for more information on this scholarship.

The second scholarship is a new one: the Rising Star Sammic Scholarship. The winner will receive a three-month stage, working under the direction of a Basque chef who is on the brink of world culinary stardom. This is the Rising Star Sammic Scholarship’s first round, and we are proud to announce the collaboration of Roberto Ruiz, a Basque chef of the highest caliber. Named Best Restaurateur by the Basque Academy of Gastronomy, Chef Ruiz is passionate about food and obsessed with quality product, and stages will accompany him to farms and markets. This is a unique opportunity for an authentic culinary experience in the Basque countryside.

Read here for more information on this scholarship.

Applications are open until the end of September. The first round of applications is the same for both scholarships. APPLY NOW, HERE.

Questions? Leave a comment or post on BasqueStage’s Facebook or Twitter!

Brenden and Luuk are working with the acclaimed 7-Michelin-Star chef Martín Berasategui in his restaurant in Lasarte, Spain.

Yesterday they had the opportunity to see where and how Sammic equipment they use at Restaurante Martín Berasategui is manufactured. From aluminium casting to assembly lines, finishing the tour at the smart warehouse, designed to offer the best service. 

The jury from Sammic and Restaurant Martín Berasategui, through careful consideration of experience, communication skills, and videos and recipes submitted, has chosen the following cooks to be the next Sammic Scholars for BasqueStage:

Brenden Darby Brenden Darby is a graduate of Johnson & Wales University, where he graduated Dean’s List and Honors Society. He is also completing is WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) Advanced Certificate. He recently spent six months traveling and volunteering in Southeast Asia, and also has varied restaurant experience under his belt. Follow Brenden: Brenden's Blog  Brenden's Twitter

Luuk Hoffman Luuk Hoffman is a young Dutch cook, a graduate of the Hotel School in the Hague and a current student at Sterklas in Amsterdam for an advanced culinary degree. He has worked with an impressive roster of chefs and his ambition is to cook in top restaurants across the world and eventually own his own place. Follow Luuk: Luuk's Blog Luuk's Twitter

Congratulations Brenden and Luuk, we are looking forward to welcoming you at Sammic Headquarters in Azkoitia!

There are a few changes in the selection process comparing to previous editions as this will divide into 2 stages: during the first stage of the selection process, the candidates will just have to fill in a form. During the second stage, the pre-selected candidates will have to submit a video and other documents to be eligible.

The two winners of the IV Sammic Scholarship will be announced via internet on May 1, 2012.

Would you like to be one of them? Apply now!

The winners of 3rd Sammic Scholarship Elisha Ben Haim and Ruth Selby visited us yesterday. Both are learning at 3-Michelin-Star restaurant Martín Berasategui, in Lasarte (Spain).

During their visit, Ruth and Elisha had the opportunity to know not only us but also the factory where the food preparation equipment they are already familiar with are produced.

It was a real pleasure to have them here and we would like to welcome them (also) from these lines.

Of the shortlisted candidates, the winners are Ruth Escudero Selby and Elisha Ben-Haim.

Ruth Selby Escurdero is American and Elisha Ben-Haim is of Israeli origin and resident in the U.S.. Both have received culinary training at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Ruth E. Selby at Greystone (California) and Elisha Ben-Haim in New York. They have extensive experience in renowned restaurants and both are attracted by the idea of training in a three-star Michelin restaurant and to live for 6 months in the World's no.1 culinary destination.

Watch Ruth E. Selby's video

Watch Elisha Ben-Haim's video

Congratulations to the winners, we look forward to meeting you soon!

And the winners are... from BasqueStage on Vimeo.

We took the opportunity to present our innovations in dishwashing and dynamic food preparation equipment, and to launch our new vegetable preparation machines CA-301/401 (a flagship product), also available in combined version as CK.

Tracy Chang, one of the winners of the 1st edition of Sammic Scholarships into BasqueStage Porject promoted by Sammic, accompanied us and was responsible for demonstrating the new vegetable preparation machine. Visitors could enjoy the "pintxos" created by 3-Michelin-Star Chef Martin Berasategui, especially for the occasion.

Host Fair in Milan is the main event of the sector in Europe and was again provided a continuous flow and quality of visitors.

Another success of the increasingly international Sammic Group.