2019 Global Grit Battle of the Southern Stars Champion for the Pastry Category - Shawn Andrei C. Gonzales!

Meet the 2019 Global Grit Battle of the Southern Stars Champion for the Pastry Category - Shawn Andrei C. Gonzales!

Shawn is an International Cuisines (IC) Batch 7 student at Global Academy, Cavite. With his coaches Chef Angela Bulatao and Chef Keith Fresnido, he took up the challenge to best the other student-competitors who have worked equally hard to master their dish entries. “Having the faith of my Chef Instructors propelled me to compete, “ Shawn shares, “and watching the videos of past Grit competitions made me yen for that rush and focus. I challenged myself by joining the elimination round with lots of hope to win. Our instructors taught us creativity, how to move efficiently around the kitchen, proper sanitation, and how to compute the baker’s math thoroughly. Chef Angela taught me to ‘think on my feet’ - be quick to think of a solution to a problem without pausing, then execute the solution promptly. After all, in any competition and in life’s race, there is always a time limit.

These, along with classic and modern techniques came to play in all stages of my participation from research and development to practices to competition proper. My dish has 14 components (!) and the most challenging part of it was making the blown sugar balls. These sweet spheres have a tendency to go out of shape, melt quickly, or break. Practice after practice made perfect!

This experience, and having emerged as the champion, helped me discover that I can do something great, something far better than what I thought I could do. And so I say to my fellow Globalistas, never be afraid to try something new. Challenge yourselves! You will never know your true potential unless you try!”

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