Category : Sammic Scholarship
One of the net’s top spots for all news Basque has featured our two winners of the IV Sammic Scholarship for BasqueStage, Luuk and Brenden.
Buber’s Basque Page has become a site of reference for people interested in Basque news, culture, and language. We’re excited they chose to feature BasqueStage, the unique educative program for young cooks across the world.
Check out the full story here.
Category : BasqueStage
Today the Sammic Scholarship for BasqueStage appeared on the front page of Eitb.com, the English portal of the largest Basque news source. The exclusive source of news about Basque Country in English, Eitb is read by people all over the world.
As the scholarship becomes more and more well-known, don’t forget that we need you too to spread the word. Have a friend that is food-obsessed? A cousin who just graduated culinary school? An acquaintance in the kitchen at your favorite restaurant? Do them a favor and tell them about BasqueStage….they stand to win 6 months paid in Basque Country, working in a 3-star Michelin restaurant.
Send them to Twitter or Facebook, where they can get more information, and of course here on the website.
You can read the article in its entirety here.
Category : BasqueStage
- BasqueStage Featured In The Media, Noticias De Gipuzkoa -
Our Sammic Scholars for BasqueStage, Ruth and Elisha, were recently featured in the Basque news source, Noticias de Gipuzkoa.
Noticias de Gipuzkoa is one of the most widely read news sources in this province of Basque Country, home to San Sebastián. In this interview, Ruth and Elisha were introduced to the people of Gipuzkoa and did a pretty great interview that included such epic questions as “Real o Atletic?” (the two local soccer teams) and “If you had a pintxo named after you, what would it be?”
Stay tuned for the english transcription in its entirety.
A leading magazine in the foodservice industry in Holland, Misset Horeca, recently featured the upcoming III Sammic Scholarship for BasqueStage. The word is getting out about the program worldwide…have you told your food friends about BasqueStage? This year is the first in which young cooks across the world can apply for the scholarship, and potentially win a six-month paid stage with Martín Berasategui.
Here’s the article, along with its English translation:
The article’s English translation reads as follows:
Opportunity for internship with Spanish top chef Martín Berasategui
Cooks with a culinary training and skills with social media have a chance to win an internship of half a year in the kitchen of the Spanish top chef Martín Berasategui. These are two fully equipped internships of six months in the kitchen of the 3-star Basque restaurant.
For a few years Martín Berasategui has been working together with kitchen supplier Sammic. But until now only chefs from the USA had the chance to intern with Berasategui. This is changed now.
Dutch chefs who are culinary literate and educated, but above all have a passion for cooking, can contact Arno Ravestein of Sammic. They make chance on a selection round. In November, the two winners will be announced. The internship will start early next year.
The two final ‘ stagieres ‘ work alongside in the kitchen of Berasategui. In addition, they are expected to keep up on blogs and social media, telling about their experiences. Furthermore, they will have to test and demonstrate equipment from Sammic several times.
Help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Category : BasqueStage, Registration, Sammic Scholarship, Selection Process
The second round of BasqueStage opened to applications last week, and the interest shown has been incredible. We are receiving the first wave of candidate applications as we speak. You will be able to keep up with the applicants just like last year on our webpage, www.basquestage.com. The first step to applying is registering your basic information: name, email and the like. Then, you must submit your resumé and an essay. The last step is filming a video that shows us your communication skills and personality. It is only after THIS video is uploaded that your name will be visible on the Candidate section of our website. Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date on the recent developments, too.
So remember: your candidacy will not show up on the Candidate List until you submit both registration AND video. But don’t worry, we have your information and you are registered. So get filming!
Category : BasqueStage
BasqueStage was recently called a “Restaurant Job of Your Dreams” by Bon Appetit:
If you’ve ever considered rolling up your sleeves and working the line in a professional kitchen, you know that good stages (restaurant speak for “internships”) are hard to get. And you know that you better be hungry for the work, because primo restaurants like the French Laundry and Le Bernardin have hundreds of applicants willing to work for free. It’s considered a privilege to work under the best in the biz.
Enter BasqueStage, a dream of an internship: six months at three-Michelin star restaurant Martin Berasategui in the Basque region of Spain, travel and housing paid for, health insurance, and 500 euros per month. Unheard of!”
Read the rest here. Or just get straight to business by applying, here.
Today marks the official opening of the second Sammic BasqueStage scholarship.
From March 1st through April 15th, young American cooks can apply to be a BasqueStage from July 2011 through December 2011. The application process is simple: first, register your candidacy on our website. Second, submit the necessary documents: a PDF resume, a PDF essay telling us why you want to be a Basque Stage, and the address of your blog, if you have one. Third, submit a video that shows off your culinary and communication skills. You can see some videos from last year here .
What do you stand to win?
The chance of a lifetime. Don’t wait…get registered today. To read more about our current scholars, Tracy Chang and Athena Thickstun, check out their blogs.
Share this opportunity with your friends, family, and colleagues, via Twitter and Facebook.
Category : BasqueStage
Announcing the new Basque Stage newsletter: a semi-monthly correspondence right to your inbox, never boring and always full of gastronomic news, recipes, and the latest travails of the first Basque Stage scholars Tracy Chang and Athena Thickstun. Join the conversation about one of the world’s most interesting cultures and cuisines, exploring it through the eyes of two of America’s talented young cooks. As we say here, both before a good meal and when face to face with a good opportunity—aproveche!
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