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What I have been doing over the years
 This is a short list of some of my work as a chef. I have authored a few books, appeared on television cook shows, cooked up a storm at hotels as a celebrity chef for Cristang cuisine promotions, and have done several cooking exhibitions and demonstrations. If you need a complete resume please contact me. Nowadays my culinary skills have expanded beyond Cristang cuisine into creative cooking by creating new Cristang recipes.
 

Details of my activities since 1998

 2008  See the home page
 2007 May-June : Cristang food promotion at the Tong Tong Festival/Pasar Malam Besar, Netherlands;
September : Food presentations at “Holland Days In Melaka” organised by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Malacca;
December : Malaysian Heritage Cuisine Festival organized by the Malaysian Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
 2006 May : Presented Master Class at the International Gourmet Awards Festival in Kuala Lumpur;
June : Cristang food promotion at the Tong Tong Festival/Pasar Malam Besar, Netherlands.
 2005 February : Cristang food promotion at the Park Royal, Kuala Lumpur;
October : Recognised as one of Malaysia’s “20 Celebrity Authors” by publishers MPH.
 2004 March : Book launch "Quick & Easy Cooking";
June : Pasar Malam Besar at The Hague, Netherlands;
June : Book launch of "Cuzinhia Cristang: Mengkeuken uit Malakka", my first book translated into Dutch;
September Cristang food promotion at the J W Marriott, Putrajaya.
 2003 March : Culinary consultancy and Cristang food promotion for Top Hat Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
April : International documentary on the Cristang community for Australian TV;
June : Cristang cuisine promotion at the Tong Tong Festival/Pasar Malam Besar at The Hague, Netherlands.
 2002 March : Commissioning of recipe series for Her World magazine;
June : Cristang cuisine promotion at the Tong Tong Festival/Pasar Malam Besar at The Hague, Netherlands;
 2001 January : Cooking demos in conjunction with the book promotion of "Cuzinhia Cristang" at Mid-Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur’s largest mall
April : Cristang cuisine promotion at the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club, Singapore;
April : Cristang cuisine promotion at Holiday Inn Park View, Singapore;
April : Cristang cuisine promotion at Parco Bugis Junction, Singapore for the Asian Food Festival;
May : Cristang cuisine promotion at Hyatt Regency, Johor Baru, Malaysia;
June : Cristang cuisine promotion at The Pan Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
June-July : Cristang cuisine promotion at the Tong Tong Festival/Pasar Malam Besar at The Hague, Netherlands.
 2000 January : Began TV series, “Simply Delicious” – 14 episodes;
May : Cristang cuisine promotion at The Hyatt Regency Hotel, Perth, Western Australia;
June : Cristang cuisine promotion at Equatorial Hotel, Melaka, Malaysia;
October : Cristang cuisine promotion at Crowne Plaza, Johor Baru;
November : Cristang cuisine promotion at Avillion Resort, Port Dickson;
December : Cristang cuisine promotion at Riviera Bay Resort, Melaka coupled with private cooking demonstration for selected guests.
 1999 April : Cristang cuisine promotion at Equatorial Hotel, Melaka, Malaysia;
May : Cristang cuisine promotion at Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
June : Appeared on Malaysian TV series called “CitaRasa” sponsored by Petronas;
August : Cristang cuisine promotion at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
September : Cristang cuisine promotion at Palace of the Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1998 Appeared on Malaysian TV series called “Hey Good Cooking”, sponsored by 'Maggi' (a Nestle brand).
Books Authored
Cuzinhia Cristang, A Malacca-Portuguese Cookbook
ISBN 967 73 0073 3
Publisher Tropical Press, 1998
Language English
Translated into Dutch; Japanese
Edition Hardcover

contains Cristang recipes and Cristang history. A history book with recipes.
Quick & Easy Meals: Celebrity Chef Cookbook

Celebrity's Chef Cookbook:
Quick and Easy Meals

ISBN 9812326200 / 9789812326201 / 981-232-620-0
Publisher Times Edition
Language English
Edition Hardcover
contains quick and easy recipes for busy people
Cuzinhia Cristang (Translated into Dutch) Cuzinhia Cristang (Translated into Dutch)
ISBN 10101010101010
Publisher Dutch Stichting Tongtong (Tongtong Foundation)
Language Dutch
Edition Softcover
Forty of Marbeck’s best-loved recipes, translated into Dutch, and is probably the first book of its kind ever written by a Malaysian of Dutch-Portuguese descent from Malacca.
   
Cristang Food Fests & Promotions

Festa Cuizinhia Cristang, Parkroyal Hotel, KL
Parkroyal Hotel, KL

Festa Cuizinhia Cristang, Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur
Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur

Festa Cuizinhia Cristang, Equatorial Hotel, Malacca
Equatorial Hotel, Malacca

  1. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Perth, Western Australia

  2. Republic of Singapore Yatch Club, Singapore

  3. Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

  4. Pasar Malam Besar, The Hague

  5. J.W. Marriott, Putrajaya

  6. Crowne Plaza, Johor Baru

  7. Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

  8. Avillion Resort, Port Dickson
Cooking Demonstrations & Exhibitions
Holland Days in Malacca - The Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Malaysia is joining in the celebrations to mark half a century of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The embassy has organised Holland Days In Melaka from Sept 1-9, 2007.
Masakan Warisan - Heritage cuisine, held at the Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Masakan Cristang - Cristang cooking at Seni Kraf Centre, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur
Personalised cooking demonstrations for clubs, women organisations and embassies.

This is from the Pasar Malam Besar's website, "The Pasar Malam Besar in The Hague is the biggest Eurasian fair in the world. The event is a sensually stimulating blend of cultural festival, exhibition and food fest rolled into one, held in an archipelago of tents and stands. There are 5 theatres on the Pasar site. The large Bintang Theatre (seats approx. 600) is where the big names in music and dance perform. The Tong Tong Podium is used mainly for acoustic sets and dance. In the Culinary Theatre ('Kooktheater') master chefs demonstrate how to prepare both difficult and easy dishes from various Asian cuisines. We have had the pleasure of welcoming guest chefs and cooks here from Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore in recent years. The intimate Bibit Theatre presents lectures, interviews and theatrical performances: mostly in Dutch, but increasingly in English too. In the Bengkel (studio) you are welcome to participate in all kinds of workshops: in music, dance, art, cooking and lots more".

I have been invited to the Culinary Theatre since 2000, for almost every year.
 
   

   

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