Platocanario.es Announcement of the signing of Hecansa, en Fitur'24

Hecansa signs former students with Michelin Star

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The Minister of Tourism confirmed it within the framework of Fitur'24

School of the Canary Islands Hotels (Hecansa) has signed a collaboration agreement with four alumni of recognized international prestige to provide training in the center's classrooms during the courses 2023-2024 y 2024-2025, as announced by the counselor of Tourism and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, Jessica de Leon, in the International Tourism Fair (FEATURE) which is celebrated in Madrid.

Genesis Fernandez, project collaborator Seafood Recipes, José Luis Espino, Abraham Ortega y Victor Suarez, awarded with one star Michelin, will be an integral part of the training activities of Hecansa, where they will offer students a master class, presentations and workshop classrooms. Besides, They will give show cooking at fairs and gastronomic events.

For Jessica de Leon, “have the experience and knowledge of these great professionals, who studied in the classrooms of Hecansa, It is a great incentive for students. Besides, demonstrates the level of educational excellence of the hotel and tourism school of Canary Islands, in which numerous chefs have been trained who today consolidate the islands as a gastronomic destination”.

For your part, the CEO of Hecansa, Paola Plasencia, highlighted that “the gastronomic revolution that is Canary Islands It has a lot to do with the immense work that the professionals of Hecansa, through a quality educational offer, very practical, linked to the reality of companies and with high employability”.

Jose Luis Espino He is head chef and co-owner of the restaurant bever, situated in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and recognized with a star Michelin. On the same island, Genesis Fernandez He is in charge of the stove in the Enoteca El Zarcillo, in the square Tafira Alta, y Abraham Ortega It is the soul of the restaurant Tabaiba who achieved a star Michelin in 2022 for the capital of Gran Canaria. All of them were formed in the center of Hecansa of Saint Brigid.

Victor Suarez got a star Michelin in 2023 thanks to his work in Haydee, space located in the Tenerife municipality of The Orotava. He studied at the facilities of Hecansa, in Santa Cruz of Tenerife.

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