Yes, you got that right! It’s our fifth anniversary this month – on upcoming January 17, 2023, to be exact! I’m still over the moon about it, because who knew that this business I started in 2018 would still be ongoing and thriving? 

Aside from celebrating, I’m also sighing in relief because I know most businesses actually fail in the first five years. In fact, most don’t even reach five years old!

And before I start thinking ahead about how I’ll reach, six, seven, eight, or even ten years, I’m going to take the time to celebrate this win slash momentous occasion. Hey, after all, I was able to do that when TBA turned two, three, and four, right? 

As always, I know me and the rest of TBA wouldn’t be here without your continued trust and support. Without you, we wouldn’t be here today!

So with that, join me as I take a little trip down memory lane, and take a look at some of the amazing things that happened last year!

We added four new instructors to our roster.

In our continuing mission to help you turn your passion for cooking and baking into profit, we’re always looking for new mentors to be part of our teaching roster. And last year, we added four:

Chef Max Nadin; 

Chef Him Uy De Baron;

Sir Rodney Martinez;

And Coach Miguel Campaner! 

Chef Max, Chef Him, and Sir Rodney all added new cooking classes while Coach Miguel added a free marketing class which you can access in your student dashboard.

Five years old = forty plus NEW classes added!

Speaking of classes, this year, more than 40 classes were added for your additional and continued education! Let’s check them out.

Chef Joey Prats

From Chef Joey Prats, we got Special Celebration Cakes II:

Tres Leches Cake:

Crusty European-Style Whole Wheat Bread:

Amazing Butter Cakes Master Class:

Classic French Baguettes:

And Blueberry and Lemon Swan Cake!

Six world-class indulgent baking courses = yum!

Chiqui Ortiz Dingcong

Ms. Chiqui Ortiz Dingcong added more of her keto recipes to our courses, such as Keto Bread The Gluten Free Series:

The Keto Cakes bundle:

Keto Ice Cream:

Keto Italian Bakes:

Keto Cakes 2:

And Keto Bibingka Atbp!

We’re happy to be able to provide more options for those who are watching their health or are on a keto diet!

Chef Jimbo de Panadero

Master baker Chef Jimbo de Panadero shared more of his bread-based recipes in different courses like Empanada de Kaliskis:

Korean-Style Egg Drop Sandwich and More!:

Panaderia Favorites 2:

And Bakery-Style Buko Pie.

You’re sure to have a delicious-smelling kitchen when you’re done with one of his recipes!

Chef Miko Aspiras

If you’re familiar with Chef Miko, you’d know that he always adds a special flair to his creations, as can be seen in his new classes, starting with the Fruit Extravaganza Bundle:

Croquembouche:

And Sweet Spreads Deluxe.

You can be sure you’ll experience a different kind of visual feast – and taste, of course!

Chef Chona Laureta

Our resident champion of Filipino flavors Chef Chona released only one class last year: Special Pinoy Tarts.

But if you’re missing more of what she can teach, don’t worry: I promise you’ll see more of her this coming year!

Chef Max Nadin

When Chef Max made his debut in The Bailiwick Academy, he caused quite a stir, to say the least. One of the reasons was that he released plenty of FREE classes you can access in your Student Dashboard, such as How to Roast Garlic, How to Make Onigiri, How to Caramelize Onions, How to Make Eggs Benedict, and Blooming Onions. 

While all these are great, he also gave TBA even more valuable classes such as Donburi:

Pocket Bread:

Terrific Tacos:

And just in time for the holidays, Chicken Galantina! 

What an awesome set of courses, right? Wait until what he has in store for you for 2023!

Chef Him Uy De Baron

Chef Him is highly versatile and a master of different cuisines, which definitely shows in his classes such as Taste of Thai:

Flavors of India:

His FREE class Ribeye Bibimbap, which you can also access in your dashboard, is a good way to try out the flavors of Korean cuisine. And if you want to be able to try out even more cuisines in one class, there’s always Hawker-Style Specials!

Rodney Martinez

In his first year with TBA, Sir Rodney gave you literally meaty classes, like Easy Persian Style Kebabs:

Burger Obsession:

And another hit for the holidays, Delicious Glazed Hams!

More meat coming this 2023 – that’s a guarantee!

Miguel Campaner

Coach Miguel came up with his free course “How to Effectively Market Your Home Business without Feeling Sales-y” – just look for it in your Student Dashboard. Never feel like a sleazy salesperson ever again after watching this!

Five years old in the business also means giving back.

I started TBA because I wanted to HELP. Sometimes though, even people who need and want to be helped simply do not have the resources to avail of this help. That’s why the team and I came up with the Wish Ko Lang Nomination Contest.

Curious about it?

Well, basically, if you know anyone who’s passionate about baking and wants to start their own home-based business but has no equipment, just nominate that person. TBA will help that person pursue their dreams!

Just tell us why you’re nominating that person, and why that person deserves to be the one chosen among the many who will also be nominated. Even if they live outside of the Philippines, you can nominate them!

And if they get picked, they’ll get a Baker’s Starter Set consisting of:

• A Hanabishi 90 L oven (HEO-90RSS)
• Various baking tools
• Access to one of The Bailiwick Academy’s baking courses 

Here are the complete mechanics:

Comment on this thread to nominate who you want to be blessed! Help us help those who deserve it, okay?

TBA being five years old also means more face-to-face opportunities!

I was also pretty happy last year because I had plenty of opportunities to finally meet Bailiwickers in person! COVID kept us away for far too long from face-to-face activities, so it was a relief that these pushed through:

Godel Chocolate Factory tour

Thanks to Ms. Chiqui, me and other Bailiwickers got to tour the Godel Chocolate Factory last October. As Ms. Chiqui said, we all learned a lot that day, and took home a lot of loot! 

TBA Connect 

Last September was the TBA Connect: Meet. Greet. Connect. Despite the rains during that time, a lot of Bailiwickers joined in both the live and virtual event. I was happy meeting a lot of them plus getting to see and talk to the instructors face-to-face too!

Cake Fiesta Manila 2022

The pandemic halted this cake show for a while, but thankfully, Cake Fiesta Manila 2022 pushed through! Aside from getting to see a lot of cake artists, I also got to see instructors and Bailiwickers! And since it was three day event, that made it even more fun for me!

Christmas dinner with the team

It was indeed a happy holiday for me because I was finally able to get the TBA team and instructors in one place to celebrate! TBA wouldn’t be here without them as well, agree?

Face-to-face workshops

We’re currently working on getting face-to-face workshops with groups and companies who might be interested. In fact, we already got two last year. One with Chef Chona:

And one with Chef Max!

So if you know anyone who wants a team building or a group bonding activity, just let me or the TBA team know! We’ll take care of it, and we promise that the participants will have a fun time!

Speaking of face-to-face activities…

Like I said, The Bailiwick Academy wouldn’t be here, turning five years old, without your trust and support. That’s why I want you to be part of our celebration!

As The Bailiwick Academy turns five years old, The Philippines’ First Online Learning Platform for Baking and Cooking, is going to REACH OUT, RESPOND, REVV UP, and REIGNITE passions that deserve the spotlight! 

Passions for discovering more of what we can do wherever, whenever…

For good food and the good life…

And the passion for baking and cooking!

That’s why we’re having a 2-day to commemorate this special happening!

January 16, 2023 – Celebrating five years old online

On January 16, 2023, we’re having a virtual event.

It’s going to be streamed live on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. And there will be plenty of raffle prizes to be given away!

Want to join and get the chance to win amazing prizes? Make sure to register here so that your name can be included in the draws! Deadline to sign up is on January 12, 2023, 11:59 PM Manila Time.

January 17, 2023 – Celebrating five years old face-to-face!

On the second day of the celebration (January 17, 2023) we’re holding a LIVE event!

This will be in Kessler’s Kitchen in Sta. Rosa Laguna from 2 to 6 pm. What’s happening or what will you get in this event, you ask? Well:

• Games exclusive for LIVE attendees
• A LIVE Chef Joey Prats demo on how to make Torta Caprese, an Italian flourless chocolate cake
• Food tasting of the cake after
• A recording of the Chef Joey’s live demo – think of it getting not only a live class, but getting a recording of it after, too! 
• A lot of sumptuous food.
• An exclusive loot bag
• More chances to win exciting raffle prizes only for those who attend LIVE
• The chance to meet some of your favorite chefs and instructors in person
• Networking time with your fellow Bailiwickers

In other words, it’s one packed event!

And we also have a FREE shuttle service for those who have no transportation to and from Laguna. Pick up points will be in Tiendesitas at 11 AM, and in SM Bicutan at 12 noon, and you’ll get dropped off there after the event.

Want to join? Well, do know that because the space is limited, tickets are only for a maximum of 40 students. So if you want to come with us, make sure to get your ticket here before we run out!

Final Thoughts

This may be an old picture, but I think it’s still appropriate to use. Thank you once again for the support. It’s only with you that The Bailiwick Academy has been able to achieve so many things.

I’m excited for 2023 because the team and I have so much in store for you! I hope you’re excited as well.

In the meantime, I hope to see you on both dates of our fifth year celebration! Make sure to stay tuned to our Facebook page and our emails so that you’re updated with our occasions and happenings!

And if you’re reading this right now, but you’re still not part of the community, don’t delay! Sign up at The Bailiwick Academy today!

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Keep coming back to The Bailiwick Academy blog for more kitchen tips, tricks, and much more!

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As I sit here and type this, I have to admit that I still can’t believe that The Bailiwick Academy is in its fourth year. It means this business my husband and I founded on an idea of spending more time with my family while being able to learn how to bake is still going strong! 

It just makes me go, “WOW!”

And before anything else, I’d like to thank all of those who are continually supporting TBA, especially our dear Bailiwickers. Without you, we wouldn’t have reached our fourth anniversary. 

And now, since I’m feeling a bit sentimental, I want to take a look at some of the things that happened in 2021. Join me in this little trip down memory lane, would you?

Before our fourth anniversary – 2021!

Yes, 2021 was our third anniversary (obviously, haha!) but despite that happy occasion, COVID-19 was still looming over all of us. We thought that come 2021, things would be a bit better since cases were down and the government relaxed protocols. Sadly, numbers started to go up again, and we faced another lockdown when March came around. 

After that lockdown, things were (again) starting to go back to normal. 

Then the Delta variant of COVID-19 entered the country and things got worse, since it meant more lockdowns and more restriction of movements, even with the vaccination rollout. 

On our end, it was so frustrating having restricted movements. How were we supposed to film classes that you Bailiwickers wanted and needed? And as much as we wanted to, we couldn’t hold live events or meet and greets. 

And of course, with the lockdowns came a lot of mental health issues, overwork, and too much thinking. We weren’t spared from lack of income because of the pandemic, and with it came self-doubt, delays, and bouts of us thinking if we were still doing the right thing. We also faced many external challenges, like the rise of new competition, doubters, and so much more.

But we knew that it was exactly because of the pandemic that people still needed what we offered. 

We founded The Bailiwick Academy with the idea of helping people find another source of income in the most convenient and affordable way possible – and it was something that we would continue to do. That’s why despite our doubts and fears, we pushed through.

And that’s why in 2021, we made the following improvements to TBA – all for a better experience for you!

We gave you additional guidance and support.

Knowledge Base

Because we want to help you find answers to your questions per class quickly and more efficiently, we added the Knowledge Base to your Dashboard. The Knowledge Base is the place to find answers to your frequently asked questions. 

But that’s not all! It’s also a place to find tips and reminders for classes you are enrolled in! Access it anytime under the HELP and SUPPORT section.

And because we’re continuously adding classes and questions and tips, this will always be updated.

Thanks to the Bailiwickers who contributed to it!

Categories

If you looked at all our classes before on the website, you might have been overwhelmed by the number. It might have taken you a while to find the class you were looking for!

That’s why on our website, we added categories:

Choose from Arts and Crafts, Baking, Beverage, Business Support, Cake Decorating, Cooking, and Music!

And if you think there are even better ways to categorize the classes, do let us know! We’d love to hear from you.

We wanted you to be heard.

Speaking of hearing from you, my dear Bailiwickers, we want you to know that your opinions matter very much. And that’s why we love reading your reviews about our classes, whether on our Facebook page:

Or on our website itself!

And because we really appreciate your support for our classes by sending us your brilliant ideas to make TBA better, we’ve been giving away vouchers for every review you make of our classes. And as announced last August, these review vouchers that have been issued from March 2021 are now valid for one year!

So if you haven’t made your reviews yet, do it now!

Even before our fourth anniversary, we wanted to keep celebrating your achievements.

Do you know what makes the TBA team (and especially me of course) really proud? It’s when you, our dear students, achieve a lot thanks to our classes! You’re so industrious, getting all your hands on different classes, all because you want to make your lives better and achieve more.

And not only do we want to brag about you to the rest of the world via our social media posts, we’d also like you to have certificates to represent your accomplishments! The certificates also have signatures from our instructors, so you can rest assured that they’re legitimate, and the instructors themselves are certifying you finished their classes.

You can see them in the Certificates of your dashboard.

Bear them proudly, Bailiwickers!

We added more payment options.

Gcash

We realized that despite the many payment options on our website, Gcash is still one of the most convenient for plenty of Bailiwickers. That’s why we integrated the Gcash payment option in our website!

If you haven’t watched the video yet regarding this, click here. Make sure you’ve joined the The Bailiwick Academy Student Lounge!

Installment options

And because we know plenty of you out there want to enroll in our classes, but can’t afford to pay in one go, we added installment payment options for your convenience. It’s not only for our classes; you can apply installment for your purchases in the TBA shop too!

Read about our various installment options here!

Before our fourth anniversary, we wanted to make TBA bigger!

We’re sure you’d agree that more people have to know about TBA. And because we also want to have more reach to help even more people, we did a media launch!

It was hosted by DJ Suzy of Magic 89.9, and we invited members of the media as well as mommy influencers to an afternoon of baking. 

They learned to make my recipe of choco peanut butter bars. It was an afternoon full of fun and fellowship with fellow moms.

We also teamed up with Hanabishi and Mega Global for two events for LazMall!

We hit plenty of views, all thanks to your support! Without you, we wouldn’t have reached the views we did on those two days.

We celebrated your successes with you.

Whenever our dear students apply their learnings from our classes and take that next step. For example, Bailiwicker Rex had this to share:

And Bailiwicker Ludy shares her positive results after taking classes, too:

Bailiwicker Jackie has even opened her own store in Canada:

It just makes our hearts swell with so much pride. And it warms our hearts knowing that we’ve really helped change lives.

We treated you like family (and we still will!)

Speaking of heartwarming, we love how you Bailiwickers celebrate the wins of your fellow cooks and bakers. 

Like when Bailiwicker Kathleen won the Hanabishi Airfryer Oven:

And you all poured out nothing but congratulations for her.

And whenever students have questions, you all do your best to answer their questions. Like when Bailiwicker Malou had a question about the ingredients of Chef Jimbo’s egg pie class:

And many of you answered her right away.

And we really appreciate it when you share your own individual techniques with other students, like Bailiwicker Marilou:

Thank you Bailiwickers for also taking up our mission of helping your fellow home cooks, mommies, daddies, and bakers.

We also love, love, LOVE how you are just so thankful and grateful to us!

All your words just encourage us more to keep doing what we’re doing – and to be even better.

What comes after our fourth anniversary?

So with all the amazing things that happened despite the pandemic last 2021, do you think we can top them this 2022?

You can bet that we’re going to do nothing but try!

New look for our website

Our goal is to have an even bigger and better TBA for our dear students. For example, we have already updated the look of our website:

Affiliate program – on its fourth anniversary and still going strong

And, we’re also going to continue our affiliate/referral program for you to achieve even more earnings and abundance. It’s our reward for students who are spreading the word about TBA. Learn while you earn!

Check out your student dashboard for help on how to activate it.

New things coming up

Last 2021, we already added four new instructors to our roster: Angel Llamanzares Martinez, Chef Miko Llamanzares Aspiras, Chiqui Ortiz Dingcong, and Chef John Cu-Unjieng. You can bet that this year, we’ll be looking to add even more top-quality classes taught only by the best chefs and minds! You’ll have even more resources to level up!

More events

We hope COVID-19 will become endemic soon so that we can see all of you face-to-face. Meeting you all online is great, but we’re sure you’ll agree that meeting each other in the real world is so much better! Just keep an eye out for our future posts!

More gifts for you – even before our fourth anniversary!

If you noticed during our fourth anniversary event, we gave away anniversary vouchers! Did you see it in your dashboard?

But not only that, we asked you to update your birthdays in your profile… so you can get your TBA birthday vouchers!

Get a class at 30% off – all on us! It’s valid for the whole month of your birthday ONLY, so make sure to use it before the month ends!

Final Thoughts

I’m excited for what 2022 will bring to The Bailiwick Academy and to your Bailiwickers. I hope you are too! Again, thank you all. Without you, we wouldn’t have reached where we are today.

Hopefully, by our fifth anniversary, we can all celebrate in person! In the meantime, just keep on visiting our Facebook page, the Lounge, and the website for new developments – especially your favorite: sales!

See you inside our classes and The Bailiwick Academy Student Lounge!

P.S. If you’re reading this and you’re still on the fence about signing up with us, don’t let yourself experience FOMO! Enroll now at any of our classes at The Bailiwick Academy!

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This January 17, 2020, marks our 2nd year anniversary of creating life-changing ONLINE CLASSES.

In relation to this, I would like to invite you to our anniversary Meet & Greet on January 20, 2020 @ 5PM to be held at One Cafe and Events Place, 6th fl of the One Corporate Center Building, Dona Julia Vargas Ave. cor Meralco Ave. Ortigas, Pasig City.

This is a great bonding activity with our chefs, instructors and fellow students!

Lots of prizes to be given away and a loot bag to take home!

It will be a night full of fun, laughter and dining!

Feel free to get tickets for your baker friends who are not yet registered in the site and get a Php200 discount on your next class!

Click HERE to register and pay for the event.

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