Delmar, part of Cengage Learning and a leader in skills-based solutions for educational institutions, businesses and professionals, announces the publication of Case Scenarios in Hospitality Supervision, a resource guide for hospitality personnel. The book is based on common challenges in the industry and actual encounters in the field by author Dr. Peter Szende, a faculty member in the School of Hospitality Administration at Boston University.

Case Scenarios in Hospitality Supervision (ISBN: 1428321403, $49.95) presents 75 vignettes depicting real-life managerial dilemmas in the setting of the fictional Royal Hotel. The book focuses on scenarios that often happen to new managers, with particular emphasis placed on sharpening critical-thinking abilities and developing leadership. The setting of the Royal Hotel simulates real life, engaging students in a particular situation and helping to bridge the gap between classroom and industry.

The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFÉ) announces dates of 2010 events.

March 5-7       Front-of-House Operations National Symposium, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Las Vegas

June 18-20     Mastering French Cooking: from Classics to Contemporary, L’Academie de Cuisine, Gaithersburg, Md.

June 25-27     6th-Annual Leadership Conference, Baltimore International College

July 23-25      The Healthy Menu—Cooking for Tomorrow, Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, Chicago

For more information, visit www.CAFEMeetingPlace.com or contact Mary Petersen at (410) 268-5542, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Olson Communications, a full-service agency that specializes in delivering innovative marketing communication strategy to its portfolio of select food-industry clients, announces the winning recipient of its second-annual 20th Anniversary Chefs of Tomorrow™ grant program for culinary educators.

David Colombe, a culinary student at Okanagan College in Vernon, B.C., was the grand-prize winner in the 20th-annual Florida Tomato Committee’s Best of the Best Recipe contest. The contest, the longest-running competition for student cooks, is open to entrants from the United States and Canada.

McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, Ill., welcomes Thomas Kaltenecker, a European-trained chef, as the new full-time instructor/executive chef for its first-ever culinary-management certificate program.

La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs of Greater Washington hosted the Mid-Atlantic Assemblage on May 30, 2009. The festivities began with the multi-Bailliage Grand Induction and black-tie dinner at the elegant Park Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C.