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![CAFE Update March 7, 2018](/media/k2/items/cache/3fdce261fec9e02d13c63ef93539619a_Generic.jpg?t=20180307_214511)
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![CAFE Update February 28, 2018](/media/k2/items/cache/20e5a8f04c915400de5dd2bc304490c1_Generic.jpg?t=20180228_190450)
CAFE Update February 28, 2018
Wow with Watermelon
Did you know watermelon is available year-round and can be used on menus throughout the day? Share this with your students and show us what they think!
![Versatile and Authentic Hispanic-style Cheeses](/media/k2/items/cache/3e1c81f7f34a02a320d491ddfbf334e0_Generic.jpg?t=20180301_152220)
Versatile and Authentic Hispanic-style Cheeses
Hispanic-style cheeses are distinctive in applications from a reverse quesadilla to umami popcorn.
By Real California Milk
![Mark Your Calendars for Whole Grain Sampling Day – March 28](/media/k2/items/cache/366b69d5a2be3152ac571d6c0b4cf068_Generic.jpg?t=20180301_152758)
Mark Your Calendars for Whole Grain Sampling Day – March 28
The seventh annual Whole Grain Sampling Day is an opportunity to promote delicious and healthy eating with whole grains taking front and center.
By Whole Grains Council
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Learning About Gluten-free Baking and Cooking
Gluten-free cooking offers instructors an opportunity to explore and learn on-trend baking strategies.
By Chef Adam Weiner, JD, CFSE
![What’s Next in Culinary Education?](/media/k2/items/cache/8d49e1f42a25f39552b52fa6de90477e_Generic.jpg?t=20180227_204915)
What’s Next in Culinary Education?
From politics to profitability, Chef Paul Sorgule gazes into a crystal ball and discusses a different, dynamic and fruitful future for culinary curricula.
By Paul Sorgule, MS, AAC
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Reading to Improve Writing
Help students overcome their fear of writing while encouraging well-written papers by asking students to read aloud and presenting them with short, quality pieces to evaluate.
Dr. Fred Mayo, CHE, CHT
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To Prepare a Pear
The benefits of volcanic ash soil, sun and mountain streams are revealed in delicious pears from fresh Anjou to the peeled, poached and canned Bartlett.
By Thomas Smith
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Beyond the Basic Pastry Tool Kit
Chef Pazmiño offers excellent suggestions for tools that go beyond the basic requirements for a pastry tool kit from a book to customized wire whisk for drizzling glazes.
By Chef David Pazmiño of Newbury College