By Patrick Martin and Brian Mattingly, CEC, CCE
Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America

This lesson plan was delivered to a standing-room-only audience of culinarians and students at the American Culinary Federation’s 2006 National Convention in Philadelphia in July by Patrick Martin, vice president of culinary-education development for Le Cordon Bleu International based in Paris, and Brian Mattingly, CEC, CCE, executive chef of California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Martin also serves as international ambassador for Le Cordon Bleu.

Presented by United Egg Producers

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Synopsis of PowerPoint presentation: Animal agriculture is under fire. Do animal-rights activists speak for everyone? This Lesson Plan addresses the points of view and actions of egg producers and opponents of cage eggs concerning the production of eggs in cage, cage-free, organic and free-range systems.

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Presented by Ed Rosheim,
Workplace Languages

Objective: You and your group are to research a particular region in relation to foods. You will create a visual (poster, pamphlet, power point, or video) presentation to present to the class including:

• Map of the region

• Climate and topography of region

• Indigenous foods and reason they are prevalent

• Menu incorporating selected food item(s) including appetizer, entrée, vegetable, starch and dessert; including a brief description of each dish.

• Interesting facts you uncover during research.

By Barry Rosenthal

Islip Career Center  
Food Service
Module: Sweeteners

Objective: Students will identify characteristics and flavor components of honey in common condiments.

Students will compare honey to sugar and rate the flavor, texture and consistency in condiments