14th Annual CAFE Leadership Conference
June 14-16, host Milwaukee Area Technical College

 Choose ONE Master Class

• Chef Josh Johnson will have you working with chocolate techniques and flavor profiles.
• Chef Jon Deutsch will demonstrate and you will practice hands-on activities from new curriculum developed by the James Beard Foundation
• The National Pork Board chef David Bottagaro will demonstrate and you will practice breaking down a pig carcass into primals and individual cuts

Choose THREE Trends Presentations

• The ABCs of sausage making
• International combinations and spicing techniques
• Fermentation trends
• Discovering Cheese Flavor Profiles
• Addressing Common Meat Myths
• Menu Makeovers for good taste, less waste, and good-for-you balance
• Teaching Umami
• Online Courses
• National Food Trends

Choose THREE Educational Best Practices Sessions

• Partnerships in Education
• Community Collaborative Jobs Training Programs
• Teaching Your Students Financial Literacy
• Tips and Tricks for Culinary Math
• Integrating Financial Analysis and Management in your curriculum
• Panel with focus on interdisciplinary and technology integration
• Panel emphasizing skills needed beyond cooking skills
• Service Skills
• Recruit, Maintain and Motivate Culinary Students

Click here for registration, hotel information, and a tentative agenda.

Choose to be a Part of the CAFE Community

Join educators as we seek to provide a forum for learning and discussion in the field of culinary/baking/pastry arts.

Click here to join.

Your benefits include:
A subscription to the “Journal for Culinary Education Best Practices,” a discount for CAFE events and a partner discount to the ACF convention in July, and the ability to participate in an on-line forum/chat room to discuss challenges and solutions with fellow members.

Award Winners will be Announced Next Week!

Thanks to everyone who submitted applications. The Committees were impressed by the quality of the applications for Educator of the Year, Innovation in Culinary Education, Entrepreneurship Award, and Green Award. All applications are worthy of sharing with our Gold Medal Classroom readers. We will seek to bring their stories to you in the next year.

CAFE CALENDAR

May 15, 2018
Cut off for hotel block in Milwaukee (rooms not guaranteed)

June 14-16, 2018
14th Annual CAFE Leadership Conference, Milwaukee, WI

July 15-19, 2018
ACF Cook.Craft.Create, New Orleans, LA