The Deans and Directors Retreat is a unique event.

Why?

• All attendees have a similar work load and challenges
• All presentations are relevant to the attendees’ day-to-day operation
• All attendee evaluations list the event as one of the best they have ever attended
• BONUS: The cost is less than what other, more general events charge

What’s similar?

• The Retreat has been recognized for continuing education hours
• Culinary arts/education are the foundation of the Retreat as per CAFE’s mission
• Attendees come from all over the U.S.
  The future is discussed in relationship to current educational and chef requirements

Join your peers at the 7th annual Deans and Directors Retreat, March 15-17, 2019, in Charleston, South Carolina. You can register online using a credit card or request to be invoiced.

Do you have to make choices as to how to spend your professional development funds? This event comes with a guarantee of relevance and inspiration!

Hotel deadline is February 11. Information can be found here.

Inspirational Keynoter

The 15th Annual CAFE Leadership Conference will be held in Charlotte, NC, June 20-22. The conference is divided into three days:

Day 1: Hands on 3-4 hour master classes. (click here for descriptions), followed by the Award Ceremony and opening night reception (guests welcome)

Day 2: Industry Outreach Day, including Trends presentations and InfoFair

Day 3: Educational Best Practices Day, with presentations by your peers.

On Day 3 we have an inspirational keynoter: Chef Mark William Allison, chef of culinary innovation at the Cabarrus Health Alliance in Charlotte. His topic: Culinary Wellness. He is former Director of Culinary Nutrition for the Dole Nutrition Institute, based at the North Carolina Research Campus. Chef works alongside scientists to prove the many health benefits of eating a nutrient dense diet. He also writes and designs recipes and menu plans for Mr. D. H. Murdock, the 95-year-old owner of the Dole food company.

Former dean of culinary arts education at Johnson & Wales University, Mark is a native of England who has worked around the world in culinary arts for 37 years. He is the author of “150 Projects to Get you Into Culinary Arts” and “3 Boys & a Chef.”

Chef Allison will talk about Culinary Wellness at the opening of the CAFE Leadership Conference Educational Best Practices Day.

To register for the event, click here where you can use a credit card or request to be invoiced.

Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food: Sponsor of TWO Awards

• Green Award: Recognizes culinary programs that promote and incorporate sustainability efforts as part of their curriculum and operations. Click here for information about the Green Award
• Food Entrepreneurship Award: Identifies culinary programs that either 1) teach or encourage entrepreneurship in their programming or 2) implement revenue-generation and cost-savings into their operations. Click here for information about the Entrepreneurship Award

Idaho Potato Commission Innovation Awards

CAFE is proud to be partnering with the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) once again as they sponsor the Innovation Awards for 2019.

This Award recognizes educators and/or programs at both the secondary and postsecondary levels who have shown to be innovative in their approaches to effective culinary arts education.

Examples of innovations can be in the areas of:

• New programs or
• New delivery methods or
• New partnerships or
• New relations with the local community

Click here for more information about the Innovations Award.

Sysco Educator of the Year Award

Thanks to Sysco for again sponsoring the Educator of the Year Award for 2019! This award is open to secondary and postsecondary educators as well as culinary educators working within the non-profit training sector. There will be two awards given.

The Committee will be looking for:

• a description of methodologies that exemplify innovative teaching techniques. Give examples.
• evidence of the educator’s professional commitment to the educational community and foodservice industry which might include school committee work, professional networking, and community involvement.
• a resume with the application.
• descriptions of ongoing professional development in both instructional and technical skills in the last few years.
• overall evidence that the educator has proven leadership in his/her profession; examples may include peer reviews, student evaluations, letters of recommendation, certificates and honors received, etc.

For more information about the Educator of the Year Awards, click here.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2019

February 11, 2019
Hotel Deadline, Dean and Directors Retreat

March 15-17, 2019
Deans and Directors Retreat, Charleston, SC

April 1, 2019
Award Applications Due

June 20-22, 2019
15th Annual CAFE Leadership Conference, Charlotte, NC