CAFÉ Update November 8, 2021

08 November 2021

Free Classroom Resources

D.E.A.L. (Deal for Education and Learning) of the Week

The American Lamb Board’s new Fabricating American Lamb booklet includes step-by-step directions for fabricating a lamb shoulder, Frenching a rack of American Lamb, creating a BRT American Lamb Leg Roast and fabricating a leg of lamb. The booklet also includes steps to carving a leg of lamb and recipes for using leftover lamb leg meat. To order the booklet, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

COMING SOON!

The CAFÉ Awards Program will be launched this month. Award winners will be recognized at the June 22-24, 2022 Leadership Conference in Portland, Maine.

Categories include:

Educator of the Year, Postsecondary
Educator of the Year, Secondary
Student of the Year (NEW!)
Entrepreneurship Award
Community Outreach Award
Green Award
Technology Award
Innovation Award

Winners receive CASH awards, comp conference registrations, plaques, and press releases!

WHAT'S NEW FOR 2022?

We will be combining the Deans and Directors Retreat with the annual Leadership Conference! Attendees will have the option to attend one or both events which will include master classes, presentations, receptions, and much more!

Plan on coming to Portland, Maine, June 22-24, 2022!

Benefits of Joining CAFÉ

FREE monthly magazine written by and for foodservice instructors

FREE bi-monthly podcasts with broad representation from the hospitality profession

FREE website www.CafeMeetingPlace.com which is full of resources for every level instruction

FREE YouTube Channel with tools and presentations geared for you, the hospitality educator, featuring our Coffee with CAFÉ, 20-minute trends presentations

INCLUDED subscription to the “Journal for Culinary Education Best Practices”

INCLUDED discounts to CAFÉ events

INCLUDED Lesson Plans to correlate with the podcasts

AVAILABLE Cash Awards (=$10K) for your/your programs’ efforts in technology, innovation, community outreach, entrepreneurship, sustainability as well as recognition of educators

Where Do You Find All Of These Benefits?

www.CafeMeetingPlace.com

Please consider joining CAFÉ. Your membership ($75 for an individual; $200 for an institution; and $350 for an industry partner) enables us to continue our mission of linking the foodservice classroom with the foodservice industry. Go to Resource-Center/Membership to sign up TODAY!!

Chocolate and Umami are finishing out the Taste of CAFÉ events for 2021.

11/19/2021 Elegant Chocolates Made Easy in Port Huron, MI

12/03/2021 Umami in North Charleston, SC (Rescheduled from Oct. 8th)

For information and registration, click here

Friday, November 19th, hosted by The Culinary Institute of Michigan a Division of Baker College Port Huron Campus in Port Huron, Michigan.

Elegant Chocolates Made Easy

Instructor: Chef Scott Twichell, CEPC and Pastry Chef Instructor

Objectives: Participants completing the program will be able to 1) Demonstrate processes and techniques in creating chocolates. 2) Successfully temper 3 different types of chocolate couverture. 3) Demonstrate an understanding of the use and care for the tools and equipment used in chocolate shops. 4) Operate different types of chocolate equipment to produce consistent and profitable chocolate candies.

Registration Deadline is November 12th

Event information, click here

To Register, click here

Friday, December 3rd, hosted by Culinary Institute of Charleston at Trident College, North Charleston, South Carolina.

Doing a Deep Dive into Umami: Unlocking the culinary power of our fifth taste.

Instructor: Chef Chris Koetke

Objectives: Participants completing the program will be able to 1) Explain the science and history of umami. 2) Explain MSG from a science, health, and utilization standpoint. 3) Recognize the taste of umami. 4) Practice cooking with umami to elevate overall flavor using umami-rich foods and MSG.

Registration Deadline is November 17th

Event information, click here

To Register, click here

CAFÉ Talks Podcast – Season 4