Thanks to Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts for sponsoring the Community Outreach Award for 2023! This Award is open to culinary/hospitality programs or individuals making a positive impact in their communities via outreach programs such as food banks, recycling efforts, skill development for homeless, etc.

Deadline for the Award Application is April 1, 2023. Winners will be notified in writing no later than May 1, 2023. The Community Outreach Award winner will receive a check in the amount of $1,000 payable to their program or to an individual or to the charitable event or organizations that they are working with. The winner will also be given a complimentary registration to the 2023 CAFÉ Leadership Conference in June 2023 in Charleston South Carolina.

OTHER AWARDS

We are grateful for the sponsorship of CAFÉ's Award program:

 Educator of the Year Award, sponsored by Idaho Potato Commission

Green Award, sponsored by the United Soybean Board

Kitchen of the Future Technology Award, sponsored by RATIONAL

Entrepreneurship Award, sponsored by Kendall College 

Application Information can be found at www.cafemeetingplace.com/scholarship-awards.

Over 10,000 Downloads!!

CAFÉ  Talks Podcasts have had over 10,000 downloads since their inception two years ago. The variety of speakers is impressive. Futurists, chefs, educators, flavorists, and more have shared their journeys and words of advice with our interviewer: Paul Sorgule.

To see the listing of the podcasts, go to www.cafemeetingplace.com/cafe-podcasts

Welcome and many thanks to our Platinum Sponsor for 2023 CAFÉ Talks Podcasts: Real California Milk.