CAFÉ’s annual conference features:

• Deans and Directors Retreat focusing on your peers and their handling of change (think new programs, new partnerships, new problem-solving tools and more!) 

• Industry Outreach Day consisting of industry representatives discussing What’s New and What’s Next

• A hands-on master class featuring PIZZA!

• An opening night reception with fantastic signature dishes. Guests are welcome!

• A day devoted to Educational Best Practices…presentations by your fellow culinary educational professionals

• Continuing education hours awarded

• Wonderful downtown hotel…discover Pittsburgh!

•  An InfoFair which is full of information for your program’s use

We hope you can come! Other CAFÉ features include: 

• Website full of resources www.CafeMeetingPlace.com 

• Podcasts aligned with your teaching topics

• FREE magazine, The Gold Medal Classroom, full of great tips and articles relevant to what you do!

Mary Petersen
Executive Editor, Gold Medal Classroom
President, Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education

Click here to Register Today! 

If you are a CAFE member remember to log into your account before registering to receive your member's discount. 

2025 Pizza Master Class – Limited Spaces Available

CAFÉ has partnered again this year with Real California Milk to offer a Pizza Master Class on Tuesday, June 24th as part of the 2025 CAFÉ Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. This class will have an extended time from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. We are excited to have Edward Stalewski, Pizzaiolo, Mercurio’s Pittsburgh, a Pittsburgh local to teach this master class for us this year.

This will be the only Master Class we will be offering this year. The Master Class has a separate fee and has limited seating. For more information, click here. To register, click here. Reserve you spot today!

2025 Hotel Information

Our hotel is The Westin in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our room cut-off date was May 25, 2025. There may be some rooms available for at their regular price. For more hotel information, click here.

Have you checked out CAFÉ Talks Podcast?

Our host, Paul Sorgule has spearheaded this podcast and has done a wonderful job. He has interviewed over 100 of the most influential people in education, culinary classrooms, the foodservice industry, leadership, innovation, culinary history, and management – there is something for everyone to relish and use.

Have you thought about integrating the CAFÉ Talks Podcast into your student curriculum for an assignment? Have you thought "I really wish I could remember which podcast pertained to a certain subject?"

Paul Sorgule, has created an organized chart that demonstrates where each interview might apply in your classrooms as assignments or a point of reference for faculty. 

Click her to download your copy of the chart. 

We could not have produced this podcast series if it wasn't for our sponsors who we thank very much for their continued support of CAFÉ.