September 2026 Issue
Gold Medal Classroom:
The official ezine for CAFE | September issue
FEATURES:
Fall evokes pumpkins, pasta and a culinary contest: Celebrate National Pasta Month with swag, a culinary contest and in-house workshop with Barilla for Professionals.
Onions’ seasons, layers, colors and flavors: Onions offer a lesson in seasonality, variety and flavors beginning over ancient fires and continuing into today’s culinary classroom.
A new reason to use the whole watermelon: USDA adds official nutrition profile for watermelon rind providing standardized nutrition data to support whole watermelon use.
FUTURE THINKING IN EDUCATION:
How will we respond? Faculty and administrators should take a hard look at what is taught and what needs to change as another academic year begins.
BREAKING NEWS:
ACFEF offers healthy eating grants: Grants offered to support teaching children and families about proper nutrition.
CAFÉ Talks Podcast: The wonders of Italian cuisine with Chef Lorenzo Boni.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES FROM THE GMC ARCHIVES:
Portable Pastries Make Meals: Opportunities for bakers to help hungry consumers craving hearty meals.
Globally Inspired Lamb Dishes: Traditional flavors from mint to rosemary and untraditional tastes like harissa and sumac help lamb dishes shine in ethnic cuisines.
A Sandwich Build Revolution: World Sandwich Champion discusses how today’s builds take culinary trends over the top with inventive ingredients, textures and tastes.
Stacked Sandwiches Standing Out: See tempting sandwich trends that messily run the culinary gamut.