December 2024 Issue
Gold Medal Classroom:
The official ezine for CAFE | December 2024 issue
FEATURES:
Recovering food waste and overcoming challenges (Part Two). CIA instructor Robert Perillo successfully overcame challenges while implementing a food waste recovery program that has donated over 121,000 pounds to date.
2024 Gold Medal Classroom article index. Expert information for expert educators who work and live culinary education.
High school catering business serves lessons to students and teachers (Part Two). CAFE Pollinate has changed over the three years since its inception leaving students and its instructor with valuable business skills.
CAFÉ and sponsor-partner scholarships announced. Culinary instructors and students are encouraged to apply for more than $7,000 in cash prizes. Two prizes also include travel to a harvest tour and technology workshop.
COLUMNS:
Future Thinking in Education: Real Outcome Assessments – Moving away from an alphanumeric system to a skills and performance competency model better reflects restaurant standards.
BREAKING NEWS:
The deadline is fast approaching to think out of the carton with fresh mango.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES FROM THE GMC ARCHIVES:
Seafood’s delicate balance of flavors and textures. Herbs, fruits and cheese elevate without overpowering light and subtle seafood flavors.
Creative cheese tips: Two professional chefs offer their take on innovatively incorporating cheese in dishes from desserts to Indian lasagnas.
Taste like a chef: Tasting food for service is not the same as eating. Teach culinarians how much to taste, how to use the tasting utensil and how to minimize waste in a sample product.
Promoting civility in the classroom. Enhancing and honoring civil behavior and respectful attitudes in classrooms.