March 2026 Issue
Gold Medal Classroom:
The official ezine for CAFE | March 2026 issue
FEATURES:
Dull knives or $1,000? Choose wisely. CAFÉ’s awards offer cash prizes, conference perks and all-expense-paid trips. The hardest part is deciding which category to enter before April 1.
Essential catering elements: Planning and execution. Industry insights reveal how instructors can teach students to master high-volume catered events across healthcare, hospitality and beyond.
New technology series kicks off with programmable ovens: Learn from culinary arts instructors the ins and outs of new technologies in their classrooms.
FUTURE THINKING IN EDUCATION:
Education as a business: Defining your culinary education business’s niche.
CHEF PROFILE:
Oona Settembre
Senior Manager of Culinary Innovation
Kellanova Away From Home
BREAKING NEWS:
Instructors and students are invited to enter the 2026 CAN DO Challenge. Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service is accepting contest entries until May 1, 2026.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES FROM THE GMC ARCHIVES:
You first eat with your eyes: The visual principles of vegetable cookery.
Building a rapport with students: Building trust and gaining respect by actions such as helping in the dish pit and asking for preferred pronouns. It’s leading by example and leading from the front.
Benefits of student competitions: Building character and culinary skills are competition benefits. Be careful, adding an instructor incentive might require a wardrobe change or new tattoo.