March 2018 Issue
The Gold Medal Classroom:
The official ezine for CAFE | March 2018 issue
FEATURES:
Versatile and authentic Hispanic-style cheeses are distinctive in applications from a reverse quesadilla to umami popcorn.
Mark your calendars for Whole Grain Sampling Day – March 28. It’s an opportunity to promote delicious and healthy eating with whole grains taking front and center.
COLUMNS:
50 Minute Classroom: Gluten-free cooking offers instructors an opportunity to explore and learn current baking trends.
Think Tank: From politics to profitability, Chef Paul Sorgule gazes into a crystal ball and discusses a different, dynamic and fruitful future for culinary curricula.
Mayo’s Clinic: Help students overcome their fear of writing while encouraging well-written papers by asking students to read aloud and presenting them with short, quality pieces to evaluate.
NEW - MEET THE GROWERS
This new monthly column will feature farmers, growers and various professionals who are responsible for beginning the food cycle. From produce to proteins, educators gain insight into the knowledge and care taken to bring food right to your kitchen door. Enter the world of sun, soil, rain and feed to find out where food comes from. Next up: Ray Schmitten, pear farmer from Cashmere, Wash.
GUEST COLUMNIST: CHEF DAVID PAZMIÑO
Chef Pazmino offers excellent suggestions for tools that go beyond the basic requirements for a pastry tool kit from adding a book to a customized wire whisk for drizzling glazes.
BREAKING NEWS:
Watermelon contest for instructors and students based on ACF accredited curriculum.
New CIA video documentary explores the food of Thailand.
DID YOU KNOW?
CAFÉ’s Industry Resource Center lists more than 80 commodity boards, associations and growers with links to their foodservice web sites. Educators can find classroom visual aids, downloadable materials, blogs, videos and research. Industries featured include meat, poultry, seafood, produce and dairy just to name a few.
CAFE Visions Feature: Fryer cleaning and cooking videos
Click here for videos discussing cooking with oil, including cleaning the fryer (the boil out), filtering or discarding the oil, as well as frying procedures. These YouTube videos were provided by Dow AgroSciences.
CAFE Industry Resource Center Feature: California Almonds
The California Almond Board’s website features information especially useful to foodservice providers such as position reports, types and varieties, USDA standards and handling, quality and safety as well as a technical kit. Instructors can find information on menu trends and read about leading chefs using almonds in innovative applications.