Professional development through trends presentations, an assortment of educational best practices discussions and networking at CAFE’s Leadership conference.

Hard work and determination pay off for this award-winning carving culinarian - Stephan Baity.

Chinese 5-spice seasoning and Latin adobo blend make it easy to explore the tastes of the world without a passport.

Consumers and their obsession with baseball, hot dogs and sausages.

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: Sabering Champagne
Click here for videos of Master Sommelier David Glanc discussing sabering champagne in the same tradition as Napoleon Bonaparte’s feat after a battlefield win. Other wine videos include decanting red wine and proper still wine service.

CAFE Industry Resource Center Feature: Alaska Seafood
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute features videos on commercial techniques from grilling and broiling fish to filleting, storing and thawing. Other topics covered on their foodservice website include health and nutrition news, sustainability news as well as information about wild-caught seafood and its benefits.

 Cover photo by Shawn Conrad