Onion Hacks: These culinary instructors know how to shave time when cooking with onions.

$800,000 in scholarships and grants in culinary arts, restaurant management and hospitality currently available.

Popular bowls brimming with mushrooms feature added umami, nutrition and versatility.

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Think Tank: Paradigm pioneers will redefine culinary education and be at the forefront of change and ride the tide of success.

50 Minute Classroom: Students learn skills in culinary classes that teach them to be successful no matter their life’s final direction.

Mayo’s Clinic: Assignments like student-created customer service training manual or role playing help instructors teach customer service excellence.

Seven culinary mentorship experiences offered by Les Dames d'Escoffier International and the Julia Child Foundation.

French Pastry School founders, Sebastien Canonne, M.O.F. and Jacquy Pfeiffer, recognized for lifetime achievement.

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 Vision: Whole Grain Pasta Flavor Pairings, Barilla America
Click here to watch Chef Lorenzo Boni of Barilla America give a presentation on whole grain pasta. This video features Chef Boni discussing and preparing various sauces that pair well with the nutty pasta flavor. He counsels instructors to use umami or assertive flavors such as winter vegetables or aged cheeses in sauces that feature a chunky texture. He also touches on what to avoid with whole grain pasta, such as acidic or creamy sauces.

CAFE Industry Resource Center Feature: 
Idaho Potato Commission
From foodservice questions about fresh, frozen or dehydrated potatoes to videos on how to make chorizo potato croquettes, culinary instructors can find anything they need to know about potatoes. Educators can also download a classroom poster and an informative foodservice toolkit.