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April 2023 Issue
Gold Medal Classroom:
The official ezine for CAFE | April 2023 issue
FEATURES:
Diversity, equity and inclusion: Teaching practices from two culinary instructors’ perspectives. Inclusiveness across cultural, racial and socioeconomic levels leads to better student outcomes.
Knowing flour’s baking job. Understanding the functionality of flour opens so many baking doors – there won’t be anything a baker cannot make.
CAFÉ’s summer conferences focus on innovation and culinary student success. 17th Annual Leadership Conference and Deans and Directors Retreat will be held this June in Charleston, S.C.
Culinary math teaching series: advanced unit conversions. Descriptive visualization of weight and volume conversion helps math-stranded students understand complex problems.
COLUMNS:
Guest Columnist Dr. Jennifer Denlinger: Variety through spice. Spice and herb identification and knowledge can open a new cook’s eyes to limitless culinary possibilities.
Think Tank: Culinary Etiquette: Creating respect, grace and compassion benchmarks in classrooms and kitchens.
50 Minute Classroom: The power is yours. Practical tips on teaching and learning how to change the world through actions that address climate change.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND CONTESTS:
SEPC’s second annual Fresh Chefs Scholarship now open for applications. Three culinary students will receive a $1,500 scholarship.
Fifth annual Real California Pizza Contest kicks off with search for top chefs. Prizes total more than $30,000.
Demonstrate what you “CAN DO” with US-grown canned pears in annual CAN DO Challenge. Three winners share in $3,000 of prize money.
Recipe contest open to culinary educators only! From the Ground Up winner receives up to $1,000 toward CAFÉ summer conferences.
BREAKING NEWS:
CEOWORLD magazine releases top 100 best hospitality and hotel management schools in the world for 2023.
DID YOU KNOW?
CAFÉ’s Industry Resource Center lists more than 80 commodity boards, associations and growers with links to their foodservice websites. Educators can find classroom visual aids, downloadable materials, blogs, videos and research. Featured industries include poultry, seafood, produce and dairy just to name a few.
CAFÉ Vision:
CAFÉ’s own Dr. Fred Mayo presents a keynote address describing strategies, structures and styles for energizing the classroom. Also available on the page for downloading is the PowerPoint presentation that Dr. Mayo used during his presentation.
CAFÉ Industry Resource Center Feature: North American Olive Oil Association
The North American Olive Association features information such as buying, cooking, storing and tasting olive oil. Instructors will also find blog posts discussing the nutritional and health benefits as well as downloadable educational resources like foodservice usage and value chart, tasting guide and information on smoke points.