August 2023 Issue
Gold Medal Classroom:
The official ezine for CAFE | August 2023 issue
FEATURES:
Exploring the art form of Garde Manger. Class-by-class breakdown of how to organize a cold food exploration class.
Is a kinder, gentler hospitality industry on the rise? New research reveals growing emphasis on employee health and well-being.
2023 CAFÉ award winners honored for their prize-winning accomplishments. Eight culinary education leaders, one college student, and one foodservice business recognized for their positive culinary education impact.
Guest Columnist Dr. Jennifer Denlinger: Mock interviews provide real experience. Being on both sides of the interview process helps students get a feel for the real world.
Think Tank: Anything worth doing is worth doing well. A mindset of extraordinary and excellence is not a destination, rather it’s a way of living - every day.
50 Minute Classroom: Setting students up with what they need to succeed in life is far more valuable than any culinary technical skill you will teach them.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Honey in baking and sustainability. The sweetener is a byproduct of honeybees contributing to pollinating one-third of the world’s food supply. A sweet win for baking and sustainability.
Dairy alternatives entering foodservice by moving beyond coffee shops. Restaurants offering lactose-free products jump on consumer-driven alternative milk wagon.
CHEF PROFILE:
“When you see opportunities in life, take them, especially if they are uncomfortable. It is those opportunities that will make you grow the most.”
Christopher Tanner, CEC, WCMC, AAC, Research Chef at Rubix Foods.
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 Resource Center: Teaching Tips
Click here to read a bulleted list of interesting teaching tips from helping students develop effective time management skills to asking students to read a previous article from CAFÉ’s Gold Medal Classroom and complete a summary of the facts they learned.