Gold Medal Classroom, The Official E-zine for the Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education

Dec 29, 2024, 1:44
September 2024 Issue

September 2024 Issue

Gold Medal Classroom: 
The official ezine for CAFE  |  September 2024 issue

FEATURES:

Charcuturie

Teaching modern students an often-underappreciated craft: charcuterie. With tight margins and differentiation a challenge, creating high-quality, house-made charcuterie isn’t just a culinary skill—it's a valuable business asset.

Start the year off right: Strategies and tactics that create respect, interest and positive attributes throughout the year. 

Partnerships driving technical education forward: Educational partnerships in Dickinson, ND, turned deserted oil company headquarters into innovative educational facility fulfilling workforce needs.


J_Dennlinger_head_shotCOLUMNS:

Dr. Jennifer Denlinger: A place for everything and everything in its place. Teach the benefits of mise en place from day one.

Future Thinking in Education: Teach the trainer – train the teacher. Training and teaching must be ongoing for instructors – for those who educate in a classroom and those who teach in a professional kitchen.


infographBREAKING NEWS:

Free enterprise-grade culinary resource planning platform for foodservice operations launched by Galley.

Catering to the young at heart: Culinary Visions® research reveals how baby boomers are reshaping senior dining.


ADDITIONAL ARTICLES FROM THE GMC ARCHIVES:

salads and saucesSauces for salads: Salad dressing flavor ideas from fruit to protein to mustard.

Versatile curries open students to Indian cuisine: Learning to layer flavors and textures introduces students to the complexity of Indian cuisine. 

Onions’ seasons, colors and flavors: Learn about the seasonality of onions including the differences between fresh and storage alliums. Try the classroom experiment to see and smell the differences.

Don’t skimp on caramelizing onions: Tricks to speed up caramelizing onion time fall short on taste and texture.