The Gold Medal Classroom: 
The official ezine for CAFE   |   January 2018 issue

NC culinary educators traveled to Costa Rica for an immersive experience in Latin American food culture and food system education.

By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

A foodservice partnership featuring jobs needing to be filled with people needing jobs

By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

A teaching joy is to witness self-enlightenment which helps change the world – one student at a time.

By Paul Sorgule, MS, AAC

Chef Adam Weiner highlights his favorite quotes on what is means to be a culinary instructor and general life principles.

By Adam Weiner, CFSE

A how-to lesson on instructing students with various learning styles derived by going back to the basics.

By David Pazmiño

New monthly column connects chefs with farmers to help complete the food cycle education.

By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor

The National Mango Board (NMB) has selected the winners in its 2017 Share. Mango. Love. foodservice recipe contest. The contest challenged entrants to use fresh mango to create a new recipe or reinvent an existing menu item in the following savory categories: appetizer, salad, and entrée.

Chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain delivered the keynote address at commencement at his alma mater, The Culinary Institute of America, in December. After giving advice to the college's bachelor's degree candidates, Chef Bourdain received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in Culinary Arts degree from CIA President Tim Ryan.

Sharon Olson was elected to treasurer of the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI), an international organization of over 2,300 women leaders in food, beverage and hospitality whose mission is education and philanthropy.