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CAFÉ Update January 10, 2022
10 January 2022MEET OUR NEWEST PARTNER!
Health meets Food: The Culinary Medicine Conference is committed to supporting CAFÉ initiatives including CAFÉ Talks podcasts. The yearly June gathering is the definitive place to network and explore the intersection between food and health for healthcare professionals, community members and foodservice professionals. More information at CulinaryMedicine.org.
SAVE THE DATE8th Annual Deans and Directors Retreat
June 22, 2022
A new one-day format for our annual thought-leaders event.
Where? Portland, Maine, hosted by Southern Maine Community College.
Topics to be discussed includes keynoters, panels, and small discussion groups on the Future of Culinary Arts Education.
This event has always been a must-attend conference since it gathers postsecondary deans and directors and allows them to discuss and hear ideas on topics that are facing them as they go forward.
Cost: $299.00 This includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and invitation to the opening night reception of the Leadership Conference which begins on the evening of June 22.
Hotel information click here.
BONUS: if you wish to stay for the Leadership Conference (see outline below), you get a discount on each event. To attend both the Deans and Directors Retreat and Leadership Conference the total registration fee is $499.00.
16th Annual CAFÉ Leadership Conference
June 22-24, 2022
Please note: We will follow CDC and local guidelines as they apply to conferences and gatherings.
16th Annual CAFÉ Leadership Conference
June 22-24, 2022
Where? Portland, Maine, hosted by Southern Maine Community College.
Open to all foodservice instructors and their leaders.
Open to all foodservice instructors and their leaders.
Highlights include:
- An offering of hands-on master classes on Wednesday, June 22, in the afternoon.
- An opening night reception featuring trends in foodservice
- An all-day Industry Outreach with keynote and break out sessions to keep you up to date with the “new” world we are living in.
- An all-day Educational Best Practices Day helping you with ideas for your classroom outreach
- The showing of the movie “A Fine Line” about the challenges facing women in the foodservice arena
Cost: $399.00 This includes ACF continuing education hours, reception, two breakfasts and two lunches and transportation to the host school from our downtown hotel. Special pricing for those who wish to attend both events.
Theme? The Future of Food!
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Renewals for CAFÉ membership were sent out. Join as an individual, an institution or an industry group. Help keep CAFÉ as it gives you resources and opportunities to continue with your career path as an educator.
Consider what you are doing as Life-Long Learning!!
New members – join at Resource-Center/Membership to sign up TODAY!!
Already a member – please wait until after January 1, 2022 to renew your membership at that time. If you are interested in switching from an individual membership to an institutional membership, please contact Mary Young at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
2022 AWARDS PROGRAM
Thanks to Idaho Potato Commission for sponsoring the Educators of the Year Award for 2022! This Award is open to secondary and postsecondary educators as well as culinary educators working within the non-profit training sector. Click here for more information about the Educators of Year Award.
In addition to sponsoring the Educators of the Year Award they are sponsoring a new Student of the Year Award. For more information on this new award, click here.
Thanks to Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts for sponsoring the Community Outreach Award for 2022! This Award is open to culinary/hospitality programs or individuals making a positive impact in their communities via outreach programs such as food banks, recycling efforts, skill development for homeless, etc.Click here for more information about the Community Outreach Award.
Thanks to Kendall College/National Louis University for once again sponsoring the Entrepreneurship Award for 2022! This Award identifies culinary programs that either (1) teach or encourage entrepreneurship in their programming or (2) implement revenue-generation and cost savings into their programs.Entrepreneurship can be a part of a program’s design and includes qualities of visionary leadership. Students can learn about innovation and ideation via their college or community. The Entrepreneurship Award will be judged by the quality of the design and applicability of the outreach whether it is project or concept based.
Click here for more information about the Entrepreneurship Award.
We are pleased to announce that the 2022 Green Award will be offered to individuals/culinary programs that emphasize sustainability or other “green” aspects in their programs.This Award is sponsored by the United Soybean Board who is proud to reach out to educators and to recognize their efforts instructing students in the importance of agriculture in their selection of products and designing of menus.
Past winners have implemented aquaculture farms, gardens, farm-to-table menus, waste reduction and more!
Click here for more information about the Green/Sustainability Award.
Thanks to RATIONAL, we are pleased to announce that the 2022 Technology Award will be offered to individuals/culinary programs that successfully introduced technology in their programs.This Award is sponsored by RATIONAL who is proud to reach out to educators and to recognize their efforts instructing students in the complex world of technology and culinary arts.
Click here for more information about the Technology Award.
CAFÉ TALKS PODCASTS – Season 5
Episode 39 will launch on January 12, 2022
For a video sneak peek, click here.