We will be offering three Educational Best Practices sessions on Thursday, June 26th. Each time slot will have three speakers to choose from.
Topics will include:
- Food insecurities and academic success
- What does a universal design for learning look like?
- Advancing culinary education through digital accessibility
- Beekeeping; a useful part of a culinary curriculum
- Discuss the correlation between literacy skills and success in postsecondary courses
- Adapting curricula to prioritize career focused outcomes
- Learn tools and techniques to create inclusive and effective learning environments
- Incorporating plant-based cuisine into culinary education
- Adding workforce credentialing to your program
We thank all the culinary educators who volunteered to share their knowledge and help educate their peers!
Mary Petersen
Executive Editor, Gold Medal Classroom
President, Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
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2025 Pizza Master Class
CAFÉ has partnered again this year with Real California Milk to offer a Pizza Master Class on Tuesday, June 24th as part of the 2025 CAFÉ Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. This class will have an extended time from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. We are excited to have Edward Stalewski, Pizzaiolo, Mercurio’s Pittsburgh, a Pittsburgh local to teach this master class for us this year.
This will be the only Master Class we will be offering this year. The Master Class has a separate fee and has limited seating. For more information, click here. To register, click here.
2025 Hotel Information
Our hotel is The Westin in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Reserve your room today – cut-off date is May 25, 2025 or when room block fills up. For more information, click here.
2025 CAFÉ AWARD INFORMATION
The information on the 2025 CAFÉ Awards is now available on our website.
Application Deadline is April 1, 2025.
To view all awards go to cafemeetingplace.com/scholarship-awards.
2025 Educator of the Year (Secondary & Postsecondary)
2025 Student of the Year Award
If you know a fellow teacher that would be great for an award you can nominate them or it is ok to nominate yourself. Just remember you have to apply to win.
Previous applicants and winners are encourage to apply.
Also, if you have a culinary/hospitality student that would like a wonderful opportunity, the Idaho Potato Commission will be offering their 3rd annual Student of the Year Award.
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