The 2025 CAFÉ Conferences are fast approaching and we are excited to have you come join us in Pittsburgh for our 11th Annual Deans & Directors Retreat and our 19th Annual Leadership Conference. We have a great line up of keynote speakers and presenters with engaging topics.

Highlights of the Conference:

• Deans and Directors will describe some of the new models in culinary education.

• Unique partnerships will be discussed for both secondary and postsecondary programs.

• Industry panels (including manufacturers and commodity groups) will outline "What's New?" and "What's Next?"

• Your peers will present at the Educational Best Practices Day.

• Keynoters are guaranteed to make you think about not only the industry but how the educational world is changing ... and how to handle these changes! 

Register today! Reserve your hotel room today – only four weeks left to get your discounted room for the conference. 

We are looking forward to seeing everyone in June!

Mary Petersen
Executive Editor, Gold Medal Classroom
President, Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education

Click here to Register Today! 

If you are a CAFE member remember to log into your account before registering to receive your member's discount. 

2025 Pizza Master Class – Limited Spaces Available

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. Reserve you spot today!

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.

On May 15th we will launch our 100th episode of CAFÉ Talks Podcast. Our host, Paul Sorgule has done an amazing job with these podcasts and we are happy to have him as part of our CAFÉ family. He has interviewed some of the most influential people in education, culinary classrooms, the foodservice industry, leadership, innovation, culinary history, and management – there is something for everyone to relish and use.

We could not have produced this podcast series if it wasn't for our sponsors who we thank very much for their continued support of CAFÉ.