Application for 2023 KITCHEN OF THE FUTURE Technology Award
Thanks to RATIONAL, we are pleased to announce that the 2023 Kitchen of the Future Technology Award will be offered to individuals/culinary programs that successfully introduced technology in their programs. The winner of the Award will demonstrate the trend in multifunctional equipment in professional kitchens, showing creative utilization of multifunctional equipment (such as smart combi ovens or smart tilt skillets). The winner will also include an introduction to the “networked kitchen” (cloud-based solutions in professional kitchens) in a Lesson Plan that can be utilized in culinary 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.
The Award is $1,000. The winner will also be given a complimentary registration to the CAFÉ Leadership Conference in June 2023 in Charleston South Carolina. In addition, the winner will be invited to participate in a technology workshop at the RATIONAL Culinary Experience Center in Rolling Meadows, IL, near Chicago. RATIONAL will cover airfare, lodging, and airport transfers in Chicago!
What are your efforts and successes in this area?
Award Guidelines:
- Open to individuals and all culinary programs.
- Open to all secondary and post-secondary schools.
- Include all contact information in your application
- Entries judged in the areas of applicability, replicability, success in implementation of the outreach, and appropriate/thoughtful innovation in practice and technique.
Application includes:
- Contact Information including name, address, school, email, and phone. (See Application Cover Sheet provided)
- Description of accomplishment(s) in fewer than 500 words
- Documentation illustrating the effort
- Measurement of the success of this idea/initiative/effort
- Include with these materials that you are giving permission to use any of the information submitted in publicity about the Award.
- The Lesson Plan will include learning objectives and evaluation techniques.
Deadline to submit is April 8, 2023. Winner will be notified in writing no later than May 1, 2023.
To apply, send your electronic application with cover sheet and supporting documents to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please put 2023 Technology Award Application in the subject line.
Any questions, contact Mary Petersen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..