Gold Medal Classroom: 
The official ezine for CAFE  |  February 2026 issue

Revisit tools for culinary educators including stories, videos and classroom-ready resources you may have missed. 

By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor
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The annual forecast also predicted three global trends that will shape the upcoming year.

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Correctly caramelizing onions takes time to do it right and there is no beating the right way.

By the National Onion Association 
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Educators have a chance to increase the success-to-failure ratio by integrating systems thinking.

By Paul Sorgule, MS, AAC
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“A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.”
– John P. Kotter, Author and Professor Emeritus of the Harvard Business School

By Paul Sorgule, MS, AAC
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Enter IPC’s 2027 national advertising campaign to win a $1,000 honorarium and all-expenses-paid farm tour.

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Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service is accepting contest entries until May 1, 2026.

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