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Feb 4, 2026, 18:28
2025 Gold Medal Classroom Replay

2025 Gold Medal Classroom Replay

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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McCormick for Chefs® Unveils the 2026 Flavor of the Year: Black Currant

McCormick for Chefs® Unveils the 2026 Flavor of the Year: Black Currant

The annual forecast also predicted three global trends that will shape the upcoming year.

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Caramelization is Worth the Wait

Caramelization is Worth the Wait

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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Teaching Systems Thinking

Teaching Systems Thinking

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

By Paul Sorgule, MS, AAC
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Teaching a Sense of Urgency Thinking

Teaching a Sense of Urgency Thinking

“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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IPC’s Call for Innovative Potato Recipes is Closing in February

IPC’s Call for Innovative Potato Recipes is Closing in February

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

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Instructors and Students are Invited to Enter the 2026 CAN DO Challenge

Instructors and Students are Invited to Enter the 2026 CAN DO Challenge

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

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