Each award offers $1,000 cash and complimentary Leadership Conference registration.

By Lisa Parrish, GMC Editor
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Thanks to Kendall College/National Louis University for once again sponsoring the Entrepreneurship Award for 2026! This Award identifies culinary programs that either (1) teach or encourage entrepreneurship in their programming or (2) implement revenue-generation and cost savings into their programs.

Thanks to Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts for sponsoring the Community Outreach Award for 2026! This Award is open to culinary, pastry, and hospitality programs or individuals making a positive impact in their communities via outreach programs such as food banks, recycling efforts, skill development for homeless, etc.

CAFÉ Talks Episode 104

When all is said and done; after a restaurateur invests a fortune in an operations ambience, perfect location, the right music, detailed training, and a well thought out marketing strategy, success comes down to flavor. This is what pulls guests in and keeps them coming back. Ah, but flavor includes all these factors in addition to the typical understanding of flavor. Smell, texture, sound, taste, and visuals are the building blocks of flavor, but even if all these factors are spot on, we can’t forget the importance of context which includes all those efforts surrounding the food.

Learn how important the whole package is to a restaurants flavor reputation and how, as educators and trainers, we can teach methods for understanding and building flavor. Join CAFÉ Talks Podcast for a deep dive discussion with Chef Robert Danhi, a culinary professional who has dedicated his career to this essential topic for every cook, chef, baker, and restaurateur.