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Gold Medal Classroom, The Official E-zine for the Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education

June/July 2023 Issue

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 12:53

Gold Medal Classroom:
The official ezine for CAFE | June/July 2023 issue

Features

A Culinary Deep Dive into the King of Fruits

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 11:06

Spark creativity with fresh mangos by linking education with trend and recipe innovation.

By Chef Rob Corliss, All Things Epicurean
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Features

Perseverance was on the Menu as Connecticut and Michigan Teams Captured National Culinary and Restaurant Management Titles

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 10:39

High school students beat out 90 teams to take home top titles at the 2023 National ProStart Invitational held in Washington, D.C.

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Features

Culinary Math Teaching Series: Best Practices in Teaching Culinary Math

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 10:21

Steering students’ culinary math success with teaching tips like showing work and using driving analogies.

By Linda Blocker, Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Delhi
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Future Thinking in Education

Experiences are the Best Education

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 10:14

Bringing the curriculum to (real) life through storytelling, forced problem-solving, field trips and getting students inside foodservice operations.

By Paul Sorgule, MS, AAC
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Fifty-Minute Classroom

Create Success and Adventure by Recognizing and Running with Opportunities

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 10:11

One chef’s example of how a failed legal career turned into a successful and fulling culinary career.

By Adam Weiner, JD, CFSE
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Guest Speakers

Active Learning Strategy Helps Cement Fabrication Lessons

Tuesday, 30 May 2023 09:51

Giving students an outline to record notes helps with processing, organizing and extending thinking on butchery topics.

By Dr. Jennifer Denlinger, CCC, CHEP
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