In this issue

• Meet the Presenters—Chef Michael Wagner
  
  
• Healthy Baking—A Part of The Healthy Menu
  
  
• Student Competitions
  
  
• May 1 Deadline for Lower Registration Fees
  
  
• Photos from the Las Vegas FOH National Symposium

Meet Chef Michael Wagner, CEC!

Chef Wagner will be presenting a master class at CAFÉ's 6th Annual Leadership Conference on June 25 from 1–4 p.m.

The class will focus on “Ancient Grains for Today's Global Cuisine” and is sponsored by the USA Rice Federation and the California Rice Commission.  Attendees will explore many varieties of US–grown short- and medium–and long–grain brown, aromatic and specialty varieties, focusing on the characteristics of different types, as well as preparation methods and cooking techniques essential in preparing the most famous international rice dishes!

Chef Wagner is on the faculty of Baltimore International College and has received numerous recognitions throughout his career.  He has competed and placed in the Chesapeake Chef's Challenge, the New York City Chef's Challenge and has won Chef of the Year from the Academy of Travel, Tourism & Hospitality.  Among numerous other awards, he has been named Outstanding Chef of North America by the Chefs 2000 Award.

Join Chef Wagner in this unique master class, preceding the opening night's reception in Baltimore.  Get a full agenda, hotel information, and on-line registration  Lower registration fees are applicable if registrations are received prior to May 1.

Healthy Baking—An important part of “The Healthy Menu”

Student Competitions—A Winning Team

Culinary competitions can provide students with valuable learning experiences, yet managing culinary teams can be challenging. 

In this break out session at the CAFÉ Leadership Conference, June 25–27, you will hear from successful team winters—Faith Jennetta, CEPC and Matt Barker, culinary instructors from the Technology Center of DuPage in Addison, Illinois.

Learn how to build a successful team and encourage professionalism through the use of student contracts, chef mentors, and rigorous practices.  Learn how to make the competition an educational experience for students and teachers no matter if the team wins or not.

Chefs Jennetta's and Barker's culinary and management teams have won both state and national competitions.  Their session will help you plan for the future.

Get more information about the Leadership Conference and all of the break out sessions

Don't Forget

May 1 is the deadline for the early registration fees for CAFÉ events this year!  Your payment does not have to be in on that date, but your registration needs to be filled out and in the CAFÉ office by then.