CAFE: The Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education- Become a Fan!

If you go to www.CafeMeetingPlace.com on a regular basis you will notice:

• Monthly issues of “The Gold Medal Classroom,” the FREE on-line magazine for foodservice educators
• Job Postings (which are posted free of charge)
• Events for 2012, including our Leadership Conference hosted this year by The Culinary Institute of America at the NEW San Antonio campus
• Videos (short) which can be used to teach techniques to your students
• Recipes (being added to on a regular basis)
• Industry Giveaways for use in your classroom
• Sponsor links to their websites full of educational information
• A link to our weekly emails/updates with information on events

• Instructor Awards and Scholarships—most due dates are April 1
• Contests appropriate for instructors and/or students
• Professional organizations’ websites and certification information
• Latest News for and about culinary programs
• Teaching Tips
• Lesson Plans
• D.E.A.L.S  of the Week (linking the classroom with the hospitality industry)
• AND MORE!!!!!

Information is added daily.  We know you are busy, and the beauty of a website is that it is available to you 24/7!  Let us know what else you would like.  We are constantly planning new services for you…at NO CHARGE!  CAFÉ is not membership based and is open to all!

8th Annual CAFÉ Leadership Conference—CONNECTIONS!  How to Find Them; How to Use Them; How to Teach Them; and How to Evaluate Them in Your Career

Save the Date!  June 22-24, 2012 in San Antonio, hosted by The Culinary Institute of America.  This year we will feature:

• A full day of Educational Best Practices
• A Fiesta Party!
• Industry Keynoters and Panelists
• An InfoFair
• Beautiful, river-front all-suite hotel
• Scholarship Auction, goodie bags, breakfasts, lunch-time roundtables
• AND THE SAME RATE AS 2011!

January Issue of The Gold Medal Classroom can be found here!  Articles and columns written by those who understand and know your classroom world.

Brought to you by CAFÉ, where the accent is on education!