NEW D.E.A.L. of the Week!

D.E.A.L. (Deal for Education and Learning) of the Week

The Barilla Guide to Cooking Pasta in Foodservice DVD Set

Disc 1 of this two-disc set contains a comprehensive, classroom-ready curriculum for foodservice educators, “Pasta in Contemporary Foodservice.” Disc 2 contains a step-by-step video guide to cooking pasta in commercial volumes using the double-cook method, from boiling water to finishing and plating a dish.

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New Contest!

Check out the new student recipe contest that Maple Leaf Farms is running. There are two top prizes of $2,500 and $1,500 respectively. Go to http://www.cafemeetingplace.com/resource-center/contests/item/641-maple-leaf-farms-launches-2012-discover-duck-recipe-contest.html on the CAFÉ website. The contest begins March 1 and runs through June 8, 2012. The challenge is for entrants to create up to three original recipes for appetizers or small plates that showcase duck in creative ways.

This Month’s Survey

The February issue of “The Gold Medal Classroom” is up on our website if you haven’t read it yet. Also new this month is our on-line survey. This month’s question has to do with professional development funding that you may or may not be receiving.

Please take 10 seconds to answer the question about your professional development funds provided to you by your employer. We would like to know how much need there is to do more with less! Thank you!

And if you are looking for FREE conference registrations and some additional cash awards just for instructors, please go to http://www.cafemeetingplace.com/scholarshipsawards.html on CAFÉ’s website. Deadlines are April 1!!!

Next Week

More details about the second annual Sustainability Symposium, “Learning from the Ground Up,” hosted by Seattle Culinary Academy, July 27-29. Hotel information is now on our site at http://www.cafemeetingplace.com/2012-events/sustainability.html .