The Culinary Insider - March 26, 2012 (Vol. X, Issue
7)
Chefs Move to Schools Grants Available for
Participating Chefs
The ACF is offering $250 grants to chefs
participating in the national Chefs Move to Schools program. Three
granting opportunities are available in 2012, with the first application
deadline April 30. Chefs interested in applying must be registered with
the new Chefs Move to Schools website, be matched
with a school and have volunteered twice within a year. Applicants are
not required to be ACF members. Download the grant
application and apply.
Email jward@acfchefs.net for
questions or additional information.
New ACF Training Series Highlights Breakfast
Station for Apprentices
Are you a chef or educator looking to teach your staff or students
about the breakfast station? If so, you won’t want to miss the
Breakfast Station learning module available. This 33-page module
provides readers with information on a variety of breakfast meals,
including egg dishes, breakfast meats, potatoes and batters. The module
also includes information on sustainability practices. Each module is
accompanied by a CD with additional educational and review tools,
including: Quick Quiz®, illustrated glossary, flash cards, media
clips, checkpoints, culinary math applications and a certification exam
prep. Learn more and purchase the Breakfast Station
module, #4187.
The module is part of ACF’s educational series, National
Apprenticeship Training Program for Cooks, published by American
Technical Publishers. Other available modules are: Cooking Techniques; Soup & Sauce; Vegetables, Starch & Pasta; Baking & Pastry; Broiler/Char-Grill; Fabrication; Pantry & Cold Foods; Steward; and Supervisory Development. More
More Reasons to Be :)
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Greek Yogurt: Ingredient of the Month
Greek yogurt is created from a centuries-old technique of straining
out liquid whey, creating a thick, creamy yogurt without the addition of
gums, thickeners or milk fat. This straining method makes Greek yogurt
not only denser, but also provides twice the protein, less lactose and
fewer carbs than regular yogurt. While it can be eaten as a healthy
snack sweetened with honey and berries, Greek yogurt is also a great
cooking ingredient. It can be used in everything from savory sauces to
sweet baked goods. Read more and learn how to make Pasta Carbonara using
Greek yogurt in March’s
Ingredient of the Month, provided through a partnership between the
ACFEF
Chef & Child Foundation and Clemson University.
Save the Date!
Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education
8th-Annual Leadership Conference
June 21–23, 2012
Hosted by The Culinary Institute of America, San Antonio
New presenters, themes and ideas for foodservice
instructors! Highlights include:
- Full day of Educational Best Practices
- Trends from industry leaders
- Included: all programming, reception, meals, InfoFair and ACF
CEHs
- Luxury all-suite Riverfront hotel @ $129/night
Visit www.CafeMeetingPlace.com for registration,
hotel information, instructor scholarships and awards. Subscribe for
weekly programming updates.
Lights. Camera. Action!
The Food Network is casting dynamic, outgoing, experienced
professional chefs who want to test their culinary skills against those
of their peers for “Chopped.” Four chefs will race against
the clock with their food judged on taste, creativity and presentation
by the experts. Three are eliminated along the way, and only one remains
the ultimate $10,000 winner. Apply
Every season the bar gets higher, every season it means more to be
the one on top. Do you have what it takes to be the next top chef? Chefs
with a passion for food, ingenuity, a thorough knowledge of cooking
techniques and trends and oodles of charisma are wanted. Apply
for season 10 and/or attend a casting call.
Are you looking to revive your restaurant? Let Chef Gordon Ramsey
come into your establishment to troubleshoot your problems and try to
get you back on the road to success. Restaurants must have been open at
least one year, offer dinner service, not be a franchise or chain, and
have at least 35 seats. Apply
National Lunch Break for Schools Fundraiser
Successful
The Lunch Break for Schools fundraiser
featured more than 60 chefs from 25 states participating in the
inaugural event. Chefs were asked to create and sell healthy lunches
from Feb. 27 to March 2 to raise funds for ACF’s involvement in
Chefs Move to Schools. All proceeds from the event benefited the Chef
& Child Foundation to help create nutrition-based educational
resources for chefs involved in outreach programs like Chefs Move to
Schools. The makers of Hidden Valley® Salad Dressings provided the
underwriting making the fundraiser possible.