Trendspotting with Master Chef Leonard
February 19, 2011
Learn from a Master to Spot, Predict and Teach Menu Trends
“Culinary Trendspotting/Modern Cuisine Based on Classical Foundations”
Saturday, February 19, 2011
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Edward Leonard, CMC, former ACF president and manager of Culinary Team USA—named World Champion of the International “Culinary Olympics”—will instruct on teaching proper execution of prevailing menu trends and the crafting of tomorrow’s trends while staying true to culinary tradition.
Food has become like fashion. It’s trendy. And chefs are making news with modern approaches to food, the fusion of flavors, and using technology and science to craft plate presentations that are streamlined, precise and stunning.
Through lecture and demonstration, Certified Master Chef Edward Leonard, one of the premiere chefs in the country and globally and today vice president/corporate chef of Le Cordon Bleu North America, will discuss the current culinary trends influencing foodservice today, and evaluate their effects on culinary education while revealing the link to solid culinary-foundation teaching and how to get students excited about the process before the end result.
“Cuisine never falls from its foundation,” Leonard says. “Classical cuisine still plays a major role in today’s modern approach just as classical music laid the way for rock musicians. Today’s students need to understand the foundations and master them before creating a new trend or copying the many types of cuisine out in the field.”
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the chef who led ACF Culinary Team USA to victory in the International “Culinary Olympics” and a past president of the American Culinary Federation.
FULL Master Classes as of January 20, 2011
- Artisan Bread
- Chocolate Tempering & Chocolate Candies
- Chocolate Tempering & Chocolate Decorations
- The Cuisine of India
- Laminated Doughs & Breakfast Pastries
- Plated Desserts
- A Primer in Teaching Sous Vide and Innovative Culinary Techniques
- The Psychology of Learning & Engaging Students
- Taste of Thailand
- World Barbecue
Space for remaining Master Classes is limited! For more information and to register for the 2011 Summit, visit
www.fenisummit.com. For registration questions, contact Naurice Olivera at
nolivera@talcott.com or (800) 229-1967, ext. 233.
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