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Mental Health Awareness Month

ACF Chef Lisa Dorfman, M.S., R.D., a licensed mental health counselor, offers tips on how to maintain a positive worklife balance, especially during tough times.

All About Veal

Ashley Russell with the New York Beef Council debunks common myths around the controversial protein and gives us the inside look at veal farms that are humanely raising calves.

National Nutrition Month

Chef Jason “Jay Z” Ziobrowski, CEC, Morrison Healthcare, talks about his experiences working with schoolchildren and shares some tips on presenting about healthy cooking and eating.

ACF ChefsForum Webinar Series

Visit WeAreChefs.com for detailed descriptions and registration links for our well-attended webinars! Here are the topics planned for March and April:

• Women Leaders in Foodservice (March 8, 1 p.m. ET) Join us as we celebrate International Women’s Day with a panel of women leaders in culinary and hospitality. Sponsored by Smithfield.

• L ive from The Greenbrier (March 10, 11 a.m. ET) Chef Nina Ryan from this award-winning resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, will take you step-by-step through a simple pâte brisée recipe, as well as demonstrate techniques and ingredients for making gluten-free pastry for pies, tarts and crusts.

• Culinary Entrepreneurship & Food Business (March 13, 1 p.m. ET)

The ACF Young Chefs Club president invites students and budding chefs to tune into this session on culinary entrepreneurship. Hear from ACF Chefs Daniel Kedan and Almir Da Fonseca, as they share best practices for financials, business planning, leadership, hiring and more.

• Spotlight on Culinary Cannabis Education (April 20, 4 p.m. ET)

Learn more about the ACF Specialized Certificate in Culinary Cannabis & Edibles from Chef Nathan Koscielski, CCE, culinary instructor at Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, who educates about proper handling and dosing of THC-laced ingredients, as well as non-THC ingredients, such as hemp and CBD.

ACF’s Online Learning Center

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