SEMINARS & LECTURES
Chef Cyndie specializes in quantity food production and food
safety training for the foodservice professional. The following
programs are currently available:
Chef Cyndie’s Nutrition Kitchen: Take back the Knife
This 2 – 2 ½ hour live demonstration is designed to get managers
and food assistants excited about serving fresh fruits and
vegetables in the school meals program. Valuable information on
why we should increase fruits and vegetables in our diet,
purchasing, storing and handling of fresh and canned fruits and
vegetables is included. Seminar focuses on proper knife skills,
food safety, improved slicing and dicing methods as well as
other tricks of the trade in fabricating fresh produce. Don’t
miss this workshop providing interesting tidbits about fresh
fruits and vegetables, and exciting ways to entice your
customers to choose healthier menu items.
State of the Plate
Chef Cyndie presents a humorous 2 hour PowerPoint presentation
on what Americans are eating today. Information regarding how
foods are marketed to children and adults, tips on how to make
healthier purchases at the supermarket, and how to evaluate the
nutritional content of foods are presented.
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Meeting the Food Safety Challenge
This 1- 3 hour presentation focuses on food safety basics,
including why food safety is important in child nutrition
programs, changes in the 2009 FDA Food Code, recent foodborne
illness statistics, what are TCS (Time/Temperature Controlled
for Safety) Foods, and how staff can work to prevent foodborne
illness outbreaks. In addition, basic principles of HACCP will
be presented, as well as various food safety standard operating
procedures for schools, including personal hygiene, preventing
cross-contamination, and use of thermometers.
ServSafe®
Chef Cyndie provides one and two day ServSafe® training
developed by the National Restaurant Association Educational
Foundation. Call Chef Cyndie for more information.
SafeStaff®
For Florida school districts only: Chef Cyndie provides
SafeStaff® Foodhandler Certificate Program training. Call Chef
Cyndie for more
CULINARY COURSES
Cooking with Chef Cyndie
Chef Cyndie provides hands-on culinary workshops for a maximum
of 30 participants. Stop watching the Food Network and GET IN
THE KITCHEN with Chef Cyndie. In Chef Cyndie's culinary kitchen,
your staff will learn how to prepare fresh fruits and
vegetables, sandwiches, wraps, salads, specialty entrees and
more! Culinary training will provide your staff with basic
culinary techniques, knife skills, work simplification tips,
proper food safety procedures, and quantity food merchandizing
ideas to improve your school meals program.
Single and/or multi-day workshops available.
(Multi-day discount applied)
