It is hard to believe that the dream of launching the Foodservice Educators Learning Community in July 2008 and hosting its first Summit is about to come true. Jami, Michael and I met today to make sure that this Summit will be one of the best that culinary arts and hospitality educators ever attended, especially with a budget friendly registration fee. We are working hard to make sure that registration will be a breeze, the master classes and sessions will be stellar, and the social functions will be a place where educators will join in an engaging conversation about how to challenge ourselves to be better teachers while enjoying great food and beverages supplied by sponsors and prepared by culinary students at the school and in the city. We also cannot thank our many sponsors enough for the role they played in making this dream come true; you can find them all listed on http://www.fooded.org/ under the sponsors tab.
As we had hoped, the city of Charleston is an excellent city to host our first Summit. The restaurants, bars, and shops that are a short walking distance from our host hotel, the Hampton Inn, in a mild coastal climate only add to the education and entertainment we hope to bring those in attendance. For example, Jami, Michael and I walked a short two blocks to enjoy an excellent sampling of tapas served up at Char! The dine around on Thursday night is expected to be another excellent dining experience and a chance for those who have joined our learning community to share their passion for fine food and quality teaching.
Throughout this week I will submit posts to the blog to share what is going on with those who were unable to join us this time and paint a picture of what our second annual Summit will be like next year in Charleston at the brand new culinary arts facility at Trident College. I am hoping that those taking the master class on blogging will also try their hand at adding posts to this blog, too.
Stay posted!
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