The Culinary Institute of America

For a closer look at some of Sweden’s lesser known ingredients, we visit Lena Engelmark Embertsén, from Högtorp Gård, who is packaging up some of Sweden’s wildest flavors. We will also take a lesson from Swedish cheese-maker Claes Jürss,from Jürss Mejeri in Sörmland.
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www.CIAprochef.com/WCA.
 

Chef Golan Israel shows us the elaborate breakfast buffet offered at the Dan Accadia Hotel in Hertsliya, Israel. Guiding us through the varied buffet spread, Chef Israel spotlights a number of fresh and healthy breakfast dishes.
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http://www.ciaprochef.com/wca/israel/   

We talk with James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Michael Solomonov of Zahav Restaurant. He shares stories about his journey to becoming a chef, and how he introduces authentic and nuanced Israeli cuisine to his Philadelphia customers.  
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http://www.ciaprochef.com/wca/israel/   

In the Oster-Malma game preserve in Sweden’s Södermanland, we meet Torsten Mörner, an avid hunter, veterinarian, conservationist, and former president of the Swedish Hunters Association. Torsten is joined by fellow hunter Pontus Eriksson as they discuss hunting for boar, moose, ducks, pheasants, wild sheep and deer.
Get Scandinavian Recipes and watch the full series with closed captioning at:  www.CIAprochef.com/WCA.  

The creamy, nutty Hummus Tehina is the main reason many people come to Zahav restaurant in Philadelphia. Chef Michael Solomonov of Zahav tells us how he achieves the perfectly smooth texture and balanced flavor.
Get the Recipe and watch the full series with closed captioning here!:
http://www.ciaprochef.com/wca/israel/   

Safety and sanitation in the foodservice industry include issues of storing foods to keep them safe from contamination, preparing foods in a way to minimize the chance of contamination, following proper cleaning protocols, and creating a workplace that is safe for food and food handlers. In this video, we’ll explore the three pathways of food contamination: pathogenic, chemical and physical contamination.
Go to the full online course at: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/
Go to lesson: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/foodsafetyintro/
Downloadable Handout: An Overview of Foodborne Illnesses: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/1.1.Handout_FoodborneIllnesses.pdf/

As soon as a restaurant operation receives food, chefs should immediately place food in refrigerated storage, freezer storage or dry storage. This video goes over how to keep foods safe, including the proper storage of food, how to properly cool liquids and solids, and how to prevent cross-contamination. 
Go to the online course: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/
Go to lesson: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/properhandling/
Downloadable Handout: Basics of Food Safety: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/1.2Handout_FoodSafetyBasics.pdf/

A clean and orderly kitchen is a safe and professional kitchen. With rigorous and frequent cleaning procedures, you can greatly reduce the risk of foodborne illness and make your health and safety inspections a breeze. You never know when the health inspector will visit, so restaurant managers should approach everyday cleaning as if they were expecting a health inspection that same day.  This video includes demonstrations of how to properly clean ovens, oven hoods, and griddles.
See the full online course at: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/
Go to lesson: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/prokitchencleaning/
Downloadable Handout: Restaurant Cleaning Checklists: https://www.ciaprochef.com/restaurantsafety/1.3.Handout_BOHcleaningchecklist.pdf/