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August 1, 2008

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SLICE AND SERVE: Next month, a pair of high-profile festivals in California herald this year’s heirloom tomato harvest.

AUGUST

9-12

THEIR TURN TO LEARN

The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers gathers at the Gaylord National just outside Washington, DC, for CHART's 76th semi-annual training conference.
312-405-2634
www.chart.org

10-12

A HEADS-UP ON HIRING

The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance's first-ever Talent Development Summit tackles diversity outreach, retention and training issues. The Fairmont Hotel in Chicago is the site.
401-461-6342
www.mfha.net

23-25

WAY OUT WEST

The Los Angeles Convention Center hosts the annual three-day run of the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo. The Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum handles educational chores.
800-840-5612
www.westernfoodexpo.com

26-30

POWER PATISSIERS

The World Pastry Forum offers two- and five-day courses of instruction in the pastry arts. The World Pastry Team Championship follows on Aug. 31-Sept. 1. Both events will take place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, TN.
702-228-3520
www.worldpastryforum.com

SEPTEMBER

6

TOTALLY TOMATO

Hey, how many heirloom tomatoes are there? The Kendall-Jackson winery in Fulton, CA, touts 175 varieties for its 12th annual Heirloom Tomato Festival. One week later, on 9/14, the NatureSweet Carmel TomatoFest promises that 350 types will be on display during its event at the Quail Lodge Resort in Carmel (www.tomatofest.com).
800-7693649
www.kj.com

7-9

MEGA MEET AND GREET

The Women's Foodservice Forum convenes its invitation-only Executive Women's Summit at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago.
888-202-4042
womensfoodserviceforum.com

18

THE BIG PICTURE

Find out where the foodservice industry stands today and where it's headed tomorrow as the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association presents Foodservice Forecast and Outlook 2008. The first site of this three-venue seminar is the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. It repeats on Sept. 22 at the Westin San Francisco Airport in Millbrae, CA, and on Sept. 26 at the Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel in Rutherford, NJ.
312-540-4400
www.ifmaworld.com

25-26

ASSEMBLE THE TROOPS

Learn how to make the numbers add up as SS&G Financial Services puts on the latest edition of its popular Restaurant CFO Bootcamp. Guest speakers include Dennis Lombardi and Capital Growth Advisers' Phil McDonough. Site is the Four Seasons Las Vegas.
800-869-1835
www.ssandg.com

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