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34 12 Multifaceted Latin America Cuisines from our neighbors to the south are gaining a foothold stateside.

Extraordinary Veal Out-of-the-box thinking brings unusual cuts of veal to the menu.

38 20 Green Business The trick to greening your venue is to take one sustainable step at a time.

Veggie Burgers Done Right Bring a fresh eye to the process and science of developing a satisfying veggie burger.

26 Acid Test

House-made vinegars prove their worth.

30 Get Your Goat

Artisan goat cheeses from top-notch farms are a chef favorite.

42 Taste This

Pastry and dessert trends are poised to inspire creative chefs and satisfy customers’ taste buds in 2012.

7 President’s Message
8 On the Inside
46 Recipes
49 At the Bar
52 A Toast
54 Newsworthy
58 History
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60 ACF Culinary Team USA
61 2012 ACF Events Series
66 Menu Engineering
67 Marketplace

On the Cover: Beet Winter Garden—goat cheese mousse, garden “soil,” soil-roasted beets, hay-smoked baby carrots, balsamic ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; meringues—is from VOLT ink.: Recipes, Stories, Brothers (Olive Press, 2011), by Bryan Voltaggio and Michael Voltaggio.