Added: 02/17/2006 |
Culinary institute of America is the oldest culinary school in the United StatesThe Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is the oldest culinary school in the United States, and the only residential degree-granting college in the world dedicated exclusively to culinary and baking and pastry arts education. Founded in New Haven, CT in 1946 to provide vocational training for World War II veterans, the first class had 50 students (including one woman) and a faculty of three. Now there are some branches of this institute in USA and here is presented one of them.
Nestled in the heart of the Napa Valley, just two hours north of San Francisco, is The Culinary Institute of America ( West Coast campus ). Since 1995, the CIA at Greystone has provided continuing education opportunities and career development programs for food, wine and hospitality. Today, the campus is expanding its services to include food industry business solutions, such as custom programs and research and development consultation. Educational courses, ranging from foundation and advanced studies to certificate programs, supply training in the arts of culinary, baking and pastry arts, foodservice management and professional wine development.
Along with superior facilities, a renowned faculty and a vast selection of innovative year-round programs, Culinary Institute of America hosts public cooking demonstrations, special events, seminars and travel programs. The annual Worlds of Flavor Seminar and Conference attracts over 600 industry specialists each year. Recent additions to the campus include the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies, the Chuck Williams Flavor Center for Flavor Discovery and the Ventura MenuMasters Center for R&D. Visitors to the campus can dine at the school?s Wine Spectator Restaurant and shop at the Spice Islands Marketplace for cookware, bakeware, culinary tools and specialty food products. There's simply no better place to experience the mingling of food and wine.
Located in California's lush Napa Valley, the Culinary Institute of America features a wide variety of innovative professional development programs. Their teaching kitchens are among the finest professional education facilities in the world. Programs are centered in a demonstration theatre and around a series of cooking islands in the 15,000-square-foot teaching area, which offers spectacular views of the surrounding countryside, minutes from world-class vineyards and some of America's top restaurants.
While on the Culinary Institute of America, students also benefit from our 15 acres of vineyards, the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies, the Sutter Home Organic Garden, the Cannard Herb Garden, the Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant, the DeBaun Theater, the Ken and Grace De Baun Caf, and the Spice Islands Marketplace (campus store). Collectively, their programs and facilities emphasize the cooking and baking traditions of many cultures; fresh, seasonal ingredients; health and nutrition; and sustainable agriculture.
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