Read more about What Happens When Chefs and Doctors Collaborate?. Chefs and doctors collaborate to explore food as medicine, ...

Read more about Shaping the Food System of 2035. Global leaders gather at CIA’s Menus of Change Summit (June 2–4) to shape a ...

Have you dreamed of becoming a renowned chef or running your own restaurant or bakery? How about exploring a career as an event planner, food policy advocate, or even a food technologist? You’ve come ...

Looking for jobs at the Culinary Institute of America? CIA offers a wide variety of career opportunities for those seeking to work alongside diverse, talented, and passionate people who embody ...

Greg Drescher is senior advisor for strategic initiatives at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Previously, as vice president for strategic initiatives and industry leadership, he was the ...

Hyde Park, NY, February 5, 2026 – The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) has appointed Chef Spike Mendelsohn to its board of trustees. Mendelsohn, who is a 2005 graduate of the college, is a ...

BA, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY. AA, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Baking and Pastry Arts Certificate, CIA.

CIA alumni are always cooking up something interesting, and with a network of more than 55,000 strong, there’s never a shortage of highlights! Savannah Jordan ’10 and her business partner, Parker ...

February 2026. Career Shifts Gerard Kenny ’11 was named executive chef at Hotel Viata, a boutique retreat outside Austin, TX, ...

It’s all about pride. If you have it in your profession, you will have it in your uniform, no matter what your walk of life. With the chef’s uniform, there is more at stake than just keeping the ...