Read more about Puerto Rico’s Kitchens, CIA’s New Classroom. Discover how CIA students gain hands-on culinary experience in ...

Meet John Reese, a Culinary Arts associate degree student and veteran of both the Marine Corps and the Navy. With decades of military service and a lifelong appreciation for hospitality, John shares ...

Chef Instructor, Army Veteran, and Student Veteran Association Advisor Tom Rutherford Shares How Service, Leadership, and Community Continue To Shape His Work at CIA Meet Chef Thomas Rutherford ...

Chef Shweta Subramaniam is lecturing instructor of Culinary Arts at CIA Singapore, where she brings to the classroom her experience as both a culinarian and an entrepreneur, rooted in farm-to-table ...

Chef Brandon Waddell is a lecturing Instructor of Culinary Arts at CIA San Antonio, bringing 30 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. He teaches Culinary Fundamentals. Known for his ...

The kitchen brigade system—or brigade de cuisine—is the organizational hierarchy that keeps professional kitchens running smoothly. Like a competitive team sport, a well-run kitchen depends on the ...

Food stylists are the professionals who make food look perfect for media and advertising. They work as freelancers or full-time as in-house stylists, crafting and staging dishes for print, video, and ...

Congratulations on your students’ acceptance to the Culinary Institute of America! We’ve compiled answers to some of the most common questions families have as they prepare for Fall 2026. The Fall ...

The Menus of Change® Leadership Summit, run jointly by CIA and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has never lacked for ambition, and this year the room delivered on it. The theme was ...

If you’re looking for a food career that pays well, you’re in luck. The food and hospitality industry is one of the largest and most economically powerful sectors in the world. According to the ...

Food criticism is one of the most unique careers in the food and media world. Most of us think of a food critic as a professional writer who dines at restaurants, evaluates the full experience, and ...

A cake decorator is a culinary professional who designs and decorates cakes for celebrations, special events, and retail sale, transforming baked goods into finished, polished creations that range ...