Experience the World of Food with the Culinary Institute of America
If you love food, you’re in the right place! Welcome to CIA for Enthusiasts, a place where you can cook, eat, celebrate, and learn at our campuses. From hands-on public cooking classes to exceptional dining experiences, CIA invites you to discover your inner chef with us.
Four Culinary Destinations
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Take a Class
Hands-on, multi-day signature CIA Boot Camps, single-day classes, and beverage classes with CIA chef-instructors in state-of-the-art kitchens. Take a class that dives into distinct cuisines or helps you develop proper techniques in the kitchen.
Dine With Us
Elegant fine dining and elevated casual experiences brought to you by the students and faculty at CIA with locations in the Hudson Valley, Napa Valley, and San Antonio.
Celebrate Something Special
Unique, food-centric weddings, special occasions, celebrations, corporate events, meetings and more offered at multiple locations with a variety of different spaces.

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Sustainable Farm-to-Table Dinner with Chef Will Dissen, CIA ’03
Chef Will Dissen—award-winning chef, restaurateur, pioneer of farm-to-table and ocean sustainability movements, and CIA grad—hosts a special dining experience at The Grove at CIA at Copia in Napa, CA on Friday, October 6. Sample his creative approach to cuisine with this four-course dinner.