Welcome to your next life-changing experience—a CIA Boot Camp! Much more than cooking classes, CIA Boot Camps are multiday immersions into the world of food. You’ll learn to cook, bake, and think like a professional chef. You’ll prepare amazing food and meet incredible people who, like you, love the process of creating delicious food. Each of our campuses has its own Boot Camp “flavor.” Why not taste them all?

I suggest that when you sign up for Boot Camp, don’t go with any expectations. Just do your best, have lots of fun, and learn.

ASHLEY W.

BOOT CAMP IMMERSION

2–5 DAY BOOTCAMPS

Boot Camps are perfect mini culinary vacations! Each of them is created to offer a deep dive into a specific topic. You’ll be taught by the CIA’s expert chef-instructors, which means that you’ll be learning, challenging yourself, and gaining newfound confidence and skills to take home with you. Choose a Boot Camp to match your personal schedule and come learn from the best, have tons of fun, and be inspired!

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Fun, exhilarating days
  • A learn-by-doing approach
  • Enjoying delicious food
  • Learn in state-of-the-art kitchens
  • Develop skills that last a lifetime
  • Expert instruction
  • A deep connection with other Boot Campers
  • A life-changing experience
  • Add new recipes to your arsenal
  • BOOT CAMP GUIDE

OUR LOCATIONS

Napa, CA

A food-lover’s paradise in Napa Valley.

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FEATURED

Plant-Powered Boot Camp.

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Bike the Napa Valley Wine Trail
Napa Valley Wine Train
The CIA at Greystone

Napa Valley Balloon Ride

St. Helena, CA

A historic location in the heart of wine country.

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FEATURED

The Best of Boot Camp— World Tour.

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Luxury Spa Day
Balloon Rides Over Napa Valley
The CIA at Copia

Napa Valley Bike Tours

Hyde Park, NY

The CIA’s “mother ship” in the Hudson Valley’s thriving food community.

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FEATURED

Flavors of the Hudson Valley Boot Camp.

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FDR Historic Home and Museum
Dia:Beacon—Contemporary Art

Walkway Over the Hudson

FDR Home and Museum

San Antonio, TX

Located in the heart of a UNESCO City of Gastronomy.

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FEATURED

Flavors of Texas Boot Camp.

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San Antonio Museum of Art
Pearl—Hub for Food and Shopping

Famed Riverwalk

The River Walk

EXPLORE CIA TIPS, TRICKS, & TOOLS

Tap into the CIA’s more than 70 years of culinary and baking and pastry expertise with our own chef-created recipes, technique videos, and Chef’s Notes blog... and all the tools you need to cook like a chef.

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Looking for more? Become a DISH member and receive exclusive VIP access to all of the CIA’s online video demonstrations, library of technique videos, video interviews with world-famous chefs, quintessential recipes, and more.

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BOOK A PRIVATE EVENT

If you dream it, we can make it happen! The CIA offers unsurpassed food-focused events made memorable with culinary creations and wine selections from the CIA’s expert food and hospitality team.

UNIQUE CELEBRATIONS

Let us help you create a one-of-a-kind event for family and friends at your next birthday bash, bachelor or bachelorette party, anniversary or pre-wedding celebration. Celebrate with a customized wine tasting, chef’s demonstration, or hands-on cooking or baking class. You’ll be making great memories together and your special day will be a joy-filled success.

NY CA TX

TEAM BUILDING

Bring fun, food, and team building into your corporate events with hands-on cooking classes, chef demos, or interactive wine tastings at the CIA.

NY CA TX

LET US COOK FOR YOU

RESTAURANTS

Enjoy world-class dining at our unique restaurants where we highlight the talents of our CIA students

DINING EVENTS

One-of-a-kind special dining events deliver great food and lots of fun.

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A FOODIE WONDERLAND

Brought to the public by the world’s premier culinary college, The CIA at Copia is a “foodie wonderland” (The New York Times). Take a class in our state-of-the-art teaching kitchen. Enjoy tasting events and food “Conversations.” Relive history in our Chuck Williams Culinary Arts Museum. Feast on garden-picked ingredients in our restaurant, and play bocce and relax in our patio. But most of all, immerse yourself in the wonderful world of food!