Culinary Institute of America

Nov 14, 2013

While we were upstate Claire wanted to visit my alma mater.  I graduated CIA in 2008 with an AOS in Culinary Arts. I won’t get into my whole culinary background here.  But if you are interested in a resume feel free to send me an email.

I gave Claire and my father a quick tour of the campus.  It was really busy with The Hudson Valley Restaurant week.  We just barely got in at Caterina de Medici, everywhere else was full.  The deal was $29.95 for Appetizer, Entree, and Dessert.  Quite the deal!

If you don’t know.  The public restaurants on campus are run by students who are just on the verge of graduation. Both front and back of the house, all stations of the restaurant.  Our meal at Caterina de Medici was as expected, clean performance.  Here’s a complete list of the CIA restaurant group that is open to the public, run by students.

Hudson hall. my first dorm experience.

Caterina De Medici -link

front view of campus

History -link

front view of caterina and the herb garden

backside of campus

the wine we ordered.

I also attended the Greystone campus [-link] 3 months

in St. Helena for my Certified Wine Professional Certification (CWP) [-link]

my father started with

claire had the

i had the

for my dad’s entree

Claire’s entree

For my entree

dessert amuse bouche

acorn squash chocolate pie

tiramisu

had to get a static sticker for la sancha