Culinary Institute of America

The Culinary Institute of America, CIA short, is a school for restaurants in New York, USA. It was founded in 1946 and is one of the most prestigious culinary schools around the world. Due to its great success, a second school (CIA Greystone ) in St. Helena (California ) was opened in 1995, today there are a total of four study locations. A total of about 2800 students are taught annually. A three-year course will cost around U.S. $ 50,000 tuition fee.

History

The school was founded under the name " New Haven Restaurant Institute" with 50 students and three teachers. The founders Frances Roth and Katharine Angell in 1947 were to a larger building near the Yale University move, in 1951 the school received its current name. After the number of students had risen to over 1000, the school moved in 1972 to its present location, a former Jesuit seminary in Hyde Park (New York). In 1981, the school was the only operator that will be awarded the Master Chef certification from the American Culinary Federation.

Presence

The students have the choice of training as a cook, baker, pastry chef or pastry chef. The "Bachelor of Culinary Arts " is estimated in the international gastronomy. For students with work experience (at least four years) is also the possibility to obtain a condensed financial statements. In order to obtain approval, six months experience in the restaurant business must be shown, also provides for each program an internship of 18 months ago. On the Learned professionals have the ability to a degree similar to acquire the German champions.

Be trained the students of 140 specialist teachers in 40 test kitchens. Public restaurants and cafes of the schools offer students the opportunity to gain experience in the kitchen and service. On the New York campus, the school has three restaurants (American Bounty Restaurant, Ristorante Caterina de ' Medici, and The Bocuse Restaurant [ Former Escoffier Restaurant] ) and two cafes (St. Andrew 's Café and Bakery Café Apple Pie ). At the St. Helena campus houses the restaurant ( Wine Spectator restaurant) and a café (Café by illy ) In Texas campus are two cafes (CIA Bakery Café and Nao - New World Flavors - Latin American cuisine - ) settled.

Founded by the CIA "Food & Beverage Institute" (FBI) sells videos and books as well as tools and equipment, not only to students.

Alumni

One of the most famous former students is the Chef and author Anthony Bourdain. The graduate Dan Coudreaut, best of his year (1995), since 2004 as Chef, department head for culinary innovation ( Executive Chef and Director of Culinary Innovation) at McDonald's.