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Weekends at the CIA:
Enjoy a CIA Weekend Cooking Class

Hey, food lovers! What are you doing on the weekend? If you love to cook or bake or are a budding wine connoisseur, you need to be at the CIA. After just a few hours in a Weekends at the CIA cooking class or wine seminar, you just might discover a culinary passion or talent you didn’t even know you had.

“I had an absolute blast…I can’t wait to take another class.”
—Karla Davis, San Antonio, TX

Three Flavors of Cooking Classes
Choose from dozens of fun and exciting weekend courses in three distinct styles, from two hours to one day:

• Taste of CIA Cookbooks

These one-day, hands-on cooking classes at our New York, California, and Texas campuses are inspired by our popular cookbooks. From Italian and Asian cuisine to grilling to artisan bread baking, you’ll find a class to match your interest—and you’ll take the cookbook home, too!
• CIA Samplings

In these two-hour cooking classes, California and world cuisine come alive. Enjoy a demonstration, do a little hands-on cooking, and savor the results—expertly paired with wine, of course! It’s a great way to sample the education experience at our Napa Valley campus.
• Wine Explorations

Wine Explorations are the perfect complement to our cooking classes—California is all about food and wine, after all! In just two hours of discussion and tastings in the CIA’s Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies, you’ll be introduced to the wonderful world of wine.

One Great Experience
In every one of our Weekends at the CIA cooking classes—in New York, California, and Texas alike—you’ll learn from our expert chefs and instructors, get a taste of all the CIA has to offer, and share the experience with other food and wine fans. There’s no better way to spend the weekend!