The Hardest Question Wasn’t How To Grow It—It Was How To Get My Nephew To Eat It
Taste and smell research highlights from Menus of Change at the Culinary Institute of America, covering health, food, and sensory science.
CIA News and Media
The CIA’s students, faculty, staff, academic programs, athletic teams, and extracurricular activities are often highlighted in media throughout the country and around the world. Here is a sampling of some of the coverage of the college and its people.
CIA in the News
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Food is Life: Nutrition and Healthy Aging
How food and nutrition can support healthy aging—highlights from the Food Is Life, Food Is Health conference at CIA at Copia.
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Lettuce Meet at the Market
Taste the California Walnut Ranch Dressing served at CIA’s Food Is Life, Food Is Health conference—a creamy, plant-based favorite with fresh herbs.
CIA Press Releases
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Culinary Institute of America Introduces Food Is Life, Food Is Health Summit
Hyde Park, NY, May 28, 2026 – CIA’s inaugural Food Is Life, Food Is Health Summit united chefs, healthcare leaders, and researchers to advance food as medicine.
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CIA and Prosper Company Team Up To Support F&B Leaders in Advancing Personal and Planetary Health
Hyde Park, NY, May 15, 2026 – CIA and Prosper Company partner to help foodservice leaders advance healthier, more sustainable food systems through education and leadership.
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Shaping the Food System of 2035
Hyde Park, NY, April 21, 2026 – Global leaders gather at CIA’s Menus of Change Summit (June 2–4) to shape a healthier, sustainable, and profitable food system for 2035.
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