The Culinary Institute of America's six award-winning restaurants offer extraordinary cuisines in a variety of settings. Although securing reservations on a Friday or Saturday can require advance planning, same-day reservations are often readily available for lunch and dinner on weekdays.
Please note: The Wine Spectator Greystone restaurant is located in St. Helena, CA; all other restaurants are located in Hyde Park, NY.
For Reservations:
Hyde Park, NY restaurants:
Call 845-471-6608 or reserve online
Wine Spectator Greystone restaurant (St. Helena, CA): Call 707-967-1010
CHEF INSTRUCTOR FOR LUNCH
Dwayne LiPuma '86, C.H.E.,
Assistant Professor in Culinary Arts
Dwayne LiPuma is an assistant professor in culinary arts at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Chef LiPuma teaches in the kitchen of the Ristorante Caterina de' Medici, part of the college's Colavita Center for Italian Food and Wine. The restaurant, which is also a classroom for students in the CIA's culinary arts degree program, features authentic regional cuisine of Italy. Students in his course prepare menu items based on modern and traditional Italian cuisine, utilizing the cooking techniques, ingredients, and spices unique to the various regions of Italy.
A Certified Hospitality Educator (C.H.E.), Chef LiPuma is a 1986 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America. Prior to joining the faculty at his alma mater, he served as executive sous chef at many renowned New York City restaurants, including Park Avenue Café, Iridium, The River Café, and Aureole. He has also been a line cook at the Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown, NY and assistant banquet chef at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston.
Chef LiPuma holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
