Go behind-the-scenes into the teaching kitchens and classrooms of the CIA. Learn more the skills culinary arts students learn during their first year at the college. Freshman courses include Culinary Fundamentals, Product Knowledge, Food Safety, Modern Banquet Cookery, and more.
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Earning a Michelin star for your restaurant signals to diners and the culinary world that they should expect the “best of the best” the…

