Culinary School Blog

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Calling All Pizza Aficiona-Doughs!

A CIA student recaps the CIA's pizza cook-off, and highlights the winners of this campus pizza competition at the Culinary Institute of America.

Club Spotlight: Womxn—Women in Leadership Q&A

The Womxn club is a student organized club at CIA.

The Best Meal Plan on the Planet

The CIA meal plan is the best on the planet, giving NY CIA students the opportunity to eat at the Culinary Institute of America restaurants and bakery café.

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Whether you’re looking to visit one of our campuses or would prefer the convenience of a virtual event, there’s no better way to learn more about CIA than with one of our admissions events.

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Roth Hall on the Culinary Institute of America New York campus

Club Spotlight: SAGA (Sexuality Alliance and Gender Awareness Club)

Sexuality Alliance and Gender Awareness (SAGA) club president discusses the LGBTQ+ club for CIA students on campus, with informative meetings and fun events.

CIA Externship Spotlight: Diego Aguilar ’25 on Externship at SingleThread Farm Restaurant and Inn

Diego Aguilar describes a day in the life as a CIA student with a culinary externship (paid internship) at SingleThread Farm Restaurant in the Napa Valley.

CIA Externship Spotlight: Aastha Bhaiyya ’25 on Externship at Indaco

Aastha Bhaiyya is a Baking and Pastry Arts CIA student telling us about her experience doing a culinary internship at Indaco Restaurant in Charleston, SC.

Flavorful Fun: CIA Cookie Competition That Brings Students Together

What better way to spend your weekend than with a cookie bake-off! Twelve teams of CIA students started their prep using ingredients from our sponsors Plugrà, Ghirardelli, B&G Foods, and Pam and Prova Gourmet.

CIA Takes on Madison Square Garden

Every semester here at CIA, there are opportunities for students to get off campus for a few exciting trips like Broadway shows in New York City, ice skating, professional soccer games, extreme ropes course, water tubing, and so much more for no more than $20 per person!