How-To Videos
Watch, Learn, Then Try It at Home
If you want to learn the right technique, come to the CIA—we wrote the book on food, literally! Our faculty wrote the textbooks that many other schools use. Our YouTube channel offers hundreds of cooking and food-related videos, but we’ve curated a list of the top videos that will help expand your culinary and baking skills.
Just for Educators
If you haven’t yet visited our Educator’s page, do! We have downloadable classroom materials like food ID handouts, lesson plans, and more!
Get Baking with CIA Chef Payton: Irish Soda Bread
Learn the science and technique of quick bread and holiday favorite, Irish Soda Bread. Watch as Chef Payton Spear ’20 shares what a lean dough is and demonstrates how to make it. Get a taste of what you’ll learn as a CIA student by understanding the “why” of the recipe!
Cooking and Baking Methods Classroom Videos
In these six videos, Chef Robert Tremblay ’10 and Chef Payton Spear ’20 will cover the foundational kitchen cooking and baking methods important to any young chef or baker. Whether for use in the classroom or simply for a homework assignment, this series is perfect for the aspiring young chef or food professional in your school.
Physiology of Taste Classroom Videos
In these five videos, Chef Robert Tremblay ’10 and Chef Payton Spear ’20 cover the five tastes and their characteristics. Whether for use in the classroom or simply for a homework assignment, this series is perfect for the aspiring young chef or food professional in your school.
How-To Videos
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