Take your passion to another level at the CIA.
CIA Boot Camp
CIA Boot Camp is so much more than just your typical cooking class.
It's an intensive immersion into the world of food. You'll learn to cook
and bake like a professional with the guidance of our famed
chef-instructors. You'll prepare and enjoy fabulous dishes and dine in
one or more of the CIA's award-winning restaurants. And when you're
done, you may just surprise yourself with how much you've grown as a
home chef. LEARN MORE >
Cooking and Baking Classes
Maybe you've seen our cookbooks online or at the bookstore and thought, "I could never make those recipes..." Yes, you can! In our Taste of CIA Cookbooks classes, you'll cook and bake right from the pages of our popular consumer books. LEARN MORE >
CIA Samplings
In these two-hour demonstration-style classes, you can enjoy a live demonstration by one of our chefs and savor the results—expertly paired with wine, of course! It's a great way to sample the education experience at our Napa Valley campus. LEARN MORE >
Wine & Beverage Explorations
These exciting programs in New York, California, and Texas are the perfect
complement to our cooking classes—The Culinary Institute of America is all about food and beverages, after all! In just two hours of discussion and tastings with our world-renowned instructors, you'll learn all about the wonderful world of wine or beer. LEARN MORE >
The Sophisticated Palate
Imagine it for a moment. You, strolling through sunlit vineyards during an afternoon at a world-famous winery...cooking in a bright, spacious professional kitchen under the watchful eye of some of America's top chefs...experiencing the magic of food paired perfectly with wine. We imagined it, too—and created CIA Sophisticated Palate. This incredible custom program combines expert instruction at our California campus with exclusive excursions and behind-the-scenes tours that let you experience the Napa Valley in ways that only a very few people have. PLAN YOURS NOW >