“I liked what I was doing so much I decided to make it a career and applied to CIA.” Gower Lane always enjoyed working with his hands. He loved tinkering with cars so much that he pursued a degree in ...

“I knew CIA was the best. I wanted to achieve pastry excellence and CIA gave me the skills to reach for my goal.” From an early age, Ginger Elizabeth Hahn was curious about cooking but it was a summer ...

Like many CIA freshmen, Eddie Ledesma arrived on campus with aspirations of becoming an executive chef. But after returning from internship, he discovered his true ...

Texas native Chad Robertson didn’t set out to be a maverick of the baking world when he enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. “I figured if I learned how to cook, I’d always ...

Fatima Ali traveled across the world to her new home at CIA with only a passport, three suitcases, and a dream. And despite social pressure in her native country of Pakistan to pursue an “auspicious” ...

Read more about François Leroux Joins the Culinary Institute of America. Hyde Park, NY, January 29, 2026 – The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) today announced the appointment of François Leroux as ...

François Leroux is vice president of consumer businesses and the chief guest experience officer at the Culinary Institute of America, where he leads the institution’s portfolio of consumer-facing ...

Dave Peacock studied baking and pastry arts at CIA making chocolate in class with Chef Peter Greweling and learn the fine art of bread baking from Chef Richard Coppedge. He would spend long days ...

If you love providing guests with exceptional experiences, there are few more impactful positions you can have than restaurant manager. It’s an exciting and well-paid leadership role that varies ...

Author Sarah Rolph ’22/’26 is a Culinary Science major. “It is one of the unique CIA experiences that I will remember, and it will impact my perspective throughout my career.” One of my favorite parts ...

Kelly McIntyre ’13 is a lecturing instructor of Hospitality and Service Management at CIA in Hyde Park, NY, where she brings more than a decade in hospitality and culinary management experience. She ...

Everyone approaches the different parts of the college admissions process in their own way. And while some of us find writing a personal essay to be challenging, for others, the most difficult step is ...