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The Culinary Institute of America is a training institute for culinary arts in the United States, and is regarded as one of the world's top culinary schools. Founded in 1946 and located in Hyde Park in Dutchess County, New York, USA, a few miles north of Poughkeepsie, and is a non-profit corporation, the school uses the initials CIA as famed acronym for itself. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A private university is a university that is run without the control of any government entity. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Hyde Park is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Sheep eating grass in rural Australia Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Hyde Park is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. ... Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Poughkeepsie (pronounced ) is a city in New York, USA and serves as the county seat of Dutchess County, located in the Hudson River Valley roughly midway between New York City and Albany. ...

The school offers two Bachelor of Professional Studies (B.P.S) degrees—one in Culinary Arts Management, the other in Baking and Pastry Arts Management—or an Associate of Occupational Studies (A.O.S) in Culinary Arts or Baking and Pastry Arts. Also, The CIA is recently offering the ACE (Accelerated Culinary Experience) program, which caters to people who already have 4 years or more experience in the industry, but wish to obtain an associate degree from the CIA. The ACE program includes the same basic classes as the regular AOS programs; however, there is no externship, and some classes may be presented at a faster pace or include more in-depth material. Externships are experiential learning opportunities, similar to internships, but shorter in duration. ...

Admission requires prior food service experience for a minimum of six months. All programs require an 18-week externship in the industry. Properly credentialed industry professionals may also apply to be tested to be certified as an American Culinary Federation (ACF) Master Chef. The American Culinary Federation (ACF) is the principal organization of professional chefs in North America. ...

The school maintains five award winning public restaurants in Hyde Park, New York: American Bounty, Apple Pie Bakery Café, Escoffier Room, Ristorante Caterina de' Medici, and St. Andrew's Café where students gain experience both in cooking and in serving.

In keeping with the possibly tongue-in-cheek initialism for the school, some years ago they also founded a video and book publishing department which they named the Food and Beverage Institute (FBI). Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ...

Over the past few years, the CIA has developed a brand licensing program in cooperation with Broad Street Licensing Group that has resulted in branded products for both foodservice and consumer housewares. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The foodservice (or food service) industry generally encompasses those places, institutions, and companies responsible for any meal eaten away from home. ...

The CIA also maintains a branch campus, the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in the Napa Valley in California. The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. ... Napa County is in north-central California Napa Valley is most famous for its wine. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Several books have been written about the Culinary Institute: Journalist Michael Ruhlman in his first book about the CIA, The Making of a Chef, documents his experiences as an "undercover student" as he passes through the classes at an accelerated rate, and in his book The Soul of a Chef, he documents seven chefs taking the grueling ten-day ACF Master Chef test held there annually. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain features an in-depth discussion of the author's tutelage at the CIA. Michael Ruhlman (born 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American writer. ... Kitchen Confidential is a book written by American chef Anthony Bourdain in 2000. ... Anthony Michael (Tony) Bourdain (born June 25, 1956 in New York City) is an American author and executive chef of Brasserie Les Halles in New York City. ...

The 1995 movie Heavy starring Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, and Liv Tyler features several scenes shot on location at the CIA. Heavy is a 1995 drama movie, directed by James Mangold, and stars Liv Tyler, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, and Deborah Harry. ... Pruitt Taylor Vince (born July 5, 1960) is an award-winning American character actor who has made many appearances in film and television. ... Winters in Cry of the City (1948) Shelley Winters (August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Liv Tyler (born on July 1, 1977 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, New York[1]) is an American actress most famous for her roles in the 1998 blockbuster movie Armageddon and for her portrayal of Arwen in the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003). ...

Notable graduates

• Grant Achatz
• Wilo Benet
• Anthony Bourdain
• Anne Burrell
• Michael Chiarello
• Cat Cora
• Harold Dieterle
• Rocco DiSpirito
• Todd English
• Brian D. Girard [1]
• Artie D. Keenan [2]
• Sara Moulton
• Michael Smith (Canadian)
• Kerry Simon
• Roy Yamaguchi

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External links

• Culinary Institute of America official website
• CIA-branded housewares