The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is an American private college and culinary school specializing in culinary, baking, and pastry arts education. The school's primary campus is located in Hyde Park, New York, with branch campuses in St. Helena and Napa, California, San Antonio, Texas, and Singapore. The college, which was the first to teach culinary arts in the United States, offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, and has the largest staff of American Culinary Federation Certified Master Chefs. The CIA also offers continuing education for professionals in the hospitality industry as well as conferences and consulting services. The college additionally offers recreational classes for non-professionals. The college operates student-run restaurants on their four U.S. campuses.
Jacques PépinFrench pronunciation: [ʒak pepɛ̃] is a French-born American chef, author, culinary educator, television personality, and artist. Since the late 1980s, he has appeared on American television and has written for The New York Times, Food & Wine and other publications. He has authored over 30 cookbooks, some of which have become best sellers. Pépin was a longtime friend of the American chef Julia Child, and their 1999 PBS series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home won a Daytime Emmy Award. He has been honored with 24 James Beard Foundation Awards, five honorary doctoral degrees, the American Public Television’s lifetime achievement award, the Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2019 and the Légion d'honneur, France's highest order of merit in 2004.
Food & Wine is an American monthly magazine published by Meredith Corporation. It was founded in 1978 by Ariane and Michael Batterberry. It features recipes, cooking tips, travel information, restaurant reviews, chefs, wine pairings and seasonal/holiday content and has been credited by The New York Times with introducing the dining public to "Perrier, the purple Peruvian potato and Patagonian toothfish".
The Tallahassee Wine and Food Festival is an annual two-day charitable event held in November in Tallahassee, Florida, United States which began in 1995.
The culture of San Diego, California is influenced heavily by American and Mexican cultures due to its position as a border town, its large Hispanic population, and its history as part of Spanish America and Mexico. San Diego's longtime association with the U.S. military also contributes to its culture. Present-day culture includes many historical and tourist attractions, a thriving musical and theatrical scene, numerous notable special events, a varied cuisine, and a reputation as one of America's premier centers of craft brewing.
An oyster festival is a food festival centered on the oyster. There are a number of oyster festivals worldwide, including the following:
Emeril John Lagassé III is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author, and National Best Recipe award winner for his ‘Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili’ recipe in 2003. He is a regional James Beard Award winner, known for his mastery of Creole and Cajun cuisine and his self-developed "New New Orleans" style.
Michelle Mah is the current chef de cuisine for The Slanted Door in San Francisco, California. She has held executive chef positions at prominent San Francisco restaurants with featured recipes.
Las Vegas Uncork'd was an annual culinary and wine event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The concept was developed by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, their advertising agency R&R Partners and Las Vegas resort partners who originally considered a number of magazine partners such as Bon Appétit, Food & Wine and Gourmet. Bon Appétit was selected as the magazine partner after a review with each magazine. The event was launched in 2007 by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Bon Appétit magazine led by Editor-in-Chief Barbara Fairchild and co-creator and Executive Director Rob O'Keefe who led the first five years of development of what Eater.com called "the world's most innovative culinary event". Las Vegas resort partners over the years included Bellagio, Caesars Palace and Wynn Las Vegas, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Venetian, Las Vegas and The Palazzo and each year the event featured more than 80 celebrated chefs and over 25 events occurring over a spectacular four-day weekend.
The Boston Wine Festival, founded by Chef Daniel Bruce in 1989 is held annually at the Boston Harbor Hotel, is one of the nation's longest-running wine and food pairing series. Spanning three and a half months and including multiple events each week, the Boston Wine Festival celebrated its twentieth anniversary in January 2009. Through the festival’s 20 plus year history more than 75,000 bottles of wine have been opened and Chef Bruce has never repeated a menu, totaling 3,000 different dishes at 750 dinners served.
The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival is an annual five-day event located in Miami Beach, Lincoln Road, typically in mid-February. The event showcases wine, spirits, chefs and culinary personalities. The five-day event consists of dinners, wine seminars, tasting and demos, brunches and lunches, walk around tastings, family events, fitness, and late-night parties. The event is hosted by Florida International University.
Eat! Vancouver is the largest consumer food festival in Canada. which takes place annually in Vancouver, British Columbia. The three-day festival is held at BC Place, and showcases restaurants and food suppliers from British Columbia and across Canada. Chefs compete in several cooking competitions; one is for apprentice chefs, the Junior Culinary Competition.
Tanya Holland is an American professional chef, restaurateur, podcast host, cookbook author, and owner of Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland, CA. Her first book, New Soul Cooking, was published by Stuart, Tabori & Chang in 2003. A second book, Brown Sugar Kitchen: New Style Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland with a foreword by Michael Chabon, was released in 2014 by Chronicle Books. Holland competed on the 15th season of Top Chef on Bravo, was the host and soul food expert on Food Network’s Melting Pot, and appears on the new HBO Max show Selena + Chef featuring Selena Gomez. She is a frequent contributing writer and chef to the James Beard Foundation, and Brown Sugar Kitchen has received multiple Michelin Bib Gourmand awards. She is an in-demand public speaker and lecturer who frequently leads the conversation on inclusion and equity in the hospitality industry. In 2020, she released her debut Tanya's Table Podcast produced by MuddHouse Media. Guests on the podcast include Questlove, Samin Nosrat, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Alice Waters, Danny Meyer, Gina Torres & more.
Christopher Mangum, known as the “Painter of Chefs”, is a contemporary oil painter who lives in San Diego, California. His artwork encompasses the culinary arts and viticulture which has sparked the interest of foodies nationwide. He gains inspiration for his paintings by visiting the kitchens of many renowned chefs, such as Charlie Trotter. His career is still in its early stages, but this artist has already gained a promising following of collectors.
The Austin Food & Wine Festival was held for the first time in Austin, Texas, in 2012. It benefits the nonprofit Austin Food & Wine Alliance. Until 2011, the festival's predecessor has been the Texas Hill Country Food & Wine Festival.
Roberto Treviño is an American chef known for his appearances on Iron Chef: America and The Next Iron Chef. He is chef and owner of three restaurants and a bar in the Condado area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Devour! The Food Film Fest is a Canadian Film festival dedicated to films about food and wine culture. The five-day festival takes place annually in late fall in the Wolfville, Kings County, Nova Scotia. The ninth edition took place from October 22–27, 2019, with attendance of 14,000+
The Culinary Institute of America at Copia is a branch campus of the private culinary college the Culinary Institute of America. The CIA at Copia, located at 500 1st Street next to the Oxbow Public Market in downtown Napa, California, opened its doors in autumn 2016.The CIA venue provides food- and wine-related courses to visitors. The CIA at Copia and The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone make up the school's California branch.
The Cincinnati Food + Wine Classic is an annual culinary festival in the Over-the-Rhine historic district of Cincinnati, Ohio. The event was first produced in 2014 and draws presenters and attendees from throughout the midwest and the nation.
Melissa King is a Chinese-American chef and television personality, best known as the season winner of Top Chef All Stars L.A. She first appeared on the show's twelfth season, Top Chef: Boston, placing as a finalist; she then returned for the seventeenth season, Top Chef: All-Stars L.A., where she won the title, won fan favorite, and holds the most single-season challenge wins than any other competitor in the history of Top Chef.
