Holiday Time @ Culinary Institute

The CIA is ready to help you celebrate the holidays. Whether you stop by to enjoy a quick lunch when you're out shopping, order our new gift cards to give friends and family, or sign up for a Dining Series themed event to enjoy after the hectic holidays are over, the CIA has something for everyone. All of us at the CIA wish you and yours the joys of the holiday season.
Holiday Gift Cards Always ready when you are, the CIA Gift Card is the perfect way for you or your favorite foodie to experience the CIA and bring the world of food to life. At the top of every food-lovers wish list, CIA Gift Cards are available in any denomination from $20 to $3,000, and they never expire!  Use the CIA Gift Card to: Dine at any of the award-winning restaurants at our Hyde Park, NY campus including the Escoffier Restaurant, American Bounty Restaurant, Ristorante Caterina de' Medici, St. Andrew's Café, and the Apple Pie Bakery Café Register for a food enthusiast or professional development class at any of our CIA locations in the continental United States (Hyde Park, NY; St. Helena, CA; and San Antonio, TX) Book a tour of our beautiful Hyde Park, NY campus Purchase one of our diverse food enthusiast titles; our books and DVDs offer delicious recipes, step-by-step techniques, chef's tips, and beautiful photography to take you from market to mealtime Visit us online, or call 1-866-242-7787, stop by the Hospitality Office in the lobby of Roth Hall, or at any of our student staffed public restaurants, to order your Gift Cards today.
Holiday-Inspired Bakery Delights At the Apple Pie Bakery Café, we have your holiday dessert needs covered. Order a Bûche de Noël that will impress your guests, or lay in a supply of scones, pumpkin danish, or gingerbread muffins for the morning after the big feast. Of course, we have lots of your favorite treats available, too. Stop by the café, open Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., or give us a call at 845-905-4500 to place your order by December 17. Please note that 72 hours advance notice is required for all orders. Bûche de Noël – Dark Chocolate Mousse with Flourless Chocolate Sponge Cake, Marzipan Mushrooms, and Mistletoe (serves 6–8) $34.95 Mexican Hot Chocolate with Vanilla Marshmallows $9.95 Cranberry-Orange Scone $2.50 each Stollen with Dried Fruit and Nuts $12.95 Pumpkin Danish – Pumpkin Pound Cake with Pumpkin Butter and Pumpkin Seed Brittle Mascarpone, topped with a Spiced Linzer Cookie $2.95 Gingerbread Pumpkin-shaped Muffin with Spiced Mascarpone $3.95 each
2011 Dining Series Themed Events Join us at one of our more than 40 winter Dining Series themed eventsrunning from January 12–March 31, 2011. Enjoy foods from the different regions of Italy. Take a culinary "journey" to the vast forty-ninth state for a meal straight out of the Alaskan wilderness. Try our gluten-free gourmet feast and see how dining well is for everyone. Learn about wines from the actual winemakers and then enjoy a delicious wine-infused dinner. Call us at 845-471-6608 or visit us online to make your reservation today.
Chef's Select Menus  Price-fixed chef's select menus at the warmly welcoming prices of $19.95 for lunch and $29.95 for dinner are sure to both tantalize and satisfy. The three-course lunches and dinners are available every Monday–Thursday from Jan. 10–Mar. 31, 2011 in our four award-winning, student-staffed restaurants. Make your reservations today at the American Bounty Restaurant, Escoffier Restaurant, Ristorante Caterina de' Medici, or St. Andrew's Café. Call 845-471-6608 or visit us online. Your table is waiting.
Perfect Pie Crust the Gluten-Free Way Now those in search of gluten-free foods can fully participate in all the joys of the holiday table—including having a gluten-free dessert! Join CIA Professor in Baking and Pastry Arts Richard Coppedge and CIA baking and pastry degree student Jessica Endres—who is gluten sensitive—as they take you through the steps of creating the perfectgluten-free pie crust.