Food and beverage executive Fernando Salazar has been named the new managing director of The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), San Antonio, effective June 1. He replaces David Kellaway, managing director for the past five years, who is moving to Colorado. Salazar has been involved with the CIA for several years, serving on the executive […]

The Culinary Institute of America hosted the inaugural CIA Sommelier Summit with more than 130 sommeliers converging on the college's Greystone campus in St. Helena, California, in late April. The Summit featured dozens of presenters speaking about relevant topics for today's wine, beverage, and hospitality professional. The roster of presenters included an impressive 15 master sommeliers, along with professional wine educators, wine […]

reThink Food: Mind, Behavior, and Culture is a new conference series co-presented by The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and the MIT Media Lab to explore how people experience food—from the workings of humans' sensory systems, to the impact of new technologies on food systems, to the habits and rituals. In its first year, reThink […]