The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
St. Helena, California, United States
http://www.ciachef.edu/

Sous Vide Cooking

As a foodservice professional, it pays to stay ahead of the curve of emerging technology and advances in our industry. Sous vide has been embraced by many of America�top culinarians as a key cooking method in creating superior textures as well as an excellent technique to maximize and highlight the organoleptic properties of food. Through demonstrations and hands-on assignments, participants w......
 

Improve the appearance and taste of the food you serve with innovative presentation. In this course, you will apply your previous garde manger knowledge and skills to create profitable and appetizing buffets. During Modern Buffet Presentation Techniques, you will: Discuss flavor development, current food trends, and the flavor profiles of Asia, the Mediterranean, Latin America, and the Uni......
 

With a vast selection of seafood available, there are countless menu options at your fingertips. This advanced look at seafood cookery will provide you with a solid understanding of how to work with both expensive and inexpensive varieties of fish and shellfish. During Advanced Seafood Cooking, you will: Discover how to properly handle, evaluate, and prepare various types of finfish and sh......
 

The range of sauces in contemporary American cooking has never been more culturally diverse. If you have a solid understanding of classic European sauces, both you and your customers will benefit from this advanced course in sauce preparation. During Advanced Sauces: Techniques and Flavor Development you will: Discuss and prepare contemporary sauces, classical grand sauces, and "emergi......
 

Gain the competitive edge that comes from mastering the appealing flavors of Southeast Asia. As part of this course, you will work with authentic ingredients and practice traditional techniques. During Southeast Asia: Traditional Flavors and Techniques, you will: Study the similarities and differences of Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian, Indonesian and Cambodian cuisines and describe the prima......
 

The recent explosion in Mediterranean cuisine has made this a vital area of professional development for chefs. In this advanced course, experienced chefs with knowledge of Mediterranean cuisine can master the region’s broad flavor principles and cooking concepts. During Mediterranean Cuisine: An Advanced Course you will: Study common ingredients, flavor principles, and culinary tradi......
 

Diet and health concerns are critical issues for today’s diners. Join our chef-instructor and staff nutritionist as they combine scientific research and traditional worldwide diets to offer healthful and flavorful menu options. During Healthy Flavors of Asia, Latin America and the Mediterranean, you will: Identify common dietary elements of traditional Mediterranean, Latin American, a......
 

Unravel the mysteries behind the culinary traditions of distant lands, from Southeast Asia to South America to the Mediterranean Basin when you enroll in Global Culinary Traditions. In this culinary exploration, you’ll discover some of the common threads and the diverse differences that have defined these cuisines throughout history. You will also: Explore how dynamic flavors com......
 

Keep your menus current by studying the two major directions of contemporary American interest in French cooking-seasonal bistro cooking and the flavors of Provence and the south of France. Gain an in-depth understanding of both directions through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on production. The comforting flavors of French bistro cooking makes this tradition increasingly attractive to Amer......
 

Combining pungent, sweet, sour, spicy, and hot in a single dish to develop intense, contrasting levels of flavor is the hallmark of this typically healthy, bold, fun approach to cooking. Add this exciting alternative to familiar Eurocentric American cooking styles to your repertoire, and say goodbye to bland food! Through tastings, experimentation, and hands-on production, you will: Understa......
 

Satisfy your customer’s taste for true Italian cuisine when you enroll in The Cooking of Italy: From Tuscany to Sicily. As you uncover traditional dishes from several regions and a variety of Italian ingredients to incorporate into your menu, you will: Study the cooking styles, ingredients, traditional dishes, and history of the following regions: Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio, Puglia, and S......
 

From regional cooking to fusion cuisine, the American plate brings together an exciting assortment of distinct flavors and cooking techniques. During this highlight of the latest and most profitable trends in American cuisine particpants of The Best American Menus: Trends, Ideas, and Flavors, will: Identify the most popular ethnic food traditions and local food specialties in America today......
 

The Farmers�Market The focus on finding the best ingredients has been the keystone for California cuisine from its beginning, so this course uses the St. Helena Farmers�Market as a resource for you to create fresh, seasonal dishes. In this one-day class, you will: Begin the day with a luxurious picnic breakfast at the St. Helena Farmers�Market. Let the ingredients you select gui......
 

Napa and Sonoma are the “poster children�for the good life in California. While very different from each other, together these two counties epitomize what living—and eating—in Northern California is all about. In this one-day program, you will: Prepare contemporary dishes that exemplify current culinary trends in Northern California. Focus on local products and producers that have h......
 

There is something about cooking with fire that kindles an ancient and primal stirring in many of us. In this two-day program, you’ll cram in as many fire-based cooking experiences as possible. You will also: Use the grill (both gas-fired and charcoal), the Green Egg, La Caja China, and whatever other tools we can employ to explore the possibilities of fire cooking. Discuss and use a......
 

As each of the generations—Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y—matures, our collective food and cooking experiences both define who we are and set the stage for the next round of food discovery. This is not a program about geriatrics, but rather one devoted to the continuing celebration of that discovery. In this two-day program, you will: Hear a top nutritionist discuss the benefits and ever-cha......
 

Over two days, you’ll have the chance to intimately explore the now-legendary foods and wines of California’s Wine Country: Utilize the bounty of California’s ingredients, including the produce, cheeses, meats, and seafood that have helped define “California cuisine.� Prepare signature dishes using a variety of cooking techniques, including grilling, slow roasting, braising, and more. ......
 

Here’s your chance to combine the excellence of CIA instruction with an extended curriculum and four evenings of dining at exciting local Napa Valley Restaurants. Based on our popular Career Discovery curriculum, this four day course will propel you to new heights of cooking fundamentals. Your assignments will include hands-on training in knife skills, kitchen terminology, and preparing in......
 

It’s an exciting time in the baking and pastry field. More Americans are gaining an awareness and appreciation for the wide variety of fresh bread and pastry options available. In this course, you will get an overview of the field and learn about the hottest career opportunities, from hotel pastry chef to artisan bread baker to chocolate candies producer to bakery owner. During this wee......
 

What’s it like to be immersed in the world of chefs, restaurants, and professional kitchens? How does it feel to experience a day in the life of a chef? Find out in Career Discovery. Ideal for career changers, this week-long program will give you the fundamentals of cooking, including knife skills, kitchen terminology, and cooking methods. You’ll also explore various cooking techni......
 

In the last few decades, the wine business has gone from a network of largely regional industries to a global enterprise. How the wine business works today and the sweeping changes that are affecting it are the subjects of this unique course. You’ll hear from and talk with independent vintners who’ll share the business specifics behind the creation of a winery and the establishment of......
 

In this course, you’ll learn to think conceptually in terms of the character and components of wine (e.g., acidity, alcohol, sweetness, varietal character, tannin, body, texture, and age), and how these factors influence a harmonious food and wine match. Through lectures, tastings and discussions, during Advanced Wine and Food Pairing you will: Participate in the following focused tasting......
 

Wine and food pairing is fascinating, fun - and complex. This introductory course is perfect for those students with some, but not extensive, wine knowledge and culinary expertise. During Wine and Food Pairing Fundamentals you will: Examine basic techniques for successful wine and food pairing. Consider all of the flavor elements that make up a dish and study which of those elements is......
 

For today’s chef, understanding flavor means food and wine flavors as well as how the flavors of each of these natural partners change the other. In this course for chefs and anyone else with professional kitchen experience, you’ll delve deeply into wine and food compatibilities. Why do some matches work magically and how can you tweak food preparation to enhance the overall marriage ......
 

Focus on any number of the world’s renowned viticultural regions, from California to Spain to Bordeaux, in our distinctive international wine classes. Designed for intermediate-level wine professionals, these comprehensive regional wine classes feature a variety of distinguishing wine-producing areas. Wines of the World classes offer an intensive study of the history, geography, climate, g......
 

The great wine-producing regions of Europe have shaped the way wine is thought about and made around the world. This course, along with its companion course European Wines II, studies the wines, history, culture, and gastronomy of these areas. You’ll explore Old and New World wines, and examine the major European appellation systems. Europe I concentrates on the following regions: Fran......
 

Proper wine service is a must for any wine, culinary, or hospitality professional. Yet the skills and knowledge required to provide and practice correct wine service are anything but easy. In this one-of-a-kind course, Professional Wine Service - A Practical Workshop you will break down wine service, looking at every nuance and every step in fine detail. Then put it back together to discove......
 

Sensory Analysis is an in-depth exploration of the visual, olfactory, and gustatory evaluation of wine. In this all-important class, highly recommended for all wine and food professionals, students use a "sense-by-sense" approach to systematically assess wine quality. During Sensory Analysis you will: Observe the range of appropriate wine colors and learn the standards of clarit......
 

Mastering Wine II is an immersion in key wine varietals with particular attention paid to enological and viticultural practices that shape those varietals around the world. During Mastering Wine II you will: Explore wines from California, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North and South America. Understand the impact that key enological decisions and techniques have on the flavors ......
 

A course no professional should be without, Mastering Wine I is an immersion in classic grape varietals with particular attention paid to enological and viticultural practices that shape those varietals around the world. During Mastering Wine I you will: Learn professional tasting techniques and evaluation, including the key factors that make great wine great. Study primary fermentati......
 

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