Culinary Institute Of America

WATCH: Every Whack-Job Montage From Last Night's MasterChef Auditions

by Mariella Mosthof

MasterChef Season 4 kicked off last night with a two-hour premiere, and, as we look forward to every summer, the kooks came out of the woodwork for the open audition rounds. Of course, those are way more entertaining than the tear-filled, moving stories of overcoming adversity or whatever, so we conveniently compiled all the Crazies Montages in one convenient space for your perusal. You're welcome.

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Lady Chef Stampede: Here's Why Amy Scherber Is The One Baker Ever To Be Profiled In This Column

by Tina Nguyen

This week, on the Lady Chef Stampede, we get baked with Amy Scherber, the woman behind Amy’s Bread. Normally I am deeply suspicious of bakers, regarding them as a mutant offshoot of pastry cooks (if you want to know about pastry cooks, I suggest trying reading some H.P. Lovecraft, who wrote about them in great detail).

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Amy Bouzgalo Served Time In Federal Prison For Social Security Fraud

by Tina Nguyen

In an Arizona Republic article, Jennifer McClellan reports that Bouzgalo formerly went by the name "Amanda Bossingham," and spent 14 months in federal prison in 2008.

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The Braiser Is Hiring Summer Interns!

by Laura Norkin

If you know your Blais from your Bourdain and are passionate about the culture surrounding food; if you can write in a compelling -- if sometimes sarcastic -- tone and wait with bated breath for the James Beards Award announcements and other foodie news, please apply.

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Education

PHOTOS: Thomas Keller Day, And The One-Act Play Starring Two Michelin Chefs

by Tina Nguyen 1:53 pm, May 14th

Thanks to photos from the CIA, we’re now really able to show you what we meant when we said that Thomas Keller, Grant Achatz, Jonathan Benno, The Mast Brothers, and a cast of dozens staged a re-enactment of service: we mean that they really did.
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Education

Keller, Achatz, Benno, And The French Laundry Team Stage Surprise Play At CIA

by Tina Nguyen 6:38 pm, May 13th

Thanks to a low-key advertising campaign consisting of a few flyers and an incredible feat of secrecy on the administration’s part, the students and faculty at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) thought they were walking into a “cooking demonstration” where some of America’s most celebrated chefs would, well, cook. But to their surprise, they were treated to Thomas Keller, Grant Achatz, Jonathan Benno, and Eli Kaimeh setting up their stations, tying their blue aprons, and re-enacting a full night of service at The French Laundry.
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Education

Introducing Thomas Keller Day, A Holiday Not Celebrated With Free Back Rubs

by Tina Nguyen 2:39 pm, May 9th

The Culinary Institute of America makes our dreams come true by creating a Thomas Keller Day, then crushes them with a misleading photo of him doling out back rubs.
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Education

Students Protest ‘Chef-Bots’ Graduating From Top Culinary School

by Tina Nguyen 11:42 am, April 24th

Yesterday — and continuing until the foreseeable future — roughly one-fifth of the student body at the Culinary Institute of America walked out of class to protest what they saw as a decline in the prestigious school’ educational standards.
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Education

WATCH: Thomas Keller, Daniel Boulud, And Jean-Georges Vongerichten Give Paul Bocuse An Enormous Birthday Cake

by Tina Nguyen 3:05 pm, March 6th

In this three-part talk, they discuss the nature of culinary success, how the food world has changed since Bocuse began his career over sixty years ago (the man is 87!), and — to celebrate his birthday — how to cut an enormous, seven-foot-tall cake.
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Restaurant Openings

Your First Look At The New Bocuse Restaurant, Opening Today At The Culinary Institute Of America

by Tina Nguyen 5:18 pm, February 15th

The Bocuse Room, the teaching restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America, officially opens for service today in the Hyde Park Campus after a long, much-needed renovation — and a name change.
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Last Call

Last Call: Guess Who Won Michelin Stars In San Francisco?

by Tina Nguyen 6:53 pm, October 24th

PLUS: California rolls, rotten Millenials, and some synergy we don’t want to see.
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News

Eric Ziebold Delivers Cheery Commencement Speech To Recession-Proof C.I.A. Grads

by Tina Nguyen 4:32 pm, July 9th

On Friday, CityZen executive chef Eric Ziebold may have delivered this year’s only non-depressing commencement address to the newly-minted graduates of the Culinary Institue of America.
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Restaurant Closings

Escoffier Room (A.K.A. Anthony Bourdain’s Former Hell) To Be Replaced With Bocuse Room

by Tina Nguyen 3:00 pm, July 3rd

The famed Escoffier Room, the student-run restaurant where alumni from Anthony Bourdain to Grant Achatz made their marrow bones, will soon be no more.
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