HYDE PARK N.Y. —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.
The campus, to be called the Center for Foods of the Americas, will promote Latin American cuisines in the U.S. foodservice industry, the Hyde Park-based college said. It called San Antonio the “gateway to Mexico,” and said a pilot program already granting certificates to culinary students there would be expanded upon completion of the CFA’s 30,000-square-foot facility, which is expected in 2009. —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.
Christopher “Kit” Goldsbury, the billionaire who sold salsa maker Pace Foods to Campbell Soup Co. in 1995, has committed to give $28 million to the CIA—$20 million of that designated for scholarships for about 150 students annually—and spend $7 million to build the Center for Foods of the Americas branch campus. It will expand a system that includes the CIA’s main facilities in Hyde Park and CIA Greystone campus in St. Helena, Calif. —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.
“Our vision is for the CFA to help raise awareness of Latin American cuisines as being among the world’s leading culinary traditions, with Latino chefs at the forefront of this movement,” Goldsbury said. —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.
He called his gift “a chance to give back to an industry that was the source of my success by creating educational opportunities that will open doors for others.” —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.
CIA president Tim Ryan said the CFA would “advance the CIA’s strong commitment to respect diversity in people, culture and food.” —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.
The school initially will enroll about 120 students a year in a 30-week certificate program but would expand over time to accommodate up to 1,500 continuing-education professionals each year. —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.
The foundation of the Center for Foods of the Americas is a pilot program established in 2006 at San Antonio’s historic Pearl Brewery, which already has graduated 26 students taught by CIA faculty. Future CFA graduates will be able to go on to earn associate’s or bachelor’s degrees at a new Latin American facility at the Hyde Park campus, the CIA said. —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.
The Culinary Institute of America, a 51-year-old college offering degrees in the culinary arts and baking and pastry arts, has placed more than 37,000 alumni in foodservice and hospitality positions and is regarded as one of the world’s premier culinary education institutions. —The Culinary Institute of America here has received what it is calling the largest gift in the history of culinary education, $35 million pledged by a Texas philanthropist to build a new CIA facility in San Antonio.