If you love providing guests with exceptional experiences, there are few more impactful positions you can have than restaurant manager. It’s an exciting and well-paid leadership role that varies ...

Vice President—Research and Development, Outback Steakhouse and Fleming’s Prime Steak Chef Clifford Pleau is the vice president of research and development for all of the Outback Steakhouse and ...

“It’s important to build a network of mentors and professionals that can guide and advise your education and career. Always persist beyond your limits and never say no to an opportunity. The people ...

As the global leader in culinary education, CIA was the perfect starting place for a competition to find the leading chef of the next generation. Learn more about faculty and alumni appearing on the ...

December 2025. CIA alumni are always cooking up something interesting. Here are just a few examples of CIA alumni in the news ...

CIA alumni are always cooking up something interesting, and with a network of more than 55,000 strong, there’s never a shortage of highlights! Ivan Orkin ’93, who appeared on Netflix’s Chef’s Table, ...

It’s all about pride. If you have it in your profession, you will have it in your uniform, no matter what your walk of life. With the chef’s uniform, there is more at stake than just keeping the ...

Interested in turning your love for baking fresh bread into a career? You could be a professional baker. Do you also love the thrill of completing finely detailed decorations and executing complex ...

If you work in the kitchen, are you a chef, or are you a cook? It’s a simple question, but the answer depends on your position, responsibilities, and even what type of kitchen you’re working in.

Restaurateur is one of the most difficult words for new students at the Culinary Institute of America to spell on their tests and papers. The spelling doesn’t seem logical. It would make sense that ...

What do you think of when someone mentions wanting to be their own boss as a chef? Owning and running your own restaurant? Operating a catering business? Those are some of the more obvious options, ...