The Culinary Institute of America campus at Pearl. Photo Credit: Culinary Institute of AmericaThe new campus for The Culinary Institute of America is still over a month away from its grand opening, and excitement is building about what the world class cooking school will mean for San Antonio’s food scene. Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has the story.
August 17, 2010 · At The Culinary Institute of America’s classroom kitchen, student chefs are busying making pasta by hand and other treats. But this is just a taste of what’s to come. In October the expanded CIA campus opens at Pearl – with six times more space.
Mayor Julián Castro received a tour of the new CIA building, which will have a focus on Latin American cooking.
“This is far, far away from Taco Bell,” joked Castro.
Castro said having this level of cooking instruction in San Antonio will make the city a travel destination for foodies.
“It’s going to be something that people in New York and Paris and London and San Francisco – that care about fine dining – it’s going to put San Antonio on the map,” he said.
Chef David Kellaway is the Managing Director of the CIA. He said San Antonio already had all the ingredients to be a food lover’s paradise and the culinary institute will whip it all together.
“The culture and the passion for food, the culinary richness is already here but what needs to happen is that it needs to be focused on, understood, and that love of the culture disseminated,” said Kellaway.
Opening day for the new CIA building is October 6 and part of the celebration is day long cooking demonstrations and tastings.
Opening Day is Oct 9 with a day long celebration of cooking and tastings.
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