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Teachers and counselors: Access CIA's educational resources—lesson plans, handouts, and videos—to inspire your students toward culinary arts careers.

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Read more about Stories from the Lab: Cooking Up an Omelet Experiment. CIA student Majestic Lewis-Bryant continues her Stories from the Lab series with techniques for cooking omelets in "Cooking Up an ...

Ashley Leal is a lecturing instructor in Hospitality and Service Management at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). She joined CIA at Greystone in St. Helena, CA, in 2025, bringing more than 20 ...