The Culinary Institute of America

The Chuck Williams Culinary Arts Museum, located at the Culinary Institute of America at Copia, in Napa, CA, is home to more than 4,000 culinary artifacts from the Williams Sonoma founder’s personal collection. The museum is free and open to the public, and celebrates the craftsmanship, beauty, and diversity of cookware and kitchen tools. The CIA is delighted to be the recipient and steward of the...

Sev Puri is a popular Indian street food, full of sweet, spicy, and tangy flavors. The sev, a crunchy garnish, is paired with the puri, crispy crackers that get all sorts of tasty toppings. Chef Toni Sakaguchi from The Culinary Institute of America uses mangos at various stages of ripeness in this recipe. The puri are topped with a mixture of Mango Tamarind Chutney, Green Chili Chutney, sev, cayen...

The flavor of a mango has been described as a mixture of peaches, oranges and pineapple. This video explores how mangos make the perfect pair with many spices, herbs, nuts, fruits, vegetables, condiments, proteins and spirits. Because mangos are indigenous to so many cultures, they are naturally a part of the cuisines in the countries where they grow. Mangos are popular in street food and on resta...

Mango is an amazingly versatile fruit to cook with. Chefs can manipulate mango’s texture and flavor by using various cooking techniques and working with mangos at various stages of ripeness. Unripe (also referred to as green) or ripe — mangos make perfect menu partners all year-round. You can mix and match mangos with savory, sweet, hot and spicy ingredients at breakfast, lunch and dinner – in app...

Allison Righter, RDN, Director of Health and Sustainability Programs at The Culinary Institute of America talks to us about the more than 20 different vitamins and minerals that mangos contain. Learn more about mango nutrients that help support a strong immune system and gut health. Find mango recipes and more here !

From orchard to plate, let's explore how mangos are grown, harvested, packaged, properly stored and ripened. It takes about 4 months for a mango to mature on the tree, at which time they are harvested by hand. Learn more about how mangos are harvested, packed, and shipped around the world, as well as using mangos in every stage of ripeness. Find mango recipes and more here !

Did you know the "paisley pattern," developed in India, is based on the shape of the mango? The mango is thought to have originated in India 5,000 years ago, and has now come to be one of the most popular fruits in the world. Learn all about the history and origin of mangos, from how and where they grow, mango nutrition, and the most common varieties available. Find mango recipes and more here !

This silken tofu bowl is made with house-made tofu topped with roasted mushrooms and sautéed greens. Chef Rudy Smith, corporate chef at Unilever Food Solutions, shows us how to make this healthy comfort food packed with umami, and how he changes toppings based on seasonally available produce. Get the Silken Tofu Bowl recipe here !

A tlayuda is a dish from Oaxaca, consisting of a large, partially-fried tortilla with all sorts of delicious toppings. Chef Rudy Smith, corporate chef at Unilever Food Solutions, shows us how he makes this tlayuda topped with pureed black beans, chiles, fermented fennel, arugula, and smoked mushrooms. This Mexican dish offers a delicious balance of smoky, earthy, and creamy flavors. Get the Black...

This vegetable-packed kimchi bowl features a range of flavors from smoky and savory, to spicy and tangy. Chef Rudy Smith, corporate chef at Unilever Food Solutions, shows us how he tops smoked farro pilaf with spicy, tangy cabbage and carrot kimchi, and a rich poached egg. This dish makes a satisfying and hearty meal. Get the Kimchi Bowl recipe here !  

These roasted carrot tamales are a delicious and comforting. Chef Rudy Smith, corporate chef at Unilever Food Solutions, shows us some plant-based techniques for bringing out the earthy and sweet flavor of the carrots. He makes the masa with carrot broth, fills the tamales with roasted carrots and chiles, and serves the tamales with a carrot and habañero coulis. Get the Roasted Carrot Tamales reci...

Jian bing is a traditional Chinese street food commonly eaten for breakfast. The crepe-like wrappers are filled with egg, lettuce, crispy wonton skins, cilantro, and sometimes a protein—in this case, plant-based bolgogi beef. The crepes are cooked with a drizzle of hoisin sauce and sriracha and can be enjoyed as a hand-held to-go item. Here to show us how to make jiang bing are Chef Emei Luo, the...

This Middle Eastern platter with grilled chicken kebabs, warm hummus, chickpeas, and roasted vegetables is a regular item served at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst student dining. Bob Bankert, Executive Chef at the university’s dining services, shows us how to make the dish. He likes to offer the students a customizable topping, which, for this dish, is sumac onions and pickled watermelon...

Chef Alex Ong is director of culinary excellence at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Dining Services, and brings the principles of plant-forward cooking to a high volume setting. He serves more than 50,000 meals a day at four dining halls. While 6% of the students are vegan and 70% are omnivores, Chef Alex Ong strives to serve all students with sustainable meals full of colorful vegetables....

Gonzalo Gout, Chief Operating Officer at Casamata, and Gustavo Garnica, Chef de Cuisine at Cosme, tour the Union Square greenmarket. Casamata and Cosme are Chef Enrique Olvera’s two New York City-based restaurants that serve modern Mexican cuisine. They have developed relationships with farmers from the Hudson Valley and search for seasonally available produce to inspire the menus at Casamata and...

Gustavo Garnica is chef de cuisine at Cosme, Enrique Olvera’s plant-forward Mexican restaurant in New York City. Here he shows us how he makes tlayudas, a traditional Oaxacan dish comprised of a fresh corn tortilla with all sorts of delicious toppings. Chef Gustavo tops the tlayuda with a puree of caramelized onions, cherry tomatoes tossed in charred habañero vinaigrette, onion escabeche, and gree...

Gustavo Garnica is chef de cuisine at Cosme, an Enrique Olvera restaurant in New York City that serves contemporary Mexican cuisine with locally produced ingredients. He shows us how he makes sweet potato tamales. He fills the tamales with roasted sweet potato puree, and tops them with an aerated sweet potato and guajillo sauce, purslane salad, and sweet potato chips. Watch the full documentary an...

Gustavo Garnica is chef de cuisine at Cosme, an Enrique Olvera restaurant that serves contemporary cuisine rooted in Mexican flavors and traditions, while celebrating local ingredients from the Hudson Valley. In this interview, Chef Garnica talks about the plant-forward menu at Cosme, respecting ingredients, and the relationships he has forged with local producers and farmers. Watch the full docum...

Chef Emilio Cerra shows us how he makes grilled maitake mushroom tacos at Oxomoco, a plant-forward Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn. He par-cooks the maitakes in mushroom broth, then grills them over a wood-fired grill. He tops the tacos with herbed ricotta, the grilled maitake, maitake soy butter, and some sous vide egg yolk salsa. Watch the full documentary and find recipes here !

Emilio Cerra is chef de cuisine at Oxomoco, a plant-forward Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn. He shows us how he makes a tostada topped with various carrot preparations. He tops the tostada with coconut yogurt, grilled and braised carrots, blanched and marinated carrots, carrot habañero salsa, and finally dressed raw carrots.  Watch the full documentary and find recipes here !

Emilio Cerra is chef de cuisine at Oxomoco, a plant-forward Mexican restaurant in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. Oxomoco opened in 2018, and earned a Michelin star in 2019. In this interview, Chef Emilio talks about inspiration for their modern Mexican wood-fired menu, and how he opened the restaurant with his friends from middle school. Watch the full documentary and find recipes here !

Shenarri Greens is executive chef at vegan soul food restaurant, Cadence, in New York City. Here she shows us how she makes vegan southern fried lasagna. Greens grew up eating traditional lasagna and wanted to serve lasagna with a southern twist on her menu. The lasagna is filled with pine nut ricotta, and a rich red wine Bolognese. She plates the lasagna with tomato basil sauce. Watch the full do...

Shenarri Greens is executive chef at vegan soul food restaurant, Cadence, in New York City. Here she shows us a fun vegan dish inspired by a crab cake. She makes a palm cake with chickpeas, hearts of palm, seaweed, and aquafaba as a binder. Chef Shenarri plates the palm cake with spicy slaw and tops it with vegan chipotle aioli. Watch the full documentary and find recipes here !

Shenarri Greens is at the vanguard of vegan cooking in America. Her vegan soul food menu at Cadence in New York City, where she is executive chef, combines the flavors of her Virginia upbringing with her passion for sustainable dining. Chef Greens has earned James Beard Award semifinalist nods for Emerging Chef in 2022 and Best Chef: New York State in 2023. In this interview, she talks about her c...

Chef Madeleine Lais, Assistant Culinary Director at Shukette restaurant in New York, shows us how she makes a smoky eggplant dip called Melitzanosalata. She mixes grilled eggplant with roasted peppers, garlic, serrano chiles, red onion, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil. Chef Madeleine serves the dip as a shared appetizer with freshly baked breads and crudité. Watch the full documentary and find...