If you ever need a reminder that the future of food is bright, spend some time with chefs who graduated from The Culinary Institute of America. This year, as part of the second annual CIA Family Weekend, The Culinary Institute of America partnered with Eastdale Village in Poughkeepsie to give students and their families a glimpse of where a CIA education can lead and the many ways graduates are contributing to the food industry. The event featured a panel discussion with five

Let's start by talking about the unique venues that the CIA has to offer. First, Anton Plaza, which sits in front of Roth Hall, a broad stone terrace perched above the tree line, where the ground falls away to reveal the Hudson River, the mountains, and the grand estates dotting the far shore. A long white pergola runs along one side of the plaza, a colonnade style structure with climbing greenery draped over its open lattice roof, and a gazebo anchors the overlook at the pla