Culinary Smarts
Baking Brainiacs
Greystone History
Student Life
Name That Alum
100
"Fundies" is the nickname for this first semester Culinary Arts class.

What is Culinary Fundamentals?

100

This is the name of the first semester class all Baking students take.

What is Baking & Pastry Techniques?
100

Greystone was this before becoming part of the Culinary Institute of America.

What is gravity flow / Christian Brothers Winery?

100

The name of the kitchen/student lounge/restaurant on the second floor. 

What is "The Terrace Restaurant and Lounge"? 

100

No Reservations and Parts Unknown are two shows gifted to us by this late CIA alum.

Who is Anthony Bourdain?
200

The fine dining restaurant where 5th semester Culinary students work.

What is Gatehouse?

200

The bakery & cafe where 5th semester Baking students work.

The Bakery Cafe

200

The Greystone campus is home to around this many students at any one time.

What is 350-400 students?

200

Name at least 1 way to get involved outside of the classroom

What is join a student-ran club, join a student-ran organization, join SALT, join SPICE, work an on-campus job?

200

She is a familiar face on Food Network's Chopped, a celebrity chef - and a CIA alum!

Who is Amanda Freitag?

300

The three "Cuisines & Cultures" classes Culinary students take.

What is Asia, the Americas and Mediterranean?

300

This chocolate company based in San Francisco facilitated the Chocolate Discovery Center.

Who is Ghirardelli?
300

Three of the artifacts the CIA inherited from the Christian Brothers.

What is the barrel room, the corkscrew hall, the cellar, the Christian Brothers insignia over the front doors?

300

These are the 2 ways students can make money and earn resume-building experience 

What are Earn & Learn and Work Study?

300

He inspired the movie chef, is a food truck pioneer and serves folks stranded in "food deserts."

Who is Roy Choi?

400

It gets hot in the Napa Valley, but this class covers the fundamentals of the COLD kitchen - appetizers and terrines, curing and smoking will be learned!

What is Garde Manger?

400

This French pastry is one of the hardest to master - and possibly the flakiest. 

What is the croissant?

400

The "Hogwarts of the Culinary World" is also home to a painting of what on the 3rd floor? 

What is an Owl (Hedwig perhaps)?

400

The first-annual BLANK in Fall 2023 sorted students into 3 groups in this multi-week cooking tournament. 

What is the Tri-Wizards Cup?

400

She is the world's first female iron chef, first woman to be in the Culinary Hall of Fame and one of the awesome alumni from the Culinary Institute of America.

Who is Cat Cora?

500

Beef, couscous and tagine are most known in this cuisine.

What is Moroccan?

500

This class is fondly known as the "Wedding Cakes Class."

What is Confectionery Art and Special Occasion Cakes?
500

This was the year Greystone was built.

What is 1889?
500

This incredible semesterly-event gives students the chance to meet and network with future employers for both full-time jobs and third-semester externship placement. 

What is the Career Fair?

500

He came to the CIA and then founded the successful food subscription company Blue Apron.

Who is Matt Wadiak?