Culinary Institute of America gets award

HYDEPARK>> The Culinary Institute of America was given the Innovation Award for “Best Academic Institution or Organization” at the inaugural Taste Talks Food & Drink Awards, held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn on Sept. 26.

Other nominees in the category with the CIA included the Museum of Food and Drink and Yale University’s Sustainable Food Program.

Among CIA graduates who were nominated, the alumni winners were John Besh ‘92, Best New Restaurant: South (owner, Shaya); Roy Choi ‘98, Innovation Award: Best Startup (chef and co-owner, LocoL); Francis Lam ‘03, Media Award: Best Magazine or Newspaper Article (“Edna Lewis and the Black Roots of American Cooking,” The New York Times); Christine Langelier ‘12, Outstanding Restaurant: National (general manager, Blue Hill at Stone Barns); Alon Shaya ‘99, Best New Chef: South and Best New Restaurant: South (partner and executive chef, Shaya).