Apple Pie Bakery Café Reopens with Fresh New Look, Menu
Hyde Park, NY – Eighteen years after it opened, The
Culinary Institute of America’s award-winning today re-opened its doors with a
beautifully redesigned space, and a menu featuring both classic Apple Pie
Bakery Café favorites and crave-worthy new sweet and savory selections. The
CIA turned to trusted collaborator, hospitality designer to reimagine the Apple Pie Bakery Café for
the next generation of students and the local community.
Evolution and Transformation
Since its opening, Apple Pie Bakery Café has been one of the CIA’s most popular ,
prized by local residents and visitors alike for its fantastic food, breads,
pastries, cakes, pies and casual atmosphere. By 2017, the café was serving two
to three times the number of guests initially anticipated. As part of the
renovations, the café’s kitchen and service lines were expanded to better accommodate
our guests.
From a design standpoint, the dark wood and wall coverings
have been replaced by cream and shades of soft, cool green, creating a bright,
open space. In addition, the brick wall facing the courtyard has been painted
white to complement the natural light coming through large arched windows.
Classic brasserie-style decorative floor tiles set the tone for a relaxed,
welcoming environment, while modular chandeliers and circular sconces
illuminate the space throughout.
An Improved Guest
Experience
The new layout includes a separate dining area with table service, along with
an expanded and easier-to-navigate separate take-out and grab & go section.
Staying True to Its
Core
The staff at the Apple Pie Bakery Café—both front- and
back-of-house—are CIA students, in the final weeks of their associate
degree studies in baking and pastry arts. The new café provides them a
hands-on opportunity to achieve the highest levels of excellence in cooking,
baking, and service.
“As the world’s premier culinary college, education is at
the core of everything we do,” said Chef Waldy Malouf, the CIA’s senior director of food and beverage
operations. “The renovated and expanded Apple Pie Bakery Café improves the
educational experience we provide to our students.”
The Apple Pie Bakery Café Take Out Area is open 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.,
Monday–Friday, with seating available from 7:30–10 a.m. Table Service is offered Monday–Friday, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. For
more information and to view the menu, visit .
Photo Caption and Hi-Res Image:
A new look and new menu await guests of the redesigned Apple
Pie Bakery Café, which reopened on the New York campus of The Culinary
Institute of America on January 16, 2018. (Photo
credit: CIA/Phil Mansfield)
Media Contact:
Jeff Levine
Communications Writer
845-451-1372
Jeff.Levine@culinary.edu
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world’s premier
culinary college. Dedicated to developing leaders in foodservice and
hospitality, the independent, not-for-profit CIA offers bachelor’s degrees in
management, culinary arts, culinary science, and applied food studies, and
associate degrees in either culinary arts or baking and pastry arts. The
college also offers executive education through its Food Business School along
with certificate programs and courses for professionals and enthusiasts. Its
conferences, leadership initiatives, and consulting services have made the CIA
the think tank of the food industry and its worldwide network of nearly 50,000
alumni includes innovators in every area of the food business. The CIA has
locations in New York, California, Texas, and Singapore.
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