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Hyde Park, NY 鈥 Stuart Brioza, chef and owner of the
highly acclaimed State Bird Provisions in San Francisco, delivered the keynote
address during commencement ceremonies at the New York campus of The Culinary Institute of America on June 12.
The 1998 CIA graduate and his wife and business partner
Nicole Krasinski shared the 2015 James Beard
Foundation Award for Best Chef: West. Among his many other career accolades,
Chef Brioza was named a Food & Wine magazine Best New Chef in 2003. Following its New
Year鈥檚 Eve 2011 opening, State Bird Provisions won awards as the best new
restaurant in America from both the James Beard Foundation and Bon App茅tit magazine.
In late 2014, Brioza and Krasinski opened a second restaurant, The Progress, in the
same building as State Bird Provisions. It received a Best New Restaurant
nomination from the Beard Foundation earlier this year.
Chef Brioza spoke to 86 recipients
of associate degrees in
culinary arts and baking and
pastry arts.
The entire graduation ceremony can be .
Photo Caption and Hi-Res Image:
Stuart Brioza 鈥98 speaks to
graduates of The Culinary Institute of America on June 12, 2015. (Photo credit: Al Nowak/CIA)
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world鈥檚 premier
culinary college. Dedicated to driving leadership development for the
foodservice and hospitality industry, the independent, not-for-profit CIA
offers associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts;
bachelor鈥檚 degree majors in management, culinary science, and applied food
studies; and executive education through its Food Business School. Its conferences
and consulting services have made the CIA the think tank of the food industry
in the areas of health & wellness, sustainability, world cuisines &
cultures, and professional excellence & innovation. The college also offers
certificate programs and courses for professionals and enthusiasts. Its
worldwide network of 48,000 alumni includes leaders in every area of
foodservice and hospitality. The CIA has campuses in New York, California,
Texas, and Singapore.
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