Hyde Park, NY 鈥 Missy
Robbins, executive chef and owner of Lilia in Brooklyn鈥檚 North Williamsburg
neighborhood, was commencement speaker at the New York campus of
The Culinary Institute of America on July 7. Chef Robbins was a 2017 James
Beard Foundation Award nominee for Best Chef: New York City.
Lilia, her first restaurant, opened in 2016 to critical and
popular acclaim, earning a three-star review from The New York Times.
Before creating her own concept, she spent five years as
executive chef for A Voce restaurants in New York City, earning a star in the Michelin Guide at two different A Voce
locations. Chef Robbins was a 2010 Food
& Wine magazine Best New Chef.
The Connecticut native鈥檚 first cookbook, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner鈥ife!: Recipes and Adventures from My Home Kitchen, is due
to be published later this year.
The entire CIA graduation ceremony, including Chef Robbins鈥檚
address to 56 recipients of CIA associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and
pastry arts, can be .
Photo Caption and Hi-Res Image:
Acclaimed Brooklyn chef Missy Robbins delivered the
commencement address at the New York campus of The Culinary Institute of
America on July 7, 2017. Robbins is executive chef and owner of Lilia
restaurant and a 2017 James Beard Foundation Award nominee for Best Chef: New
York City. (Photo credit: CIA/Phil
Mansfield)
Media Contact:
Jeff Levine
Communications Manager
845-451-1372
jeff.levine@culinary.edu
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world鈥檚 premier
culinary college. Dedicated to developing leaders in foodservice and
hospitality, the independent, not-for-profit CIA offers bachelor鈥檚 degree
majors in management, culinary science, and applied food studies; associate
degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts; and executive education
through its Food Business School. The college also offers certificate programs
and courses for professionals and enthusiasts. Its conferences and consulting
services have made the CIA the think tank of the food industry and its
worldwide network of 49,000 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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