CIA at Copia (The Culinary Institute of America at Copia)
Culinary school · Napa ·
Culinary destination: classes, dining, gardens, museum & shop
Culinary destination: classes, dining, gardens, museum & shop
"A food-and-wine destination offering hands-on cooking classes, an on-site restaurant, and a foodie retail shop, used as a platform for educational experiences and culinary programming that engage visitors in practical learning and tasting." - J’nai Gaither
"On June 15 Napa's CIA at Copia will host a screening of the finale of Netflix's "Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend," with celebrity chefs including Gabriela Cámara, Dominique Crenn, Marcus Samuelson, and Ming Tsai joining Alton Brown and the "Iron Chef" crew; the final episode will be followed by a Q&A and dinner for the event." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Dine, Shop, and Learn at Napa's Foodie Center The Culinary Institute of America opened in the formerCopia building in 2017, and, in doing so, resuscitated a vision of a foodie attraction in downtown Napa that celebrates the valley’s long and colorful epicurean history. The facility, originally built by the Mondavi familyas a food and wine center, now operates as a cooking school and gastrohub, complete with classes, tasting experiences, panel discussions, and art collections. There’s also a restaurant wherevisitors can dine on food prepared by CIA student chefs-in-training, and a store that rivals Sur La Table for its selection of kitchenware. In spring and summer, be sure to stroll the culinary gardens, which are so large they stretch across First Street."
"In downtown Napa next to Oxbow Market, the culinary school's downtown enclave has added an entirely outdoor hangout with wood-fired pizzas, barbecue, cocktails, beer, and wine; the space is nestled around the culinary gardens, features firepits, and often has live music in the evenings. It's open daily from 11:30 a.m.–midnight (and later on weekends), making it an appealing late-night destination after a day of wine tasting." - Ellen Fort
"An 80,000-square-foot Culinary Think TankFast-forward to 2016, when one Napa Valley campus became two. The CIA at Copia, located in the heart of downtown Napa, was planned by Napa pioneers Robert and Margrit Mondavi. Visitors to the 80,000-square-foot foodie playground can get a peek at the 4,000-piece personal cookware collection of Williams-Sonoma’s founder, Chuck Williams, sample stellar American fare at the sleek restaurant, take cooking and wine-tasting classes taught by CIA experts, and enjoy curated tasting events."