The Culinary Institute of America's six award-winning restaurants offer extraordinary cuisines in a variety of settings. Although securing reservations on a Friday or Saturday can require advance planning, same-day reservations are often readily available for lunch and dinner on weekdays.
Please note: The Wine Spectator Greystone restaurant is located in St. Helena, CA; all other restaurants are located in Hyde Park, NY.
For Reservations:
Hyde Park, NY restaurants:
Call 845-471-6608 or reserve online
Wine Spectator Greystone restaurant (St. Helena, CA): Call 707-967-1010
MAÎTRE D' INSTRUCTOR FOR LUNCH
Vincenzo Lauria, C.H.E.,
Assistant Professor in Table Service
Vincenzo Lauria is an assistant professor in Table Service at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Mr. Lauria is maître d' instructor in the Ristorante Caterina de' Medici, part of the college's Colavita Center for Italian Food and Wine. The restaurant, which is also a classroom for students in the CIA's culinary arts degree program, features authentic regional cuisine of Italy. His front-of-the-house class, Introductory Table Service, explores table service principles and skills by providing customer service in a restaurant setting. Mr. Lauria's students focus upon guest relations, professional communications, service sequence, table skills, and dining room preparation. His course also focuses on Italian food and wine appreciation and the influence of cultural differences.
Mr. Lauria studied at the Istituto Professionale di Stato per IL Commerico, Vittorio Veneto in Naples, Italy. He is a Certified Hospitality Educator (C.H.E.) and a Certified Sommelier.
Before joining the CIA faculty, he held various restaurant ownership and management positions including dining room manager of Aroma Osteria and general manager of Eddie's Gourmet Pizza in Wappingers Falls, NY; and wine captain and dining room director of Xavier's Restaurant Group in Garrison, NY.
Mr. Lauria is a member of the Sommelier Society of America.
