Stop in and enjoy a cup coffee and a pastry or lunch with friends. On the go? Let us know and we’ll wrap up your choices in convenient take-out boxes. Available from 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Our menu changes frequently and seasonally. This menu is a sampling of what you might enjoy.
Served with fresh roll & butter Please inquire about today’s soups 7
Warm Spinach Salad 12 spinach, roasted sweet potatoes, turnips, granny smith apples candied pecans, sweet potato bread croutons, brown butter vinaigrette Caesar 12 romaine, shredded chicken, hard-boiled egg, breadcrumbs, lemon-anchovy vinaigrette Mediterranean 12 baby kale, leaf lettuce, feta cheese stuffed phyllo rolls, red onion, cucumber, pepperoncini, crunchy pita strips, lemon herb vinaigrette Golden Beet, Apricot, & Quinoa 10 multi-colored quinoa, golden beets, apricots, spiced sunflower seeds, baby kale, ricotta salata, Meyer lemon vinaigrette
All sandwiches come with salt & pepper house-made potato chips Tennessee Fried Chicken 12 fried chicken thighs, bacon, Bibb lettuce, Beefsteak tomato southern sauce Flank Steak & Portobello Cheesesteak 12 caramelized onions, provolone cheese, garlic baguette Ramen Encrusted Pork 12 pork cutlet, pickled daikon and carrots, teriyaki glaze, Hawaiian style roll Roasted Vegetable Black Bean Wrap 11 red cabbage and jicama slaw, Bibb lettuce, Gochujang vegan mayo, whole wheat wrap Turkey & Pancetta Sandwich 12 Cafe roasted turkey breast, cranberry compote, maple-Dijon mustard, Bibb lettuce, sweet potato bread
Mac & Cheese 13 cavatappi pasta, Redmond cheddar cheese, persillade Today’s Quiche 14 local mixed greens, white balsamic vinaigrette Grilled Cheese 12 New York white cheddar, Hudson Valley Camembert, bacon, apple butter, pickled Granny Smith apple, cranberry walnut sourdough Cauliflower “Flatbread” 13 mashed butternut squash, crispy prosciutto, balsamic figs, ricotta, mixed greens, balsamic glaze Beef Tartare* 14 Top round beef, capers, shallots, quail egg, Frisee, mesclun, baguette crisps, mustard vinaigrette Shrimp Curry 14 Gulf shrimp, tomato and coconut curry, Israeli couscous available vegan option with fried potato 11
French Fries 6 sea salt Fried Brussels Sprouts 7 garlic butter, Parmesan, roasted jalapeno-lime aioli Side Salad 6 white balsamic vinaigrette Sweet Potato Fries 6 sea salt, maple-Dijon mustard Items marked with the * are served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked animal products may increase your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Not all ingredients are listed on the menu. please inform your server if you have an allergy so that we may accommodate your requests.
Eclair 7 crisp pate a choux shell, caramelized banana custard, whipped dark chocolate Chantilly, chocolate plaque Pomegranate Cheesecake 7 / 26 vanilla bean cheesecake, graham custard filling, honey wheat cake, pomegranate gelee Chocolate Hazelnut Rocher 7 / 26 crunchy dark chocolate ganache, candied hazelnuts, feuilletine gianduja cremeaux, dark chocolate hazelnut cookie, caramel chocolate crunch glaze, coffee custard Exotic-Passion Mango Tartine 7 / 26 passion mango cream, cream cheesecake, coconut caramel, white chocolate glaze Modern Mont Blanc 7 persimmon jam, chestnut diplomat cream, white chocolate ganache and shell, sweetened whipped cream, candied chestnuts Carrot Cake 7 / 26 spiced carrot cake with pecans, orange buttermilk panna cotta, vanilla cream cheese mousse Citrus White Chocolate Napoleon 7 orange-rosemary cake, layers of white chocolate, citrus gelee “Take 5” Cake 32 Devil’s food cake, milk chocolate caramel, sweetened peanut butter filling, chocolate Chantilly, dark chocolate covered pretzel bites, chocolate buttercream Slice of Apple Pie 4 à la mode 2.5 cheddar cheese 1.5
Croissant 3.5 Pain au Chocolat 3.5 Seasonal Danish 3.5 Spicy Hot Chocolate Muffin 3.5 Morning Glory Muffin 3.5 Fig & Orange Muffin *GF/DF 3.5 Brioche Pecan Sticky Bun 4.5 Vanilla Cruller Doughnut 3.5 Cinnamon and Sugar Doughnut Holes 3 Plain New York Style Bagel (Tuesday–Friday) 2.5 plain cream cheese .75 everything or vegetable cream cheese 1 Biscuit 3.5 Savory Scone 3.5 Dulce de Leche Chocolate Brownie 3 Spiced Cookie 3.5 Chocolate Chunk Cookie 3.5 Dutch Apple Pie 4.5 / 22
Multigrain 4.5 Rustic Baguette 3 Sourdough Boule 4 Cranberry Walnut Sourdough 4.5 Sweet Potato Sourdough 4.5
1 for $3 or 5 for $15 (1 of each flavor) London Fog Earl Grey pastry cream, vanilla-orange sweetened, condensed buttercream Honey Lavender lavender ganache, honey buttercream Lemon Cheesecake lemon cheesecake, graham buttercream Chocolate Mint dark chocolate, ganache, mint buttercream Cinnamon Bun cream cheese, cinnamon buttercream
Drip 3 Pour Over 4 / 6 Café au Lait 4 Cold Brew Iced Coffee 4.5 illy Espresso Beverages Café Latte 4 Café Macchiato 3.5 Café Mocha 4.5 Café Americano 3.5 Espresso 3 Cappuccino 4 Cortado 3.5
Maple Latte 5 Chai Latte 4 Hot Chocolate 4.5 Daily Granita Special 4 Spiced Apple Cider 3.5 Vanilla Bean Lemonade 4 Peppermint Hot Chocolate 4.5
Café Tea Service 5 Black Earl Grey English Breakfast Flavored Black Black Currant Cinnamon Indian Spice Paris Green Gunpowder Sencha Flavored Green Jasmine Pearl Oolong Pomegranate Formosa Tisanes (Caffeine Free) African Autumn Egyptian Chamomile Mint Verbena White Vanilla Grapefruit Winter White
4 oz Glass / Bottle White Brut, Glenora, Finger Lakes nv 8 / 30 Dry Riesling, Millbrook Vineyards 2015 8 / 32 Chardonnay, Pellegrini, North Fork of Long Island 9 / 36 Red Twilight Rosé, Clinton Vineyards, Hudson River Region 7 / 28 Merlot, Greystone Cellars, California 9 / 36 Gamay Noir, Whitecliff, Hudson River Region 2016 10 / 38
Brewery of the Year 2019, NYS Craft Beer Association. Brewed by students in our Art & Science of Brewing course under the direction of our Head Brewer Hutch Kugeman and Professor John Fischer Beer Sampler 10 Vintage American Pale Ale 7 A classic American Pale Ale features British Maris Otter Pale malt and High Oil Cascade hops from Segal Ranch in Grandview, WA. Look for a firm bitterness balanced by a bready malt flavor and hop notes of grapefruit and pine, 5.7% ABV Cleaver IPA 7 Golden IPA featuring robust American hop flavors providing firm bitterness and flavors reminiscent of grapefruit and apricot, 6.5% ABV MEP Wit 7 Gold Medal Winner for Best Wheat Beer, NYS Craft Beer Association Belgian-style witbier brewed with orange peel and coriander, 4.6% ABV
Hard Ginger-Apple Cider, Nine Pin, Hudson Valley and Capital Region 6 Doc’s Hard Apple Cider, Warwick Valley Winery and Distillery, Warwick 6
Juice / Dairy / Iced Teas Iced Tea 3 Special Iced Tea 3 Milk 3 Orange Juice 3 Cranberry Juice 3 Bottled Beverages Sierra Mist 3 Pepsi / Diet Pepsi 3 Pellegrino 3 Bottled Water 2 Boylan’s Root Beer 3 Boylan’s Ginger Ale 3 Boylan’s Orange Cream 3 Boylan’s Black Cherry 3
Caesar 12 mixed greens, shredded chicken, hard boiled egg, breadcrumbs, lemon-anchovy vinaigrette Mediterranean 12 baby kale, leaf lettuce, feta, red onion, pepperoncini, crunchy pita strips, lemon herb vinaigrette Golden Beet, Apricot, & Quinoa 10 multi-colored quinoa, golden beets, apricots, spiced sunflower seeds, baby kale, ricotta salata cheese, Meyer lemon vinaigrette
Prosciutto Sandwich 12 fresh mozzarella, basil, roasted tomato jam, demi baguette Chicken Salad Sandwich 10 red grapes, marcona almonds, lemon-mustard aioli, croissant bun “Leftovers” Turkey Sandwich 12 Cafe roasted turkey breast, pancetta, cranberry compote, maple-Dijon mustard Bibb lettuce, sweet potato bread Roasted Vegetable Black Bean Wrap 9 red cabbage and jicama slaw, bib lettuce, Gochujang vegan mayo, whole wheat wrap Tuna Fish Salad Sandwich 10 celery, parsley, mayonnaise, bib lettuce, tomato, croissant bun PB&J 7 berry jam, fresh berries, roasted peanuts Black Bean Dip and Vegetable Chips 6 yucca, lotus root and sweet potato chips Snack Pack 8 pepperoni, aged white cheddar, whole wheat crackers, spiced nut and fruit mix Quinoa-Chia Bark 5 blueberry compote, sunflower butter
Soups of the Day 6 served with fresh roll & butter Please inquire about today’s soups Mac & Cheese 10 cavatappi pasta, Redmond cheddar cheese
1 for $3 or 3 for $8 Pumpkin & Chocolate 3 / 26 crispy pumpkin ganache, pumpkin cake, pumpkin mousse, dark chocolate Craquelin 3 Paris tea white chocolate ganache, Citrus Chantilly Chocolate Hazelnut Rocher 3 / 26 crunchy dark chocolate ganache, candied hazelnuts, feuilletine, gianduja cremeaux, dark chocolate hazelnut cookie, chocolate crunch glaze, coffee custard*, caramel* Butterscotch Apple 3 / 26 caramel apple layers, light butterscotch mousse, cinnamon cookie crumble base Sweet Potato Cake 3 / 26 honey cheesecake, pecan praline crust, toasted marshmallow Honey & Jasmine Tea Cake 3 / 32 honey cake, jasmine tea custard, sweetened condensed milk buttercream, white chocolate decor * only in large format tart
Croissant 3.5 Pain au Chocolat 3.5 Apple Turnover 3.5 Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muff in 3.5 Brioche Pecan Sticky Bun 4.5 Chocolate French Cruller Doughnut 3.5 Cinnamon and Sugar Doughnut Holes 3 Plain New York Style Bagel (Tuesday–Friday) 2.5 plain cream cheese .75 everything or vegetable cream cheese 1 Biscuit 3.5 Savory Scone 3.5 Dulce de Leche Chocolate Brownie 3 Oatmeal Apple Cookie 3.5 Chocolate Chunk Cookie 3.5 Dutch Apple Pie 4 / 20
Multigrain 4.5 Rustic Baguette 3 Sourdough Boule 4 Cinnamon Raisin Sourdough 4.5 Sweet Potato Sourdough 4.5
1 for $3 or 5 for $15 (1 of each flavor) Chai black tea ganache, spiced brown sugar buttercream Apple apple butter, brown butter buttercream Pumpkin pumpkin butter, caramel buttercream Pear pear butter, Poire Williams buttercream Hot Chocolate marshmallow, chocolate buttercream
North River Roasters Drip 2.5 / 3 Pour Over 4 Café au Lait 3.5 / 4 Cold Brew Iced Coffee 4.5 illy Espresso Beverages Café Latte 4 Café Macchiato 3.5 Café Mocha 4.5 Cortado 3.5 Espresso 3 Cappuccino 4 Café Americano 4
Small 3 / Large 3.5 Black Earl Grey English Breakfast Flavored Black Black Currant Cinnamon Indian Spice Paris Green Gunpowder Organic Green with Citrus and Gingko Flavored Green Jasmine Pearl Oolong Pomegranate Formosa Tisanes (Caffeine Free) African Autumn Egyptian Chamomile Mint Verbena White Vanilla Grapefruit Winter White
Juice / Dairy / Iced Teas Iced Tea 3 Special Iced Tea 3 Cranberry Juice 3 Orange Juice 3 Milk 3 Bottled Beverages Sierra Mist 3 Pepsi 3 Diet Pepsi 3 CIA H2O 2 Pellegrino 3 Boylan’s Root Beer 3 Boylan’s Ginger Ale 3 Boylan’s Orange Cream 3 Boylan’s Black Cherry 3
Chai Latte 4 / 4.5 Maple Latte 4.5 / 5 Hot Chocolate 4 / 4.5 Daily Granita Special 4 Vanilla Bean Lemonade 4 Spiced Apple Cider 3.5 Harvest Latte 4 / 4.5
A key component of the education process at the CIA is learning how to deliver outstanding service. Students at The Culinary Institute of America are not permitted to accept tips, in accordance with IRS regulations and the CIA Student Code of Conduct. We thank you for honoring the “no tipping” policy, and for giving our students the opportunity to serve you. However, we have included a 20% Student Support Surcharge on each check which is returned to our students through scholarships, support of student activities, and the purchase of graduation jackets. Thank you for helping to support the educational mission of the CIA.
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