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The Gift of Education:
Gift Packages from The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone

 If you’re looking to find gifts for the food and wine lover in your life, as well as unique gift packages for your business clients and all the people who take such good care of you and yours throughout the year, turn to us for the best in everything culinary.

 A wide-variety of inspired packages range from approximately $20.00 to $110.00 and include themes of A Little Thank You, The Cheeses Course, Giving Green, The Deluxe Wine Lover, The Extreme Office Party, and Baking at Home. Whether learning to create interesting cheese courses at home, becoming more fluent in the language and appreciation of wine, having the basics to create years’ worth of well turned-out baked goods, or providing everything needed to get a party on a roll, gift packages from the CIA can create endless opportunities for memorable experiences in the kitchen and at the table.

Each gift and gift package comes in a CIA logo box with a gift enclosure card letting the lucky recipient know that the purchase of their gift helps to support the future of the CIA’s students in the food, wine and hospitality business. As an independent, not-for-profit educational organization, The Culinary Institute of America directs its earnings right back into delivering its core mission of providing the best professional culinary education to the thousands of students each year in our degree, professional development, and wine studies programs.

For all of the CIA’s Gifts of Giving,” including those for the little chef in your world, please visit www.ciachef.edu.
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A Little Thank You
Our Price: $17.95

Who hasn’t scrambled at the last minute for a little something to thank your host or hostess? Rather than pulling the same old gift rabbit out of the hat, why not buy several of these perfectly priced and easy to carry gifts that say thank you for good times shared and deeds well done.

Includes:

  • Water crackers
  • Cabernet spread
  • Small board and spreaders
Giving Green
Our Price: $49.95

When good intentions meet something good to eat, it’s easy to give green. Bamboo is the star of the show here: its durability and beauty add to its luster as a renewable material. And just imagine using the spreader to slather the organic raspberry jam on to a just-from-the-toaster piece of bread!

Includes:

  • Bamboo board
  • Bamboo towel
  • 4 bamboo spreaders
  • Organic raspberry spread
The Cheese Course
Our Price: $45.95

Whether planning a formal dinner party or a casual evening with friends, a cheese course will make any gathering more enjoyable. Our Cheese Course package provides everything you need (short of the cheese!) to start a life-long love affair with cheese and to explore the pleasures of the after-dinner cheese course, including helpful hints for selecting, serving and appreciating the wide variety of cheeses now available. The Cheese Course book is signed by local author Janet Fletcher.

Includes:

  • CIA cheese board with knives
  • The Cheese Course book by Janet Fletcher
Extreme Office Party
Our Price: $99.95

Uncork a few bottles of wine and you’ll have everything you need to get a festive party on a roll with our Extreme Office Party gift package. A great gift for business clients and groups of people who have taken good care of you and yours. Take a culinary adventure while trying a wide variety of savory flavors and conversation starters.

Includes:

  • Red Pepper Ancho Chile Jam
  • Made in Napa Valley Dipping Oil
  • Cider Confit
  • Beer Brittle
  • East Shore Pretzels
  • Olives
  • Napa Valley Mustard Mini Gift Pack
  • Popcorn Gift Set
  • Popcorn Boxes
  • Smoked Salmon Pillow Pack
  • Artichoke Bruscetta
  • Peppadew Peppers
  • Chef Cocktail Picks


Wine Lover Deluxe
Our Price: $99.95

The appreciation of wine is both art and science, and our Wine Enthusiast Deluxe gift package provides the foundation of years’ worth of learning, sipping and savoring. The elegantly designed Vinturi Aerator acts as an instant decanter, bringing out the best of any red wine’s bouquet and flavor and The Wine Bible is signed by the chairperson of the CIA’s Professional Wine Studies program, Karen MacNeil. The Wine Enthusiast Deluxe has everything you need to start a wine tasting group, feel more confident in ordering wine in a restaurant, and have more fun exploring the endless possibilities of wine.

Includes:

  • The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil
  • Vinturi Aerator
  • CIA Wine Journal
  • CIA Metallic Pen
  • CIA masters Collection Corkscrew
Baking at Home
Our Price: $99.95

Mastering the art and science of baking can be a lifetime passion, whether making simple quick breads and cookies to more advanced cakes, tarts and confections. Our Baking at Home package gives you a great foundation in getting started or kicking your baking habit into high gear.  

Includes:

  • CIA Baking at Home book
  • CIA Masters Collection 2-cup measuring cup
  • CIA Masters Collection pastry brush
  • CIA Masters Collection measuring spoons
  • Red plastic colander
  • CIA bowl scraper
  • Singing Dog vanilla
Wine Lover
Our Price: $49.95

Our Wine Lover package provides just enough to launch the lucky recipient into new adventures in studying wine. Karen MacNeil’s Wine Bible starts the journey and the CIA wine journal and pen are at hand to capture impressions and note favorite wines along the way.


Includes:


 



  • The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil

  • Wine Journal

  • CIA logo metallic (refillable) ball point pen
With a Grain of Salt
Our Price: $45.95

Specialty salts have hopped onto the culinary scene and we’ve brought four of the most popular together in this With a Grain of Salt package, along with a mortar and pestle to grind the salt and specialty bowls for party-like display. By tasting and comparing these salts side by side, you’ll learn a whole new spectrum of uses: Pacific Sea with its bright, clean flavors: Alder Smoke which is great on salmon or roasted meats; the delicately flavored Hawaiian Coral matches well with seafood; and France’s essential sea salt, Brittany Grey, brings an appealing touch of mineral and ocean brine.


Includes:


 



  • CIA Mortar and Pestle/ 4 ½ x 2 ½ inches

  • Salt Sampler /set of four

  • Porcelain Vineyard Design Salt Bowls  /set of four

  • CIA logo pot holder
Coffee Klatch
Our Price: $29.95

Wake up and smell the coffee with our top-of-the-morning greetings from Greystone. From just down the road, Calistoga Roastery custom roasts a special dark blend of Sumatran, Columbian and Mexican beans to create this full-bodied coffee. And on a cool morning, imagine cradling one of our CIA mugs in hand, steam rising, and the day beginning on the just the right note.


Includes:


 



  • CIA black matte coffee mugs/set of 2

  • Calistoga Roastery Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant Blend/12-ounce bag

 
Office Party
Our Price: $49.95

Great for a small gathering, our Office Party package provides some of our buyers’ favorite foods from Napa Valley and beyond. If you’re thinking of savory new spreads or dips, or want to pick up a few new entertaining tips, this is the place to start in putting together a more intimate gift.


Includes:


 



  • Red Pepper Ancho Chili Jam /9 ounces

  • Made in Napa Valley Dipping Oil  / 16 ounces

  • L’Epicurean Cider Confit with Apple and Calvados / 4.38 ounces

  • Brent’s Beer Brittle / 8 ounces

  • East Shore Pretzels / 2 ounces

  • Napa Valley Mustard Mini Gift Pack / set of 4 / 1.75 ounces each