Alumni in the News: August 2025
Read more about CIA alumni making headlines in August 2025.
CIA alumni are always cooking up something interesting, with a network of over 55,000 strong, providing a constant stream of highlights.
- Netflix's premiere announcement for Next Gen Chef, a cooking competition show filmed on CIA's New York campus, featured several CIA alumni.
- The show is hosted by Olivia Culpo and judged by Carlton McCoy '06 and Kelsey Barnard Clark '11.
- Other CIA alumni and friends participating in the show include:
- Francis Lam '03, food writer
- Christina Tosi, Milk Bar CEO
- Cat Cora '95, chef
- Paul Carmichael '00, chef
- Susan Feniger '77, chef
- Dale Talde '98, chef
- Kwame Onwuachi '13, chef
- Daniel Boulud, chef
- Thomas Keller, chef
- Grant Achatz '94, chef
- Harold Dieterle '97, chef
- Emma Bengtsson, chef
CIA alumni are always cooking up something interesting.
Author's summary: CIA alumni shine in Next Gen Chef.
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