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 DINNER
Charles A. Garibaldi '84, C.H.E.,
Lecturing Instructor in Table Service
Charles Garibaldi is a lecturing instructor in Table Service at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Mr. Garabaldi 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. Advanced Table Service is the final course before the college's Culinary Arts majors earn their associate degrees.
A 1984 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Mr. Garibaldi has been maître d' hotel, captain, manager, and front waiter at many fine restaurants, including Coco Pazzo, Giovanni, An American Place, and The Stanhope Dining Room in New York City; Allyn's in Millbrook, NY; and Bertrand in Greenwich, CT.
Mr. Garibaldi returned to his alma mater as a member of the faculty in 1999. He is a Certified Hospitality Educator (C.H.E.).
