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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Culinary Institute of America

Notable alumni of Culinary Institute of America include Anthony Bourdain (Celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian), Michael Paré (Actor in Streets of Fire and The Philadelphia Experiment) and Fatima Ali (Pakistani-American chef and television personality).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Tina Pickett 1943–

    Pennsylvania state representative

Business

  • Michael Mina 1969–

    Celebrity chef, founder of the Mina Group

  • Roy Yamaguchi 1956–

    Chef, Hawaii Regional Cuisine co-founder

  • Kerry Simon 1955–2015

    Las Vegas celebrity chef and restaurateur

Arts and media

  • Anthony Bourdain 1956–2018

    Celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian

    Also attended: Vassar College

  • Michael Paré 1958–

    Actor in Streets of Fire and The Philadelphia Experiment

  • Fatima Ali 1989–2019

    Pakistani-American chef and television personality

    Father: Ashtar Ausaf Ali (George Washington University)

  • Anne Burrell 1969–2025

    Television chef and Food Network host

    Also attended: Canisius University

  • Sara La Fountain 1981–

    Chef, cookbook author and television personality

  • Maneet Chauhan 1976–

    Indian American chef and Chopped judge

  • Duff Goldman 1974–

    Pastry chef and television personality

    Also attended: George Washington University, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

  • Jennifer Rubell 1970–

    Performance and installation artist

    Also attended: Harvard University

  • Maciej Kuroń 1960–2008

    Polish journalist and culinary TV host

  • Geoffrey Zakarian 1959–

    Celebrity chef, restaurateur and television personality

    Also attended: Worcester State University

  • Sara Moulton 1952–

    Cookbook author and television chef

    Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

    Spouse: Bill Adler (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)

  • Roy Choi 1970–

    Chef, creator of the Kogi taco truck

  • Grant Achatz 1974–

    Chef and restaurateur known for molecular gastronomy

  • Cat Cora 1967–

    Chef, Iron Chef on Iron Chef America

    Also attended: University of Southern Mississippi

  • Shane Lyons 1988–

    Chef, restaurateur and former child actor

  • Richard Blais 1972–

    Chef and TV personality from Top Chef

  • Michael Symon 1969–

    Chef, restaurateur and television personality

  • Michael Smith 1966–

    Canadian television chef and cookbook writer

    Also attended: Rochester Institute of Technology

  • Johnny Iuzzini 1974–

    New York pastry chef and television personality

Other fields

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.