Find news coverage about The Culinary Institute of America’s Plant-Forward Kitchen, and the Global Plant-Forward Culinary Summit.


Plant-forward is the way forward. Make plants the star of the dish in order to eat less animal products.
— Ixta Belfrage, Cookbook Author and Recipe Developer, UK

 

Food Business News, “CIA sees ‘plant forward’ as the future of food innovation,” by Donna Berry, June 20, 2023

Bloomberg, “Is Beef the New Coal? Climate-Friendly Eating Is on the Rise,” by Mike Dorning, May 14, 2021

SmartBrief, “Creating plant-forward menus that serve the planet, consumers and the bottom line,” by Tricia Contreras, May 10, 2021

Viajes y Vinos, “El gusto por lo vegetal: la nueva revolución gastronómica,“ by Rosa Maria Gonzales Lamas, May 4, 2021

FoodService Director, “Five Takeaways from the CIA’s Plant-Forward Playbook,” by Pat Cobe, April 21, 2021

Restaurant Hospitality, “Three approaches to plant-forward food,” by Nancy Kruse, April 13, 2021

FoodService Director, “Plant-Forward Healthcare Operations to Watch,” April 6, 2021

Catersource, “Umami Bomb,” by Kathleen Stoehr, October 15, 2020

Eating Well, “What Is Umami? Get to Know the Fifth Taste,” by Rachel Roszmann, July 27, 2020

School Nutrition, “Lettuce Celebrate Plants,” by Beth Roessner, June/July issue

Restaurant Hospitality, “Chefs turn to sandwiches as a vehicle for vegetarian food,” by Nancy Kruse, June 12, 2020

SmartBrief, “Familiar formats can boost appeal of plant-forward meals,“ by Tricia Contreras, June 10, 2020

Food24, “Chef Selassie Atadika on Why We Should be Cooking with Native African Ingredients” By Tessa Purdon and Xolisani Khumalo, May 14, 2020

OneZero, “How Google Got Its Employees to Eat Their Vegetables,” By Jane Black, February 5, 2020

The Almanac, “What's the Hottest Trend in Eating?” By Laura Stec, February 2, 2020

Olive Oil Times, “Olive Oil is Key to Promoting Plant-Forward Diets, Report Says” By Daniel Dawson, August 19, 2019

Napa Valley Register, “Veggies” By Sasha Paulsen, May 20, 2019

Napa Valley Register, "The Power of Plant-forward,” By Sasha Paulson, May 18, 2019

QSR, “The QSR-CIA Plant-Forward Fast Casual Watch List,” By Nicole Duncan, May, 2019

Palo Alto Online, “Lentil Brownies,” By Laura Stec, April 28, 2019

The Almanac, “CIA. Choose Your Weapon. Plants?” By Laura Stec, April 8, 2019