Where the Kitchen Meets the Wild

Explore the future of food, hospitality, and outdoor experiences at Paul Smith’s College, where your classroom is a six-million-acre park.

What We Do

Why Adventure

Students don’t just learn in kitchens. They explore the outdoors, design hospitality experiences, and develop real-world skills that set them apart in the industry

  • Place-Based Learning

    From foraging to fire cooking, our location shapes everything we teach.

    From foraging to fire cooking, our location shapes everything we teach.

  • Community Partnerships

    We work with farms, producers, food organizations, and local businesses throughout the North Country to support the regional food system

    We work with farms, producers, food organizations, and local businesses throughout the North Country to support the regional food system

  • Scratch & Seasonal

    Local, seasonal, and scratch-made. These are foundational values that shape our curriculum and our approach to food and hospitality.

    Local, seasonal, and scratch-made. These are foundational values that shape our curriculum and our approach to food and hospitality.

  • Interdisciplinary Practice

    Our most exciting work happens where Culinary meets Forestry, where Hospitality meets Environmental Studies, where Baking meets Outdoor Recreation, and beyond.

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    Our most exciting work happens where Culinary meets Forestry, where Hospitality meets Environmental Studies, where Baking meets Outdoor Recreation, and beyond.

Fresh Ideas. Sharp Execution.

Join us for a meal at one of our student-run locations.

Contact Us

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Robert Dumas

Faculty

Director, Institute of Adventure Hospitality and Food