What makes the perfect grilled cheese? 🧀🔥 theculinaryinstituteofamerica and Trinity University students spent the week chasing that answer while learning how to turn ideas into businesses with guidance from Johnny Hernandez, chef and founder of Grupo La Gloria, and Kevin Fink, chef and co-founder of Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group, alongside CIA and Trinity faculty. From kitchen tours to business planning at the ciasanantoniocampus and the historicpearl, student teams are transforming a household comfort food into bold, innovative creations. Now it’s time to taste the results! 🍞🧀 This Sunday | 10 a.m.–2 p.m. | Pearl Farmers Market Student teams present their grilled cheese creations to a lineup of judges. 🎟️ $25 tickets benefit the safoodbank 👉 Link in bio to grab yours #CIAatPearl #TrinityUniversity #PearlFarmersMarket #SATXFood #StudentInnovation #FutureFoodLeaders