Culinary Capers New things are always cooking on campus, but most build on traditions—including culinary ones—that have defined RISD’s character for decades. In the heyday of the Culinary Arts Program, a two-year full-time course of study, chef Al Falk (who also oversaw the RISD Refectory) taught students to create delectable dishes. In the late 1940s, students dined in Memorial Hall (right) and many of the males (look at all of them!) wore suits. The fun and food-filled alumni clambakes at Frances Farm
images courtesy of the RISD Archives
in Rehoboth, MA were popular in the 1950s and ’60s.
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