steve ells, who founded the chain chipotle, graduated from the cia in 1990, and cat cora, known internationally as the only female iron chef on the food network's "iron chef america," also graduated from here in 1995. the grstone branch campus opened in st. helena in 1995 and has been continuously proding top-notch chefs. >> coming here to napa, california, there's fresh, almost any kind of ingredient, produce that you would want, fresh herbs. the herb garden here at cia is amazing. >> here students cultivate edible flowers, vegetables, and fresh herbs. >> it's learning how to plant, what to plant, when to plant it. i live about 1,000 miles up right now, so it's a little colder, and you have to realize, like, i can't plant tomatoes when they're planting tomatoes down here. it's just understanding the seasons and understanding when things want to grow and then they're gonna grow the best. >> students feel and i feel that by producing our own ingredients we can become better chefs. we'll get to learn a little bit about our food systems and how we interact with our food systems. we're in a unique

the founder, steve ells. >> really doing things, sort of the way they should be done. >> reporter: soing the leap. bobby flay's new venture, the gourmet burger. but what's in his favorite? >> avocado, water cross, tomato, melted sh eed cheddar cheese. >> reporter: in california, one successful tech guy now going for taste, making grilled cheese to go. >> the idea of warm soup, gooey cheese coming out of your melt. >> reporter: even the founder of domino's, 74 years young, leaving pizza behind for the gourmet burger. >> do it better than anyone else. >> reporter: and today, customers were hardly expecting us listening to their every word, ordering off the redefined american menu. >> maybe they're not as adventurous to make it in their own kitchens but they want to experience it and they want their kids to experience it. >> reporter: so, they are determined to be foodies even in a tough economy? >> right. this is foodie light. >> so, what is the founder of domino's going to do with the burger? >> reporter: he's going back to his roots with the delivery. he plans to deliver them and warm

the founder steve ells. >> really doing things the way they should be done. >> reporter: so many chefsbby flay's venture, the gourmet burger. what's in his favorite? >> avocado, watercress, melted cheddar cheese. >> reporter: in california one guy making grilled cheese to go. >> warm soup, gooey cheese. >> reporter: even the founder of domino's, 74 years young, leaving pizza behind for the gourmet burger. >> do one thing and do it extremely well, better than anyone else. >> reporter: and customers hardly expecting us listening to their every word, as they order off the redefined american menu. >> guacamole. >> maybe they're not as adventurous to make it themselves in their own kitchens but they want to experience it. they want their kids to experience it. >> reporter: determined to be foodies even in a tough economy. >> foodie light. >> reporter: what does the domino's founder plan to do with the gourmet burger to make it better than the rest? he hasn't revealed the secret. he still plants to get it there on time and still warm. he said 15-minute delivery guaranteed. david muir, abc ne