Savannah Morning News: Savannah Technical College's new downtown Culinary Institute to welcome students

“The building had good bones,” said McCachern, who gave major props to the team of Hansen Architects, Tharpe Engineering Group and the Pinyan Co. for the building’s multi-million dollar renaissance as the Culinary Institute.

Savannah Culinary Institute, Savannah Morning News

The gravitational pull of Savannah as a bona fide food city is about to grow much stronger.

Over the next few weeks, Savannah Technical College's long-held vision for a downtown Culinary Institute becomes a reality at 7 W. Bay St., in a 163-year-old, four-story, 14,280-square-foot masonry building that once housed the Savannah Daily Republican newspaper.