 The museum had galleries, two theaters, classrooms, a demonstration kitchen, a restaurant, a rare book library, and a vegetable and herb garden; there it hosted wine and food tasting programs, exhibitions, films, and concerts.The main and permanent exhibition of the museum, "Forks in the Road", explained the origins of cooking through to modern advances.The museum's establishment benefited the city of Napa and the development and gentrification of its downtown.