Whether you're interested in professional chef courses or recreational cooking classes, the International Culinary Center offers innovative culinary courses for every level of expertise. The new home of the renowned French Culinary Institute, we feature cooking classes through both the FCI as well as our exciting new Italian Studies program.
Explore our gourmet cooking classes by taking an online tour of our new culinary arts center! Our cooking and baking classes offered through the French Culinary Institute include:
- Career Culinary Programs
- Continuing Education
- Amateur Cooking Classes
- Recreational Cooking Clinics
Additionally, our groundbreaking new Italian Studies program (designed by Master Chef Cesare Casella) also features a variety of cooking courses to immerse yourself in all aspects of Italian cuisine and culture.
We encourage you to take a peek inside all four levels of our newly expanded gourmet cooking and baking school to view our professional kitchens and classrooms. You can also call 1-888-324-2433 to learn more about our cooking courses, or request a free information kit online today.
OUR COOKING COURSES
The International Culinary Center offers world-class cooking courses through both the French Culinary Institute as well as our new Italian Studies program.
For over 20 years, the French Culinary Institute in New York City has offered an innovative range of both professional and recreational cooking classes, centered around classic French cooking techniques. From career baking classes to continuing education cooking courses, the FCI provides students with in-depth culinary training and meaningful hands-on experience.
Recently introduced in 2006, our Italian Studies program was created with a mission to offer comprehensive and unparalleled culinary training in Italian cooking to chefs of all experience levels and career tracks. Cooking courses within our Italian Studies program range from the a la carte Essentials of Italian Cooking to the innovative Italian Culinary Experience, offering chef courses in both New York and Italy. Designed and overseen by world-renowned Master Chef Cesare Casella, the cooking courses within our Italian Studies program are a valuable and exciting addition to the curriculum at our culinary arts academy.
All of our cooking classes through the French Culinary Institute and our Italian Studies program are built on our revolutionary educational concept of Total ImmersionSM . This intelligent approach to culinary training literally immerses our students in cooking classes and exposes them to the maximum amount of hands-on experience and meaningful learning. In this way, our innovative culinary courses help students absorb in months what other culinary arts colleges can take years to teach.
To learn more about gourmet cooking classes offered through FCI and our Italian Studies program, read through our class list below!
You can also call 1-888-324-2433 to learn more about our cooking courses, or request a free information packet online.
COOKING CLASSES AT THE FCI
Career Programs through the FCI offer professional chef courses that provide a firm foundation in the essentials of French cuisine, accomplishing in months what other culinary arts colleges take years to teach. But these cooking and baking classes don't just teach you French cooking- they provide you with a complete background in the essentials of modern western cuisine. These accelerated chef courses include:
- Classic Culinary Arts (600 Hours)
- Classic Pastry Arts (600 Hours)
- The Art of International Bread Baking (120 Hours)
Continuing Education classes through the FCI offer culinary courses and recreational cooking classes in these unique culinary areas:
- Opening & Running a Restaurant (90 Hours)
- Fundamentals of Wine (16 Hours)
- The Craft of Food Writing (15 Hours)
Our Amateur Cooking Courses are recreational cooking classes dedicated to providing students with some serious culinary chops. In particular, our La Technique I and II culinary courses are taught by the same chef-instructors as our career students:
- La Technique (110 Hours)
- La Technique II (60 Hours)
- Essentials of Pastry (100 Hours)
- Essentials of Fine Cooking (40 Hours)
- Essentials of Artisanal Bread Baking (30 Hours)
- Classic European Breads (120 Hours)
- Great Food & Wine Made Simple (12 Hours)
Last but not least, our Cooking Clinics offer short and convenient recreational cooking courses and baking classes with a unique, specialized focus:
- Whole Grain Breads (12 Hours)
- Parisian Breads (12 Hours)
- Tapas Essentials (10 Hours)
- Fondant & Royal Icing (25 Hours)
- Chocolate (25 Hours)
ITALIAN COOKING CLASSES
From risotto to calamari, our Italian Studies program offers an exciting blend of innovative culinary courses. For convenient a la carte options, choose one of our Essentials of Italian Cooking courses. For an continuous curriculum that covers all of the classic cuisines of Italy within one culinary course, choose the Fundamentals of Italian Cooking. Or, for an unparalleled exposure to the Italian culinary arts, choose the Italian Culinary Experience, a complete immersion in Italian culture that features training both at the International Culinary Center as well as at ALMA in Parma, Italy.
- Essential of Italian Cooking 1,2,3 (40 hours each)
- The Fundamentals of Italian Cooking (225 Hours)
- The Italian Culinary Experience (~1,057 Hours)
ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CULINARY CENTER
Located at the heart of today's culinary scene, the International Culinary Center is the new home of the culinary world. Building on the reputation and success of the French Culinary Institute, the International Culinary Center offers an impressive range of professional and recreational cooking classes. From career chef courses in Classic Culinary Arts to 10-hour gourmet cooking classes in The Essentials of Tapas, students can choose from a variety of different culinary classes.
You can take an online tour of the International Culinary Center to learn more about cooking and baking classes through the FCI or our Italian Studies program, or call us today at 1-888-324-2433. We encourage you to learn more about our new culinary academy's cooking courses and world-class facilities.
