Culinary
Total Immersion Chef Training
Classic Culinary Arts
From knife skills to plate presentation, learn the time-tested techniques (as well as a few modern innovations) that shape the contemporary culinary world. The International Culinary Center's curriculum is hands-on, fast-paced, and designed to maximize our students’ time in the classroom.
Serious Amateur
Charcuterie and Pates
Embrace the age-old tradition of charcuterie and learn the techniques to create a delightful array of fine delicacies—cured meats, pâtés, sausages, and prosciutto—all in just three short sessions.
Culinary Techniques
Engage the culinary arts head-on in this intensive program, adapted from the curriculum used to train The International Culinary Center’s career students. Become immersed in the foundations of the chef’s repertoire during 110 intensive hours of study.
Essentials of Fine Cooking
Whether you’re a total kitchen neophyte or a confident cook wanting to learn more, our hands-on Essentials of Fine Cooking course will transform your culinary abilities… all in just eight sessions.
Essentials of Italian Cooking
Learn to artfully prepare a variety of classic dishes, including dried and fresh pastas, pizza, risotto, and antipasti using authentic Italian cooking techniques and ingredients.
Knife Skills, Deboning, and Filleting
Learn how to execute the essential vegetable cuts, from julienne to chiffonade, with precision and gain the techniques to debone chickens and fillet whole fish.
Tapas Essentials
Learn techniques and recipes to prepare a variety of delicious, authentic Spanish tapas perfect for any occasion.
Classes for Fun
The Ultimate Thanksgiving
Imagine a banquet of new colors, aromas, dishes, and flavors on your Thanksgiving table.
All-American Barbecue
In this class you'll get a primer on how to smoke it, dress it, and grill it like a pro, making several American barbecue classics.
Food Technology for the Home Cook
Learn cutting-edge cooking techniques, including low-temperature cooking, hydrocolloids, and more to push your kitchen creativity and skills to new heights.
French Classics: Coq au Vin and Other Favorites
Take a culinary excursion to France, cooking up some of the dishes that have made this cuisine famous.
French Classics: Sauces
Demystify sauces, one of the hallmarks of classic French cuisine, with assistance from our expert chef-instructors.
Handmade Pasta
Learn to prepare absolutely authentic fresh Italian pasta—and accompanying sauces—by hand.
The Secrets of Spices
Learn to use a variety of spices and herbs to elevate the flavors of food. In just four hours, you'll have the know-how to create complex and deliciously seasoned dishes at home.
For Teens
Cooking Camp for Teens
If you've ever dreamed of working in a professional kitchen, but been told to “wait until you're older,” your time has finally arrived. We designed this class specifically for young adults, ages 13 and above, who have a desire to learn the fundamentals of fine cooking.
Pastry, Cake, and Bread
Total Immersion Chef Training
Classic Pastry Arts
Learn the skills you'll need to work in a pastry kitchen, from pâte à choux to sugar pulling. Over six months (or nine by night), this program builds on fundamental techniques taught from day one, reinforcing the basics as you advance through 19 units of learning.
Serious Amateur
Chocolate Candy and Confections
In 25 hours, attain the chocolate-making skill to make melt-in-your-mouth delights including truffles, bonbons, chocolate-dipped toffee and more.
Pastry Techniques
In this hands-on and in-depth course, amateur bakers who aspire to take their pastry skills to new heights, will acquire the skills and techniques to create a wide range of beautiful, delectable desserts.
Classes for Fun
Chocolate Treats and Truffles
Learn the art of working with chocolate, while making your own truffles and other chocolate candies, plus designing your own container to put them in.
Cream Puffs, Eclairs, and More
Become skilled in the art of preparing these delicate French pastries by learning recipes and techniques for creating sweet and savory pâte a choux dough.
Cupcake Decorating
Learn the finer points of piping and decorating cupcakes of your own design.
La Dolce Vita
Live the sweet life. Learn to make an assortment of classic, authentic Italian pastries in our kitchens.
The New York Bagel
Learn the skills to make this unique boiled then baked bread with all the trimmings in our four-hour hands-on class.
Puff Pastry Workshop
Puff pastry is a highly versatile dough that can be applied to both savory and sweet treats. Learn the techniques essential to making this dough to perfection.
Wine
Total Immersion Sommelier Training
Intensive Sommelier Training
The first in the world to be approved by the renowned Court of Master Sommeliers®, our program combines lecture with intensive tastings, food pairings, and practice of service techniques. Students learn how to taste and evaluate bottles from around the world and have the option to take the Court of Master Sommeliers' Certified Sommelier Examination on-site at the end of the course.
Serious Amateur
Wine Foundation
Covering a variety of wines, this seven-day course will increase both your general wine knowledge and your tasting skills, taking your wine savvy to the next level.