From recreational cooking classes to professional chef courses, we encourage you to explore the wide variety of culinary classes that the International Culinary Center has to offer. The new home of the French Culinary Institute, our world-class cooking and baking school features cooking classes through the FCI as well as through our new Italian Studies program.
Whether you'd like to take some gourmet cooking classes for fun, or you're interested in our career baking and pastry schools, our versatile cooking and baking program has something for every chef. To learn more, please give us a call today 1-888-324-2433.
We'd also be happy to mail you a free information packet full of additional details about our renowned gourmet cooking school.
Another popular option is to visit our culinary arts center in New York City! Our welcome center can help you with all of your travel arrangements, from hotel reservations to a comprehensive tour of our new center for culinary arts in Soho.
ABOUT OUR GOURMET COOKING SCHOOL
Located in Soho, NYC, the International Culinary Center is more than just a renowned gourmet cooking school or the new home of the FCI- we're a comprehensive culinary destination. For over 30 years, the FCI has been a renowned institution in culinary education. Now, our culinary arts center has expanded over four floors to offer everything from our exciting new culinary program in Italian Studies to weekly events in our International Culinary Theater to delectable meals served at our renowned on-campus restaurant, L'Ecole.
Students come to the International Culinary Center with the expectation not only to benefit from a legendary curriculum, but also from refreshing exposure to best culinary minds of today and the culinary world at large. Based in the heart of New York City's vibrant cultural scene, the International Culinary Center continues to redefine what it means to be a culinary arts academy.
PROFESSIONAL & RECREATIONAL COOKING CLASSES
The International Culinary Center offers professional and recreational cooking classes through both the French Culinary Institute as well as our new Italian Studies program. Take an online tour of our new culinary arts center to learn more about our culinary program offerings!
If you're interested in a career chef courses, consider Classic Culinary Arts through the French Culinary Institute, where you'll learn the essentials of French cooking as well as gain a formidable foundation in Western cuisine as a whole. Or, delve into the culinary wonders of our new Italian Studies program, including classes in the Fundamentals of Italian Cooking as well as The Italian Culinary Experience, a multi-month course that takes students on a trip from our NYC culinary arts center to the Alma Institute in Parma, Italy- and back again.
Our culinary program also includes an exciting array of recreational cooking classes. Possibilities include everything from the FCI's serious amateur courses, La Technique I and II, to our fun cooking clinics in Tapa Essentials, Chocolate, and more. Interested in restaurant management? Then learn secrets from today's hottest restaurateurs in our continuing education course, Opening and Running a Restaurant. Visit our site to learn more about all of our different gourmet cooking classes!
OUR BAKING & PASTRY SCHOOLS
We also offer amateur and professional chef courses through our world-renowned baking program at the FCI. Jumpstart a pastry career with Classic Pastry Arts, our amazing program created by culinary legend Jacques Torres, or learn the artistry of bread baking in just eight weeks with the Art of International Bread Baking. Amateur chefs can also perfect their skills with baking classes in Essentials of Pastry, Classic European Breads, and more; our baking school offers classes to suit a variety of different interests.
ALTERNATIVES TO A CULINARY ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM
Considering a culinary arts degree? Our certificate program at the International Culinary Center offers students a viable and promising alternative to attending a traditional culinary arts college.
Using our proprietary Total ImmersionSM approach, we teach students in months what other two- or four-year gourmet cooking schools can take years to impart.
Featuring a curriculum designed by industry legends such as André Soltner and Cesare Casella, you'll learn by doing through intense classes where each student is provided with their very own cooking station of professional-grade equipment. FCI students in Classic Culinary Arts will also spend a third of their training cooking- not observing- at our Zagat-and Michelin-rated campus restaurant, L'Ecole. Not many other culinary arts colleges in the world can boast student training at a world-class restaurant of such caliber.
Our culinary program is also flexible to fit your personal schedule and needs. In just six months if you train by day, or nine months if you train at night, you'll be armed with the culinary chops to send you on your way into an exciting new career. And with a strong network of over 6,000 graduates, our gourmet cooking school is also dedicated to helping students with ongoing job placement and support.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CULINARY PROGRAM
To learn more about our culinary program, please call 1-888-324-2433 today. From gourmet cooking classes to career certificate programs, let us tell you more about the unique advantages of our center for culinary arts.
You can also contact our admissions office and ask us to mail you a free information kit.
NYC locals or those particularly interested in a culinary career can also visit our cooking and baking school in person! From hotel reservations to personal tours of our renowned cooking and baking school, we can help you make the most of your trip. If you're comparing the International Culinary Center to other traditional culinary arts colleges or baking and pastry schools, we can help you make an informed decision.
