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Professional
Italian Cuisine
Full
Immersion Culinary, Baking, Pastry and Gelato programs for Professional
Chefs, Pātissiers, Culinary Instructors, Advanced Students and
Serious Home Gourmets presented by Europe's most Renown Master
Chefs.
Every
program is always inclusive of all expenses from the time of
arrival until departure including accommodations, all meals,
course materials, gastronomic travel, ground transfers and much
more!
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| The Italian Culinary Institute has adopted special measures to keep our participants and team safe and comfortable amid the COVID19 pandemic. Thanks to access to over 1000 sq. mt. (10,000 sq. ft.), providing extra personal space is simple and far exceeds government requirements. Our facilities have always been impeccably clean and will remain so. Masks and gloves are provided for everyone as long as the law says they are necessary. We look forward to having you for one or more of our exciting, educational and delicious programs! |
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3
MONTHS - ALL INCLUSIVE
Master
of Italian Cuisine
ICI's longest running all-inclusive
program presents the most thorough spectrum
of Italian Haute Cuisine in Italy. For three
months participants work alongside Europe's
top master chefs, pâtissiers and sommelier.
The program covers every aspect of gastronomy
including traditional and innovative cuisine,
pastry, baking, gelato, curing, drying and conserving,
pairing food and wines and much more. Click
here for
details, price and itinerary. |
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2
WEEKS - ALL INCLUSIVE
The Evolution
of Italian Cuisine
The most advanced full immersion
culinary course available in Italy where particular
attention is given to nutrition, gustatory perception,
recipe development and spectacular plating presentations.
Cultural exploration and travel in southern
Italy & Sicily and fine dining highlight
the experience. Click here for details,
price and itinerary. |
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WEEK - ALL INCLUSIVE
The Foundation of Italian Cuisine
The Foundation of Italian Cuisine
is the first week of the two week course Evolution
of Italian Cuisine. Designed for professionals
and gastronomes, the course is fast paced and
features cultural exploration, hands on full
immersion days and fine dining by night. Includes
cultural travel. Click here
for details, price and itinerary. |
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WEEK - ALL INCLUSIVE
Traditional
Italian Charcuterie: Curing Meats, Sausage
Making & Artisanal Salumi
Famous internationally,
most of the world hasn't seen or tasted most
of the cured delicacies available throughout
Italy. Traditional Italian Charcuterie literally
brings participants first to the farm demonstrating
how to identify and select livestock and then
to the laboratory for hands-on production
of over twenty-five types of sausages, salumi
and meats that can also be personalized. This
program uses only natural ingredients for
long term conservation and does not employ
the use of nitrates or nitrites. Click here for details, price and itinerary. |
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1
WEEK - ALL INCLUSIVE
Artisan
Italian Cheese Making
Artisan Cheese Making is the
most complete one week cheesemaking program
in Italy. The hands-on course begins with
the science necessary to process any type
of cheese and quickly moves into the production
phase. In addition to producing classic regional
Italian cheeses, a special section of the
course shows participants how to develop personal
cheeses to fit any taste and preference. As
in all ICI programs, all ingredients are always
all natural... Click here for details, price and itinerary. |
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Pizza, Focaccia & Specialty Breads
During this fully hands on course, we first prepare traditional baked products and then a line of innovative delicacies are made course how participants can personalize their recipes for their clients or guests. A series of specialty breads are prepared using both natural yeast techniques. Participants use Italy's unique flour combinations combined with seasonal ingredients while creating breads, pizza, focaccia and over 20 breads with an array of textures, flavors and colors. Details coming soon.
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Pastry, Desserts
& Gelato
During this course the masters concentrate on techniques to make delicacies for restaurants, catering and display cases. This program is designed for both experienced pastry chefs, gelato makers and aspiring shop owners. The course covers over 20 traditional and innovative Italian desserts and pastry as well as every aspect of real artisan gelato production including personal recipe development, blueprinting for a single gelato shop or multiunit operation, equipment specifications, and a profound examination of the chemistry and physics needed to render a perfect product, pricing, etc. Includes cultural travel. Details coming soon.
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Conserving Italian
Regional Cuisine: Curing, Pickling & Sun-drying
Since ancient times, people have been conserving
seasonal foods for later use. ICI's perfect location in
the heart of the Mediterranean assures that the best array
of produce, fruit and verdure are in season year round.
The Foundation of Italian Regional Cuisine: Curing, Pickling
& Sun-drying goes beyond the standard and enables culinarians
to develop and conserve component ingredients that can be
incorporated to any chef's or pastry chef's repertoire with
personal products that can be stored on a shelf freeing
precious refrigerator and freezer space. All products are
long term cured utilizing antique and state of the art methods
and no conservatives, preservatives or gelatins are used
during the program. Details coming soon. |
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2016 International Culinary Olympics
Forty national teams, twenty military teams, scores of regional and private teams and over two thousand individuals compete in Germany every four years to show the rest of the world whose cuisine is the best. Join the ICI Culinary Team and the best chefs in the world for the most important culinary event on earth! Click here for details, price and itinerary. |
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The
Italian Culinary Institute was
established to constantly update cooking
techniques and menu development for
chefs, pastry chefs, bakers and gelaticians
in Italy's increasingly competitive
environment Today, the Institute is
Italy's top culinary academy and considered
among the most important in Europe.
Our Master Courses are designed specifically
for professionals and concentrate on
highly developed techniques that are
continually being developed through
the Institute's participation in international
culinary competitions. Our full immersion
programs cover a variety of subjects
including cuisine, pastry, gelato and
decoration as well as fine dining experiences
at several of Italy's top restaurants.
Master Chef John Nocita leads a faculty
of more than 20 of Europe's most renowned
Culinary and Pastry Masters.
Culinary
professionals benefit by being instructed
by a faculty
of the same chefs who have allowed the
Italian Culinary Institute to become the center of culinary
information in Italy through its' vast
resources including:
 Italy's
center for Culinary Events
*Training Center for Italian Pastry
Teams and Italian Individual
Teams for the 2016 Culinary Olympics
*Headquarters for the Italian Association
of Master Pâtissier and the Academy
of Artisan Gelaticians
*Tasting Center for the Italian Association
of Sommeliers.
*Calabria Base for La Chaine des Rotisseurs
The Professional
Cookbook Series
Internationally endorsed for advanced
techniques and stunning photography,
the collection is considered to be among
the best culinary texts for professionals.
Used by the world's top corporations
and culinary Institutes for advanced
training. Non professionals will find
our oversized full color texts perfect
for the coffee table or for entertaining.
R
& D
Italy's leading food companies work
closely with the Institute for new product
research, development and promotion.
Consulting
Whether it's for menu development for
a single or multi-untit restaurant,
hotel or cruiseline, a new rollout for
gelato production, bakery or pastry
facility, ICI understands client trends,
the ever changing demands within the
industry and the necessity of efficient
and innovative back of the house operations.
Flexibility
Equipped with progressive facilities,
the Institute is completely financially
independent. Custom programs can be
tailored to meet specific necessities.
Location
location location!
The Institute is ideally in the Heart
of the Mediterranean...
 Calabria,
Italy's Southernmost region, is
a land immersed in the clearest
blue waters in Italy and located
in the heart of the Mediterranean
Sea near Sicily. Rich in history,
Calabria is bristling with countless
medieval fishing towns, Norman castles
and Ancient Greek and Roman ruins.
Most importantly, it produces many
of the world's best olive oils and
has spent the past 5000 years perfecting
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Superior
Accommodations on the Seaside
All of our programs always include superior
accommodations
in a fine hotel, all meals with wines,
market visits and special dinners in the
regions' finest restaurants. Our southern
Italy location features the Hotel Baia
dell'Est on the Ionian coastline. Click
here
for more!
Special
incentives are available to colleges,
associations and agents. Click here
for details.
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