The Italian Culinary Experience : Become an Italian Chef January 5, 2009

Designed by renowned Tuscan Chef Cesare Casella, Dean of Italian Studies at the International Culinary Center, where the Italian Culinary Academy is a based, the Italian Culinary Experience immerses students in Italian cuisine, language and culture at campuses in New York and Parma, Italy.

Students enrolled in the Italian Culinary Experience spend 10 weeks at the Italian Culinary Academy in New York and 9 weeks of additional training at ALMA, The International School of Italian Cuisine led by Gualtiero Marchesi. After classroom traiing, students are placed in a selected restaurant for a 9-week stage period where they learn about a specific regional cuisine and how to work under pressure!

The program wraps-up with a final 1 week in New York where students complete a multi-course meal for friends and family and take a final practical exam. Graduates of the Italian Culinary Academy work in media, catering and at restaurants such as Del Posto and Craft Steak in New York and L’Academie Barilla in Parma, Italy.

When: January 5, 2009 through August 7, 2009
Cost: $ 38,045

To Enroll: www.italianculinaryacademy.com. Or call 888-324-CHEF

For press inquiries, contact Wendy Knight at Knight Communications. 347-924-2812. [email protected].

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About The Italian Culinary Academy

The Italian Culinary Academy (The ICA), founded in 2007 as a sister school to the world-renowned French Culinary Institute, offers the country’s most rigorous education in authentic Italian cuisine. The ICA’s programs, all of which are informed by its time-tested, hands-on Total ImmersionSM method of instruction, include an extensive roster of classes for serious amateurs seeking quality, intensive education in a condensed period of time. The school is located at The International Culinary Center in New York City. For more information, please visit www.ItalianCulinaryAcademy.com.

Official Website: http://www.italianculinaryacademy.com