ITALIAN CULINARY ARTS

OVERVIEW

ITALIAN CULINARY ARTS COURSE
The program covers every aspect of gastronomy including traditional and innovative cuisine, as well as various extra-curricular activities. A professional intensive training program, under the guidance of a very well-known Italian chef-restaurant manager and consultant. Daily hands-on practical training is complemented with extracurricular activities, such as guided visits to relevant food production sites, such as meat processing plants, cheese, and ham factories, wineries, etc.

PROGRAM

Through hands-on practice as well as lectures, demonstrations, and field trips, students will take part in the following:
– Florence Central Food Market Tour
– Cooking practice: Tuscan Cuisine Part 1
– Cooking practice: Tuscan Cuisine Part 2
– Guided visit: Animal Breeding and Meat Cutting
– Cooking practice: Handmade Pasta
– Cooking practice: Northern Italian Cuisine Part 1
– Cooking practice: Northern Italian Cuisine Part 2
– Wine Seminar
– Cooking practice: Mediterranean Cuisine and Seafood Part 1
– Cooking practice: Mediterranean Cuisine and Seafood Part 2
– Food Wholesale Tour (how to purchase supplies)
– Cooking practice: Original Italian Pizza
– Practice at an Italian Restaurant
– Cooking practice: Southern Italian Cuisine
– Cooking practice: Vegetarian dishes
– Agritourism: Olive Orchard & Vineyard Wine Tour
– Cooking practice: Party recipes
– Cooking practice: Appetizers
– Cooking practice: Desserts
– Guided visit: Cheese Factory
– Sommelier Training Part 1
– Sommelier Training Part 2
– Guided visit: local Winery
– Sommelier Training Part 3
– Cooking practice: Baking Bread and “Focaccia”
– Cooking practice: Making fresh Sausages
– Barista training (coffee, cappuccino, etc.)
– Waiters and Table Setting Etiquette
– Guided visit: Ham Factory (“prosciutto”, “salame”, etc.)
– Fresh Pasta preparation
– Cooking practice: special dishes for special occasions
– Cooking practice: “Risotto”
– Final Cooking contest
– Italian Language classes (throughout the program).

Please note that the program above is subject to change.

2023 START DATES

・JANUARY 30, 2023
・APRIL 3, 2023
・SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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