Italian Cuisine Professional Chef Training

Courses

OVERVIEW

ITALIAN CUISINE PROFESSIONAL CHEF TRAINING
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.

2024 START DATES

・Sep 23, 2024

2025 START DATES

・Jan 27, 2025
・Mar 31, 2025
・Jun 3, 2025
・Sep 22, 2025

Gallery