The Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners (ICIF) is a non-profit association founded in 1991 by a group of Italian chefs of international repute, and opinion leaders in the sector for the purpose of improving and promoting greater awareness of the image of Italian cuisine and products among professionals in the food-service industries at home and abroad.
ICIF is situated in a restored medieval castle at Costigliole d’ Asti Castle, 60 km from Piemonte’s capital city, Turin. In its palatial confines, ICIF has state of the art work stations, equipped with individual stoves and ovens, an auditorium, wine and olive oil tasting classrooms, bakery, and a formal dining room. The institute also houses the National Wine Cellar, equipped with 20 multi-purpose tasting stations. Each year, significant wines in the market are added to the cellar.
Diploma Master Course for Professionals
The institute offers a 180-day ICIF Diploma Master Course for Professionals, which trains chefs in
*Italian traditions
*History
*Folklore
*Wine and food culture
through lectures and guided visits to production areas and food companies. The course offers 180 days of complete immersion of theory and practice, and gives each student the chance to understand the essentials of Italian cooking. The course also includes a 16-week placement in a prominent restaurant in Italy.
Short-term Courses are
*Generic
*Thematic
*for groups of young foreign chefs who wish to specialise in Italian cuisine
Refresher Courses are also available for teachers and journalists.
Themed Courses are held regularly on
*Mediterranean cuisine
*Local fish based cuisines
*Cuisines based on pasta, rice and cheese
ICIF courses have evolved as a result of the constant interaction between students and teachers. The faculty includes the in-house instructors with years of experience, chefs of renown, guest teachers from other hotel schools, journalists and experts in culinary art, as well as management professionals.
The unique ICIF experience includes
*Baking and pastry making
*Wine selection
*Olive oil tasting
*How to run a restaurant
*Learning about service
*How to formulate a menu
Extra-curricular activities, through which students imbibe the culture, traditions, and the culinary secrets that Italy has retained over the years, include:
*Studies of Italian language
*Excursions to several regions of Italy
ICIF currently maintains representative offices in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, United State, Taiwan and Venezuela and the new office in Mumbai housed in the Indo-Italian Chamber.
For further details contact:
m.pereira@indiaitaly.com
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