French Culinary Institute
| International Culinary Center | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| School type | Trade/Vocational |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founder | Dorothy Cann Hamilton |
| Status | open/active |
| Authorizer | Wine program, Court of Master Sommeliers |
| Key people |
Jacques Pépin Jacques Torres André Soltner Alain Sailhac David Kinch Emily Luchetti Cesare Casella José Andrés Alan Richman |
| International students | yes |
| Campuses | 3 |
| Nickname | ICC |
| Website | www |
The International Culinary Center was founded as The French Culinary Institute by Dorothy Cann Hamilton in 1984 and has campuses in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. The facilities include professional kitchens for hands-on cooking and baking classes, specialized wine tasting classrooms, a library, theater, and event spaces. ICC has several renowned chefs as its deans including Jacques Pépin, Jacques Torres, André Soltner, Alain Sailhac, David Kinch, Emily Luchetti, Cesare Casella and José Andrés.
In addition to its culinary education, the International Culinary Center has published several cookbooks The Fundamental Techniques of Italian Cuisine, which won a James Beard Award in 2013, The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Bread Baking, The Fundamental Techniques of Pastry Arts The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Cuisine, the latter two also winning James Beard Awards in 2010 and 2009.
ICC offers educational instruction in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City and Campbell, CA with an auxiliary campus in Italy.
This location includes the Michelin-recommended L'Ecole restaurant on the ground floor, that features fare from Culinary program students, as well as a Culinary Theater that hosts events, forums, and lectures from graduates such as David Chang, Bobby Flay, Dan Barber, Wylie Dufresne, Christina Tosi and others. It is located at 462 Broadway, on the corner of Grand Street, in New York City, NY.
The International Culinary Center also is home to FCI Catering & Events, which creates and caters both on and off-premises private events.
Opened in 2011, the Center’s West Coast location is in Campbell, CA, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The facilities consist of kitchens, library, theaters, event space and a wine tasting room, which hosts an intensive sommelier training course. The facility is located at 700 West Hamilton Avenue #300, Campbell, CA and occupies the top two floors of its building. The facility is the former location of another culinary school, the Professional Culinary Institute.
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