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Italian Institute for Advanced Culinary and Pastry Arts:
The Italian Institute for Advanced Culinary and Pastry Arts (ICI) located in Parma, the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, just 87 km from Bologna and 135 km from Florence, was founded to constantly update cooking techniques and menu development for chefs, pastry chefs and bakers in Italy's increasingly competitive environment. We offer full immersion culinary, baking, pastry and gelato programs for professional chefs, patissier, culinary instructors, advanced students and serious home gourmets. Today, the Institute is Italy's top culinary academy and considered among the most important in Europe. We also have a school in Satriano, Calabria in southern Italy.

Our Master Courses are designed specifically for professionals and concentrate on highly developed techniques that are continually being developed through the Institute's participation in international culinary competitions. Our full immersion programs cover a variety of subjects including cuisine, pastry, gelato and decoration as well as fine dining experiences at several of Italy's top restaurants. Master Chef John Nocita leads a faculty of more than 20 of Europe's most renowned Culinary and Pastry Masters.

Courses / Programs:
Full Immersion Culinary, Baking, Pastry and Gelato programs for Professional Chefs, Patissier, Culinary Instructors, Advanced Students and Serious Home Gourmets

Programs include:
* 3 month Intensive Master of Italian Cuisine
* 1, 2 and 3 week courses in:
- Evolution and Foundation of Italian Cuisine
- Tradition & Evolution
- Italian Culinary Exploration
- Italian Wines & Haute Cuisine
- Advanced Mediterranean Cuisine
- Pastry, Desserts & Specialty Breads

* All programs are conducted in English