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Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts, Paris:
Located in the heart of Paris, Ferrandi School of Culinary Arts provides quality education in the fields of French Cooking and French Pastry to local and international students from around the world - from secondary vocational education to continuing education for professionals. We offer intensive cooking and pastry programs taught in English that include internships. In addition, we provide week-long training courses in specialized areas of French Cuisine and French Pastry / Breads, half-day pastry courses, and customized cookery courses for professional cooks, pastry chefs, bakers and caterers.

Certification:

On successful completion of your training, including the internship, you will be awarded a Certificate of Successful Completion, from Ferrandi and the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Quality Culinary Education:

At Ferrandi, it is our philosophy is that theory is best integrated when it is accompanied by hands-on practice. This is why 70% of course hours on our Intensive Professional Programs are spent in the kitchen or lab.

With top-notch learning facilities, our pedagogy is based on hands-on practice, individual and team work, and personalized guidance by qualified instructors, who all have significant, top-level industry experience with Michelin-starred chefs and other prestigious employers.

With strong emphasis placed on hygiene, work organization, good habits and appropriate gestures, our programs are professionally-oriented. To reinforce the importance of a solid understanding of the professional environment, you will be assigned responsibilities in the lab on a rotating basis.

French Cuisine / French Pastry Courses:


• Intensive Professional Programs - taught in English:
Designed to provide a solid foundation of skills in French Pastry or French Cuisine, these professional courses cover a wide repertoire of techniques and recipes that you will build on during your internship and later your career.

- French Cuisine: 5 months (660 hours) + 3 to 6 month internship
- French Pastry: 5 months (660 hours) + 3 to 6 month internship
- French Bread Baking: 10 weeks (340 hours) + 2 month internship (optional)

• Training Weeks:
- French Breads and Viennoiseries
- Classic Pastries
- Chocolate and confiserie
- Cuisine bistronomique & more..

• Half-day Pastry Courses:
- Choux pastry: sweet and savory variations
- Introduction to the Macaron

• Customized courses for professional cooks, pastry chefs, bakers and caterers

Excellent Location in Paris:

Our culinary arts school is conveniently located in the heart of Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Prés districts and is easily accessible by public transport.

Nearby, you will find the beautiful Jardin du Luxembourg with its famous Latin Quarter and its students, and from the top of the Montparnasse Tower you can admire one of the finest views of Paris.

Our school is also close to numerous cafes, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, renowned luxury shops and many places of culture.

Email: Contact Us
Address: 28 rue de l'abbé Grégoire, Paris, France
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2022-06-01 were from:

bridgetown, Barbados; DUBAI, UAE; Abudhabi, UAE; and more.
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• Improve your cooking prowess with an intensive culinary arts course taught in English or French by world-renowned chefs! 

• Ducasse Education is a top culinary and pastry school that provides short and longer-term cooking programs to locally-based students, French students, and international students.

• Our two schools are Centre Formation Alain Ducasse, situated in Argenteuil, a north-western Paris suburb, and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Pâtisserie, in Yssingeaux in south-central France.

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• Ducasse Education was founded by Alain Ducasse - the legendary award-winning chef & restauranteur, whose restaurants had a total of 21 Michelin stars in 2014.

• Our four fully-equipped professional kitchens offer students the opportunity to improve existing skills or to develop new cooking techniques.

• Dedicated to training, they are the dream kitchen of any cook, and the ideal tool for performing creative, quality cooking.

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Tastes of Provence
Courses / Programs
Enjoy a gourmet tour or a quality cooking course in France with Tastes of Provence! Located in Aix-en-Provence in southeastern France, Tastes of Provence provides themed tours, cooking classes and pastry classes for adults from around the world.

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Every tour includes a trip to the 700 year old marketplace of Aix-en-Provence, where you can meet the local farmers and sample their amazing food products.
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Pauline Fraisse Art & Culture, Paris
Courses / Programs
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Courses / Programs
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We offer French Cooking and French Pastry classes taught in English at one star Michelin level, practical work experience placements (internships), and French language courses.

Students receive a French Gourmet Certificate or Diploma upon full completion of a program. Students from Europe do not require a visa.

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1-Month Gourmet Certificate Programs:
- Pastry & Cooking

8-week or 12-week Gastronomic Certificate Programs:
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Combined with intensive French language lessons

Gastronomic + Internship Program:
- 12-week Gastronomic Program plus 4-month internship in a French hotel/restaurant

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Gastro Academy at the French House Party, Carcassonne
Courses / Programs
• The Gastro Academy at The French House Party is a high-calibre residential French cookery school near the beautiful and historic city of Carcassonne, in the Languedoc-Roussillon area of South West France.

• Carcassonne is only 50 miles from Toulouse which has an international airport. Ryanair also fly directly to Carcassonne from the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and Paris Beauvais international airport. 

• Gastro Academy provides all-inclusive cooking holidays for individuals and groups from around the world.

• Cookery classes, taught in English and French, are suitable for anyone passionate about food (from beginners to experienced cooks).

• Our culinary vacations combine superb accommodation, top-quality food, and award-winning Michelin-star French chefs as course tutors.

• We offer scheduled French cooking vacations through Spring, Summer and Autumn, and also tailor-make cookery holidays for groups of 6 or more food & wine enthusiasts, culinary students, hospitality professionals and seniors.

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Testimonial:
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 Gourmet Explorer:
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 Advanced Gourmet Explorer:
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Courses / Programs
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The owner Marlene Deparis teaches classic French cuisine and French pastry by explaining the interaction of ingredients within each dish, not by following a recipe to the dot.

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