Career
Italian Culinary Experience
This study-abroad program, available at The FCI's sister school, The International Culinary Center, is groundbreaking in its authentic and immersive approach to Italian cuisine and culture.
Classic Culinary Arts
In 600 hours, Classic Culinary Arts takes you from basic knife skills through training on every station on the line, providing you with real-world knowledge that will support you in any field of the culinary industry.
Classic Culinary Arts Wine Intensive
Set yourself apart by enhancing your culinary skills with experiential wine knowledge. In addition to developing the skills of a chef, you'll gain a deeper perspective on wine tasting and pairing.
Classic Culinary Arts Honors Program
The nine-month Classic Culinary Arts Honors Program offers an intensive 600-hour curriculum that teaches everything you need to know to launch your new career in the culinary industry, with the added credentials of graduating with distinction.
Classic Culinary Arts with Technology Concentration
Expand your education and add valuable expertise to your culinary tool kit by studying under the direction of Dave Arnold, our award-winning director of culinary technology and a leading practitioner in the field.
Classic Pastry Arts
Learn the skills you'll need to work in a pastry kitchen, from pâte à choux to sugar pulling—plus gain valuable insight into the opening your own pastry business. Over six months (or nine by night), this program builds on fundamental techniques taught from day one, reinforcing the basics as you advance through 19 units of learning.
Classic Pastry Arts Honors Program
Learn the essential techniques of the pastry kitchen over 600 hours of intensive hands-on study. Students in the honors program gain the knowledge and skills needed to build a successful career in any area of the pastry industry, with the added credentials of graduating with distinction.
Cake Techniques & Design
Study the classic cake baking and decorating techniques and also stay up to date with the latest trends in this 300-hour course. Under the guidance of your chef-instructors, you’ll gain the skills to create delicious showstopper cakes that are sure to be the centerpiece of attention.
Art of International Bread Baking
Over eight weeks, bake your way through an array of breads with global origins. Develop a fundamental understanding of the chemistry, ingredients, and hands-on techniques you need to achieve consistently excellent results.
Sommelier & Wine
Career
Intensive Sommelier Training
The first in the world to be approved by the renowned Court of Master Sommeliers®, our program combines lecture with intensive tastings, food pairings, and practice of service techniques. Students learn how to taste and evaluate bottles from around the world and have the option to take the Court of Master Sommeliers' Certified Sommelier Examination on-site at the end of the course.
Serious Amateur
Food and Wine Pairing
Through hands-on and "forks-on" learning, you'll explore wines from a variety of regions and learn how to enhance any meal with complementary pairings.
Fundamentals of Wine
Wine. It can be intimidating, mysterious, challenging… and profitable. In this eight-week course, led by instructors who have taught thousands within the culinary industry, you’ll learn how to taste, sell, and enjoy wines from all around the world.
Culinary Technology
Classic Culinary Arts with Technology Concentration
Expand your education and add valuable expertise to your culinary tool kit by studying under the direction of Dave Arnold, our award-winning director of culinary technology and a leading practitioner in the field.
Sous-Vide Intensive
Thanks to its ability to enhance food taste and texture in unique ways, sous-vide has become a popular culinary technique. Learn how you can incorporate sous-vide and other low-temperature cooking methods into your own kitchen repertoire.
Food Media
Essential Techniques for Food Styling
When you flip through the pages of a food magazine and find your mouth watering, you have a food stylist to thank. In this 10-hour class, an experienced food stylist will show you the tips and tricks of the trade for making irresistible, camera-ready food.
Serious Amateur
Culinary
Charcuterie and Pates
Embrace the age-old tradition of charcuterie and learn the techniques to create a delightful array of fine delicacies—cured meats, pâtés, sausages, and prosciutto—all in just three short sessions.
Culinary Techniques
Engage the culinary arts head-on in this intensive program, adapted from the curriculum used to train The FCI’s career students. Become immersed in the foundations of the chef’s repertoire during 110 intensive hours of study.
Essentials of Fine Cooking
Whether you’re a total kitchen neophyte or a confident cook wanting to learn more, our hands-on Essentials of Fine Cooking course will transform your culinary abilities… all in just eight sessions.
Essentials of Japanese Cuisine with Hiroko Shimbo
Geared toward anyone with a passion for Japanese food and culture, this course will give kitchen beginners and old hands alike a new appreciation for the richness and beauty of Japanese cuisine.
Knife Skills, Deboning, and Filleting
Learn how to execute the essential vegetable cuts, from julienne to chiffonade, with precision and gain the techniques to debone chickens and fillet whole fish.
Tapas Essentials
Learn techniques and recipes to prepare a variety of delicious, authentic Spanish tapas perfect for any occasion.
Pastry
Breakfast Breads and Pastries
Bake up a bounty of scrumptious breakfast favorites, including crumb muffins, sweet and savory biscuits, and glazed sticky buns.
Chocolate Candy and Confections
In 25 hours, attain the chocolate-making skill to make melt-in-your-mouth delights including truffles, bonbons, chocolate-dipped toffee and more.
Chocolate Desserts
Get the techniques and recipes to make deep, dark, and decadent chocolate desserts, plus a few decorating tips to make your creations shine.
Fondant and Royal Icing
Learn how to put the “icing on the cake” by employing fondant and royal icing to add polish and dimension to any cake. In this course, you’ll bake, construct, and decorate your own three-tier cake to spectacular effect.
Introduction to Tarts and Shortbreads
Acquire the skills to make buttery crusts, luscious tart fillings, and tantalizing embellishments for a variety of tarts.
Pastry Techniques
In this hands-on and in-depth course, amateur bakers who aspire to take their pastry skills to new heights, will acquire the skills and techniques to create a wide range of beautiful, delectable desserts.
Sugar Paste Flowers
Watch your creativity bloom as you progress through this 15-hour course. Learn the techniques to construct beautiful flowers, complete with petals, centers, leaves, and fine touches of color.
Bread
Artisanal Bread Baking
In this fun and inspiring class, The FCI’s chef-instructors will teach you the proper mixing, kneading, and baking techniques to make a wide variety of crispy, crusty breads from around the world.
Breakfast Breads and Pastries
Bake up a bounty of scrumptious breakfast favorites, including crumb muffins, sweet and savory biscuits, and glazed sticky buns.
Parisian Breads
In just 12 hours, learn how to mix, shape, proof, and bake a variety of delicious French breads at home.
Whole Grain & Flat Breads
In one intensive week, explore the flavorful world of delicious—and good-for-you—fresh whole grain and flat breads, and enjoy the richly satisfying experience of baking them.
For Teens
Cooking Camp for Teens
If you've ever dreamed of working in a professional kitchen, but been told to “wait until you're older,” your time has finally arrived. We designed this class specifically for young adults, ages 13 and above, who have a desire to learn the fundamentals of fine cooking.