French Culinary Institute

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The French Culinary Institute (FCI) is a cooking school in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1984 by Dorothy Cann Hamilton, FCI offers full-time courses in culinary arts, pastry arts, and international bread baking. The school also offers part-time courses in restaurant management, wine studies, and food technology, as well as a variety of amateur courses in specialized topics on food and wine. FCI is consistently ranked among the top cooking schools in the country ^[1][2]. In April 2006, The French Culinary Institute received “The Award of Excellence for Vocational Cooking School from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).”

Contents 1 Senior faculty 2 Notable alumni 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Senior faculty

• Dean of Special Programs: Jacques Pépin
• Executive Vice President, Dean Emeritus: Alain Sailhac
• Dean of Classic Studies: André Soltner
• Dean of Italian Studies: Cesare Casella
• Dean of Pastry Arts: Jacques Torres
• Dean of Food Journalism: Alan Richman
• Dean of Wine Studies: Marnie Old

[edit] Notable alumni

• Dan Barber – Best Chef in America 2009 by the James Beard Foundation, Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People of 2009
• Bobby Flay – Food Network personality, chef and owner, Mesa Grill & Bolo, New York, NY
• Wylie Dufresne - chef and owner, wd~50, New York, NY
• David Chang (chef) – named Rising Star Chef in 2007, Best Chef: New York City 2008 by the James Beard Foundation
• Lee Anne Wong - 4th place *Top Chef season 1
• Donatella Arpaia - successful New York City restaurateur; judge on The Food Network reality TV series The Next Iron Chef
• Luke Townsend - Youngblood photographer for Manhattan Mercury.
• Daisy Martinez - Cookbook author and host of "Viva Daisy" on The Food Network.

[edit] External links

• The French Culinary Institute
• The International Culinary Center

[edit] References