Sous Vide Intensive      Harold McGee Lecture Series Magic Potions Hydrocolloids
		Fundamentals of Wine Food & Wine Pairing
		Restaurant Management The Craft of Food Writing

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Food & Technology       NEW Sous Vide Intensive (2 classes) – For Chefs who are interested in learning sous-vide and low temperature cooking techniques and how to implement in restaurant settings. NEW Magic Potions: Hydrocolloids (2 or 3 classes) – Allow chefs to achieve almost any texture/flavor combination and to stabilize foods and solve many cooking problems. NEW Harold McGee Lecture Series (3 classes) – A culinary/scientific/historical adventure that will give you the tools to use scientific thinking in the kitchen.

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Wine Studies       Fundamentals of Wine (8 classes or 1 Weekend Intensive) – Learn to select and suggest wines with confidence, price it, store it, and train your staff to do the same! This course takes snobbery and mystery out of tasting and selling fine wine. Food & Wine Pairing (6 classes) – Overcome your fear of wine lists and pair any food with the perfect wine.

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Business Development       Restaurant Management (30 classes) - This unique hands-on real world course is taught by New York City’s leading industry professionals and experts and The FCI’s own Deans and Chef-Instructors. They will share their expertise, successes, setbacks, and secrets with you. The Craft of Food Writing (6 classes) – Learn to write food features, restaurant reviews, craft editor pitches, and more. Developed and taught our Dean of Food Journalism, Alan Richman, this real-world course will launch you into the exciting world of food journalism.

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Here is what sets The FCI apart…

• Flexible schedules that are tailored to fit around your busy schedules. We offer week night, Saturday, and weekend intensive (Fundamentals of Wine only) schedules.
• Hands-on Total Immersion^SM learning ensures that you will get the maximum hand-on, real-world learning in the shortest amount of time. It will strengthen your skills for an even more successful career.
• Expanded facilities that include new kitchens and classrooms to enhance your learning experience.