ALMA - The International School of Italian Cuisine is hosted in the magnificent 18th-century-Ducal Palace of Colorno, located in a beautiful Italian-style garden. The school is 10 km from Parma, the heart of the Italian Food Valley, where also EFSA - the European Food Safety Authority is located.
This outstanding historical location is equipped with the latest teaching and cooking facilities to educates chefs, pastry chefs, sommeliers and F&B managers from all over the world.
It covers over 5.000 mq with: a conference room and an agora room with kitchens, 7 training classrooms, 4 demo classrooms, 2 pastry labs and 1 sommellerie room fully equipped with A/V system, a 17th century wine cellar, 1 sensory analysis lab, 1 R&D kitchen, 1 library with 12.000 culinary books, newspapers and dvd collections, a central kitchen and 2 restaurants seating 180 guests.
ALMA is the world’s leading international educational and training centre for Italian Cuisine.
ALMA educates chefs and sommelier from all around the world, forming professionals of Italian Cuisine with training programs at the highest level, executed by world’s leading teachers.
The most advanced techniques and the wisdom of the traditions, practice and gastronomic culture, the knowledge of raw materials and territories in the world of Italian food and wines, and much more, constitute a unique and enthralling didactic method.
The ALMA Method.
TURN YOUR PASSION
INTO A PROFESSION
A unique course in Italy, for those who want to invest in their future by learning Italian Cuisine from the best teachers and awarded Chefs.
7 months
BASIC TECHNIQUES COURSE OF
ITALIAN CUISINE
BASIC PASTRY TECHNIQUES COURSE
ADVANCED COURSE OF
ITALIAN CUISINE
ADVANCED PASTRY COURSE
The right course to develop the basic skills required to start a professional career in the industry of food and beverage.
2 months
An intensive program focusing on the basic notions, skills and techniques of Professional Pastry. This course can be preparatory to access the Advanced Pastry Course.
Attending this course does also facilitate a job placement as pastry chef assistant in restaurants or pastry labs
1 month
For those who want to acquire and improve the fundamentals of Italian pastry with the teaching and the guidance of great pastry Chefs.
7 months
COURSES IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE
FOOD & BEVERAGE MANAGER COURSE
ADVANCED COURSE OF SALA & BAR
ADVANCED COURSE OF SOMMELLERIE
A unique course in Italy, aiming at forming professionals in the world of wine and beverage, such as Sommelier or Brand Ambassador.
6 months
A course to acquire professional abilities on a high level in the organization and management of food costs for hotels and restaurants.
8 months (2 days a week)
This intensive, full-time advanced course has been designed to teach the real Italian Style hospitality so to become Assistant Restaurant & Bar Manager professional. This course responds to the job market demand in a concrete and solid way and ease the access to renown national and international restaurants and hotels.
6 months
A course to complete the professional education of a Sommelier, through a specific program dedicated to wine and beverage management and communication.
9 months (1 day a week)
COURSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The course is designed to give to International Students not just theoretical and practical training in advanced Italian Cuisine but a real full Italian Experience.
7 months
Professional Certificate issued:
Cook of Italian Cuisine
Structure:
2-month in-school phase in ALMA headquarters
5-month internship in a top italian restaurant or hotel structure
ICP
COURSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The program aims at teaching the fundamentals of Italian modern Pastry in its regional variations with theory, demonstrations and training classes.
Discover the authentic tradition of Italian Pastry and get your Professional Certificate of Italian Pastry Chef!
7 months
Professional Certificate issued:
Italian Pastry Chef
Structure:
2-month in-school phase in ALMA headquarters
5-month internship in a top italian restaurant or pastry lab
IMPP
COURSES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ALMA is a center of excellence where professional cooks can find ideas, experiences and incentives to keep improving their skills. ALMA realizes tailor-made courses, specially conceived to meet the requirements of Restaurant Businesses, Chains of Hotels and Grand Hotels, Culinary Schools and Institutions.
The structure and the content of each program are arranged in close collaboration with the customer, in order to obtain the best result for every course.
ALMA has developed partnerships with 20 Culinary Schools all over the world. Together with our partners, we have designed tailor made courses, called Joint Programs.
The first part of the joint program consists in a course taking place in the student’s country of origin.
During the second part students arrive in Colorno to start the residential phase and then, they complete this lifetime experience with an internship in a renowned Italian restaurant with the objective to put into practice what they learnt during their course. This experience gives students the opportunity to deal with restaurant timings and pressure, to interact with professional Chefs and specialized operators and to experience the peculiarities of the regional Italian Cuisine.
TAILOR MADE COURSES
JOINT PROGRAMS BETWEEN ALMA AND
THE PARTNER SCHOOLS
The International Culinary Center New York
internationalculinarycenter.com
GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE Chef School - Toronto
georgebrown.ca
ITHQ
(Institut de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie du Quebec) - Montréal
ithq.qc.ca
IL CUOCO
Italian Culinary Institute - Seoul
ilcuocoalma.co.kr
NSI TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute - Sydney
tafensw.edu.au - nsi.tafensw.edu.au
SENAC
Centro Universitario - São Paulo
senac.br
MAUSI SEBESS
Instituto de Artes Culinarias – Buenos Aires
mausisebess.com
WESTMINSTER KINGSWAY COLLEGE London
westking.ac.uk
MSA Mutfak Sanatlan Akademisi - Istanbul
msa.tc AIMS Institute - Bangalore acharyaims.ac.in SRM University - Chennai srmuniv.ac.in SAROSH Institute of Hotel Administration - Mangalore
sihainst.com
PRUE LEITH Centurion - Johannesburg
prueleith.co.za
ALMA La Scuola Internazionale di Cucina Italiana
alma.scuolacucina.it
BIC
Biotechnical Educational Centre - Ljubljana
bic-lj.si
KULIN
Culinary Institute - Sisak
kulinst.com
CESSA
Universidad - Mexico City
cessa.edu.mx
ECOLE D’ART CULINAIRE DE MIYAGI Sendai
miyacho.ac.jp
VTC
Hospitality Industry Training & Development Centre and Chinese Cuisine Training Institute of VTC- Hong Kong
vtc.edu.hk
MING TAI High School - Taiwan
mtvs.tcc.edu.tw
KDU
University College - Kuala Lumpur
kdu.edu.my
Il Cuoco
Italian Culinary Institute
CESSA
UNIVERSIDAD
ALMA INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
ALMA has a strong international vocation and this is the reason why it has created a network of great educational centres all over the world. In collaboration with its partner schools, ALMA organises special Italian Cooking Courses, structured on periods of study and practical training in Italy during in-school periods and externship periods at the most renowned Italian restaurants.
ALMA – PLAN BOOKS
From ALMA collaboration with Edizioni Plan, an editing project proposing a new approach to combine school education and profession.
Up-to-date materials elaborated and experimented by the most internationally renowned Chefs, Pastry Chefs and Sommeliers to train the upcoming generations of restaurant and food & beverage industry professionals.
ALMA VIVA is an international appointment for ALMA to celebrate Italian Cuisine with meetings, demonstrations and cultural gastronomic events, involving cooks, teachers, students, journalists, institutions and companies supporting its activity in Italy and all around the world.
alma.scuolacucina.it/almaviva
Caseus is the National contest dedicated to the world of cheese, a competition conceived to add value to this great patrimony of Italian gastronomy through the relevant products and professionals. Director of ALMA CASEUS is Renato Brancaleoni, the great Italian cheese refiner.
almacaseus.it
ALMA MAESTRO Club is the community designed for all those professionals who will never end seeking for more learning. It is planned to be precisely addressed to school heads, academic teachers and practical instructors of catering and hospitality training institutes.
alma.scuolacucina.it/alma_maestro
ALMA actually helps graduates in finding their way into the working world by using ALMAlink a ‘virtual noticeboard’ restricted to ALMA graduates and accessible to companies looking for qualified professionals.
Rector: Gualtiero Marchesi
President: Enzo Malanca
General Manager: Andrea Sinigaglia
Coordinator of Culinary Arts: Giovanni Ciresa
Coordinator of Pastry Arts: Matteo Berti
ALMA SHAREHOLDERS
Chamber of Commerce of Parma Province of Parma
Unione Parmense degli Industriali Cariparma Crédit Agricole
Ascom Parma FIPE
Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano Consorzio Tutela del Lambrusco di Modena APACOOP
Associazione Industriali delle Carni - ASS.I.CA. Consorzio Olio Toscano
Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma Confcooperative Emilia-Romagna Consorzio Vini Reggiani
Istituto Nazionale Espresso Italiano
Alimentare Servizi srl (Federalimentare) Consorzio Salumi Tipici Piacentini
Editoriale il Mondo del Latte srl (Assolatte) Consorzio Tutela Vini DOC Colli Piacentini Consorzio Tutela Vini Colli di Parma
Federdoc
Consorzio Produttori di Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena Consorzio Vini Colli Bolognesi
ALMA S.r.l. is the result of a collaboration between private and public institutions such as the Provincia di Parma and Chamber of Commerce, aiming to improve the value of Italian cuisine and products, as well as their development and spread all over the world.
ACCREDITED SUPPLIERS
METRO - Official Suppliers
ANTICA CORTE PALLAVICINA - Culatello and Delicatessen COCCODÌ - Eggs
CORMAN PROFESSIONAL - Butter ELIA’S TOUR - Transfers and car rentals ESSEDUE - Professional Slicer
FRIGOMAT s.r.l. - Ice cream machine
GRECI INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARE - Prontofresco ICAM INDUSTRIA DOLCIARIA - Chocolate
LENTI - Cooked ham
ORVED - Vacuum Packing Machines PARMAREGGIO - Parmigiano Reggiano TERRE DUCALI - Parma Ham DOP SDS - Hotellerie
SERVIZIEVOLE.IT - Technology & Commmunication ZAFFERANO 3 CUOCHI - Saffron
COMMUNICATION & PRESS OFFICE
Events & Communication
Tel. + 39 0521 525212 - eventi@scuolacucina.it
Press Office
Binario Immagine & Comunicazione
CONTACTS US
Piazza Garibaldi, 26
43052 Colorno (Parma) Italia Tel. +39 0521 525211 Fax +39 0521 525252 alma.scuolacucina.it infoalma@scuolacucina.it PARMA COLORNO BOLOGNA PARMA aeroporto MILANO FIDENZA LA SPEZIA 44.93000120271536 10.375417470932006
GPS
almascuoladicucina follow@Alma_SchoolP rinted in n o vember 2014
