Cordon Bleu Cooking School - 3 year European Bachelor in the Arts of Italian Cuisine

Cordon Bleu has been operational since 1985 and is one of the oldest culinary schools in Tuscany and to celebrate their 30th anniversary, they moved from via di Mezzo to via Giusti to Palazzo Panciatichi Ximenes, a 16th century Florentine palace.

This culinary academy boasts 3 classrooms, 3 renovated kitchens with up-to-date professional equipment and an amazing library available to all students. This is the perfect place to rediscover the traditions and history of cooking as well as new horizons.

This is an advanced course in the technical, culinary, artistic, historical and business management fields and ranks as a reference course in Italy.

Included in this course is the technical and practical preparation of cooking, confectionary, ice cream making, the production of fresh pasta, chocolate making and sugar processing as well as an in-depth study of business management, marketing and design. Food tasting and the tasting of wine, beers, alcoholic beverages and cocktails will also be areas of study.

The conclusion of this Italian cooking course includes a thesis consisting of a written paper, a practical test and a theoretical test.