Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners - ICIF

Since 1991 we have been promoting Italian cuisine, culture, and enology around the world through our professional training courses. ICIF is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 to protect and defend the image of Italian Cuisine and Italian products among professionals who work in restaurants abroad. Since its foundation, ICIF has organized Master Courses (two months of theoretical and practical training at the school, plus a four-month internship period at selected restaurants) and Short Courses (general and themed) for groups of young Italian and foreign professionals (Chefs, Sommeliers, Restaurateurs), who want to specialize in Italian Oenology and Cuisine.

Over the years students have graduated from Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Korea, Philippines, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, India, Turkey, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Perù, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Iran, USA, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Venezuela, Honduras, El Salvador, Chile, Colombia, Santo Domingo and of course, Italy.