Professional Cooking Course
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Italian Cuisine
Lucca
Italian Cuisine
Lucca
Italian Cuisine
Lucca
Italian Cuisine
Lucca
Italian Cuisine
Lucca
Italian Cuisine
Lucca
Italian Cuisine
Lucca
Italian Cuisine
Lucca
WELCOME TO THE
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN LUCCA
Italian Cooking School in Lucca Tuscany, Professional Cooking Class and Cooking Class for Lovers
OUR STORY AND THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SCHOOL
The beginnings of Italian Cuisine
The beginnings of the Italian Cuisine school date back to 1985, when Professor Nobuo Nishimura, owner of the Japanese publishing house Bunryu, started promoting Italian traditions in Japan. Nishimura decided to entrust the young chef Gianluca Pardini, who he had met a few years earlier in Tokyo, with the task of training Japanese chefs in Italy.
Today
After many years in the Sienese hills, the school moved to Lucca in 2004, increasing its business and opening its doors to aspiring chefs from Italy and all over the world: from the United States to Japan, from Russia to Lithuania. Director and chef Gianluca Pardini has always been recognized by all as the soul the school: together with his close-knit team he is actively involved in the business, teaching the beauty and challenges of dealing with the stove every day and constantly keeping in step with the times.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Our extensive experience in teaching Italian and specifically Tuscan cuisine guarantee the school’s status as a place of excellence.
COOKING LESSONS
Our lessons take place in the kitchen according to a practical approach that gives students the chance to fully immerse themselves in studying Italian cuisine and learning the most innovative techniques. At the end of the kitchen-based learning process, students undertake an internship.
A SCHOOL IN THE HISTORICAL CENTRE
The school’s location within Lucca’s centuries-old city walls makes it the perfect setting for combining study, work, rest, and leisure, in an enchanting and evocative environment.
COOKING CLASSES
PROFESSIONAL COURSES, COOKING LESSONS FOR FOREIGNERS, COOKING CLASSES FOR FOOD LOVERS
WHY CHOOSE US FOR A CAREER IN THE RESTAURANT WORLD ?
Italian Cuisine stands out thanks to its decades of teaching experience and the care and attention it reserves for each individual student, making everyone feel actively involved in the creative process and at every stage of learning.
Limited places
Our professional courses are open to a maximum of 12 participants each time to give every student their own space and importance.
The best teachers
The best chefs, artisan bakers, and pastry chefs from Tuscany and beyond with national and international reputations contribute by sharing their knowledge to ensure comprehensive training.
Life as a chef
To fully prepare our students, professional courses are organised based on a method that involves splitting the class into working groups: the kitchen is a team and our school teaches the meaning of collaboration.
In-depth workshops
During the professional course, 90% of which takes place in the kitchen classroom, in-depth workshops are held focusing on specific areas such as oil, wine, and butchery.
Internships
For optimal learning and readiness for joining the world of work, Italian Cuisine has always organised internships for its students in the best restaurants in Italy and beyond. Italian Cuisine is a training agency recognized by the Tuscany Region.
Internationality
Italian Cuisine takes the unique approach of encouraging the exchange and encounter of different cultures in its cuisine, with the aim of enriching each student's cultural background.
NEWS
Italian Cuisine
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Lesson at Italian Cuisine
One day of lessons at the International Academy of Italian Cuisine in Lucca
Professional course
A typical day at our school during the professional course
Erasmus+ Project
Italian Cuisine Lucca was part of the EARTH - Erasmus project from 2017 to 2019 +
More info in the Projects section of the site
Chef Gianluca Pardini presents: gnocchi with wild herbs
Italian Cuisine moves to Chef Gianluca Pardini's home! #iorestoacasa e cucino!
Chef Gianluca Pardini presents tricolor pasta
Chef Gianluca Pardini makes pasta at home
LUCCA
it is one of the most beautiful and loved cities of art in Tuscany
The city of Lucca is a small jewel immersed in the Tuscan countryside.
Surrounded by a wall that dates back to around 1500, the historical centre boasts multiple attractions, including:
the Cathedral of San Martino and its statue of Ilaria del Carretto carved by Jacopo della Quercia,
Piazza di San Michele with the splendid Church of San Michele in Foro dating from Roman times,
the Basilica of San Frediano with a 13th-century mosaic of the Ascension of Christ,
and the Torre delle Ore and the olive-tree topped Torre Guinigi – climb the towers to admire the town and the surrounding valleys.
The walls, a typical example of modern fortification, are now the perfect place to walk, rest and ride a bike, observing the nearby Apuane mountains.
Lucca is only 25 km from Pisa, 46 km from Castelnuovo Garfagnana, 70 km from Florence, and 30 km from Forte dei Marmi.
CONVICTUS:
an ideal student’s residency for all the students who come to Lucca to study Cooking, Art, Musics.
Convictus is based in the historical center, in a former Convent: staying in the Convictus means living a thrilling collective experience.
SOME CREATIONS
MADE BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ITALIAN CUISINE
