ALMA THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ITALIAN CUISINE

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2 ALMA THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ITALIAN CUISINE It s the leading international center for education and training in: Italian Cuisine Pastry Wines Management

3 HIGHLIGHTS OF UNIQUENESS OF ALMA AND TEACHING METHOD LOCATION AND FACILITIES BOARD OF TEACHING COURSES AND PROGRAMS

4 ALMA LOCATION ALMA has its Headquarters in the magnificent Palazzo Ducale of Colorno near Parma, equipped with the latest teaching and cooking facilities.

5 WHERE Colorno is a municipality in the Province of Parma 120 km from Milan 98 km from Bologna 185 km from Florence 244 km from Venice 459 km from Rome Parma is the core of the Italian Food Valley and seat of the European Authority for Food Safety (EFSA), is only 10 kilometers far from ALMA

6 Parma is an elegant city where reigns a refined atmosphere that can only be breathed in a 'petite capitale', with its centre rich of art, parks and treasures from different ages, it is a very welcoming place

7 Yet Parma is not only the city itself, the monuments or the tradition in music and culture: Parma also includes the province, a territory of infinite funds, a varied landscape that stretches from the Po river to the Appenines' crest, with small villages rich of history and liveliness, castles, medieval parish churches and theatres spread in the countryside.

8 The quality of the gastronomic products of Parma area is noted and recognized as coming origins of a land that provides matchless raw materials, then molded by a centuries-old tradition

9 An outstanding team of Italian culinary and pastry chefs, wine experts and connoisseurs of Italian food products, nutrition, food hygiene and history of food and wine. FACULTY

10 FACILITIES ALMA covers an area of square metres, and its classrooms are fully equipped for the training of professionals, with a great respect for the territory and for Italian culinary, pastry and sommellerie art as a common value:

11 7 TRAINING ROOMS Alma makes 7 Training Rooms available for courses, where the practical lessons take place and students can practice under the Chefs guidance. Each room features 20 individual cooking workstations complete with all necessary equipment to guarantee students enough room and autonomy in their work. All rooms are equipped with audiovisual systems.

12 2 BAKING AND PASTRY LABS Inside Alma s headquarters is a room given over entirely to Pastry-making, with 20 fully-equipped workstations arranged along a long marble work surface. This room is equipped with the very best tools used for professional pastrymaking. Each student has a complete set of tools available to follow the lesson step by step with the Chef.

13 3 DEMO ROOMS 1 AGORA Alma has 3 Demo Rooms for cookery lessons and demonstrations by lecturers: consisting of stall seating and fully-equipped kitchens, they also boast cameras connected to monitors to allow participants to follow the actions of the Chef who is teaching. Thanks to the audiovisual systems, participants in the courses can watch famous chefs at work right down to the smallest detail.

14 THE LECTURE HALL (AULA MAGNA) Inside Alma s headquarters is a lecture arranged like a theatre with 84 seats and a complete professional kitchen, for special events, demonstrations and conferences.

15 THE SOMELLERIE ROOM Contains 21 workstations created by Electrolux to a design by Alma, and boasts every kind of instrument to ensure toplevel teaching. Each workplace is equipped with a personal computer connected to Internet, a technical tasting area, a box to get rid of wine that has been tasted and individual lighting.

16 THE WINE CELLAR The wine cellar, settled in the basement of the 18th Century Reggia, includes a collection of Italian wines, and is specially conceived by ALMA to best represent wines and producers of every Italian region. It is equipped with an innovative research system, based on a peculiar use of light.

17 THE LIBRARY ALMA library is one of the most important in this field, with over volumes and a complete collection of food and beverage specialized newspapers and magazines, divided into one hundred subjects to simplify the research and to help study the lessons in depth. In support of students' cultural formation, gastronomic literature, art, cinema and theatre, history and culture, ancient people's cuisine, wines and sensory analysis flank more classical books on cuisine and gastronomy, dietetics and food education, gastronomic guides and books of recipes of the greatest Italian and International cooks. The library is furthermore provided with computers and an Internet point at students' disposal for their researches

18 2 KITCHENS RESTAURANT Two kitchens restaurant where students once a week experiment the life in a real restaurant and the pressure during service, feeding their schoolmates and ALMA Staff and guests.

19 THE RESTAURANT ALMA restaurant, where students meet daily, includes almost 200 places, and is often used as a perfect location for important National and International events.

20 Within walking distance to the School and to sport facilities, three comfortable residences, called ALMA Housing, are available, with 2, 3 or 4 bed apartments, including living room, kitchen and restrooms. 4 HOUSINGS

21 TEACHING PROGRAMS ADVANCED COURSE OF ITALIAN CUISINE BASIC TECHNIQUES COURSE ADVANCED PASTRY COURSE BASIC PASTRY COURSE ALMA WINE ACADEMY RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL JOINT PROGRAMS

22 PROGRAMS Advanced Course in Italian Cuisine (10 months) For italian speaking The first course in Italy. An high level program for those who want to invest in their future by learning Italian Cuisine from the greatest Chefs and the best teachers Certificate Issued: Professional Cook of Italian Cuisine

23 PROGRAMS Basic Techniques Course (2 months) For italian speaking It s been created to develop the basic necessary skills to start a professional career in the restaurant business; it is also a preparatory program to access the Advanced Course in Italian Cuisine, for those who don t have a previous experience. Certificate Issued: Certificate of Attendance

24 PROGRAMS Advanced Pastry Course (7 months) For italian speaking Designed to acquire and improve the fundamentals of the Italian Pastry, with the guide and the teaching of the Master Pastry Chefs. Certificate Issued: Professional Pastry Chef

25 PROGRAMS Basic Pastry Course (2 months) For italian speaking This cours is designed to acquire the fundamentals of professional pastry, and is preparatory for those who are willing to access the Advanced Pastry Course with no specific work experience Certificate Issued: Certificate of Attendance

26 ALMA WINE ACADEMY International wine training center Professional Sommelier Course (5 months) Certificate issued: Professional Sommelier PROGRAMS Master Sommelier Course Certificate issued: Master Sommelier - Italian Sommeliers Association

27 PROGRAMS Restaurant Manager For italian speaking (850 hours + e-learning) A course to acquire professional abilities on a high level in the organization and management on the hotel and refreshment activities, restaurant and food industry Certificate issued: Food and Beverage Manager

28 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS NETWORK ALMA has important partnership with major International Schools and they gave rise to a network including

29 Joint Program of Italian Cuisine Between ALMA and the PARTNER SCHOOLS

30 ALMA Partner School JOINT PROGRAM OF ITALIAN CUISINE: Mother Country Italy A period in the mother country A period in ALMA A period of internship Final Exam PROFESSIONAL COOK OF ITALIAN CUISINE CERTIFICATE Duration of the period in ALMA could be from 2 to 5 months Duration of the stage could be from 5 or 6 months

31 Subjects of the 2 months program in ALMA Subjects Italian Cuisine & Culture Products and Raw Materials Guest Chef Demo Cooking Demo Cooking Techniques and Practice Pastry Italian Micro Language Wines Field Trip

32 STAGE (5/6 months) Training The stage experience in a restaurant of Italian Cuisine will complete the program after the period at ALMA in Colorno. Learn the real life in an Italian restaurant Get the opportunity to work with professional Chefs and specialized operators Experience the peculiarities of a regional Italian Cuisine

33 Example is the highest form of teaching