Artisan Gelato: Technique & Production, 1 week full immersion at ICI
Home Page for the Italian Institute for Advanced Culinary and Pastry Arts

Master of Italian Cuisine
January 8 - April 7, 2012
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JANUARY 2012
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
             

8

Arrival and welcome dinner

9

The Foundation of Italian Haute Cuisine: Tastings, Technical Overview, Olive Oil Analysis

10

Base Preparations

Molecular Cuisine & Advanced Cooking Tecniques

11

Neither Meat nor Fish, Mediterranean and Alternative Cuisine & "Cucina Espressa"

12

Pasta, pasta, pasta...!

13

Focaccia, Pizza and Specialty Breads: Tradition and Evolution According to ICI

14

CULTURAL TRAVEL:
Market Visit

15

FREE DAY

16

FREE DAY

17

Pastry, Cakes and Desserts

18

CULTURAL TRAVEL: Visit and Tasting to a Wine Producer

19

The Foundation of Regional Italian Cuisine; Regional Italian Cooking

20

Cooking examination and recap

21

CULTURAL TRAVEL: Market Visit

Artisan Gelato Tasting

22

FREE DAY

 

23

Curing meats and butchering: selecting livestock at the farm

24

Curing meats: South Italy

25

Sausage making : Cured Sausage

 

26

Sausage making : Cured Sausage

27

Curing meats: Tuscany & North Italy

28

Sausage making: Fresh Sausage

Distillation Part I: Making the Mash.

29

FREE DAY

30

Distillation Part II: The science & Techniques Necessary for In-house Distilling of Spirits and the Extraction of Natural Essences

31

Menu Development, Service Types, Palate Psychology

       
Sommelier: Pairing Italian Dessert Wine
Lab time Cultural Travel &
Special Events
Free time


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FEBRUARY 2012
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
     

1

Creating menus:
Planning recipes &
selecting courses.

2

Creating menus:
Scaling and purchasing, selecting wines

3

Creating menus:
Preparation & misenplace

4

Creating menus:
Execution & Presentation

Visit to market to select menu items

5

FREE DAY

6

Conserving: Science & Morphology

7

Cured/Salted Seafood

8

Jams & Marmalades

9

Marinating, pickling & sun-drying vegetables

10

Marinating, pickling & sun-drying vegetables

11

CULTURAL TRAVEL: Market Visit

12

FREE DAY

13

FREE DAY

 

14

FREE DAY

15

FREE DAY

16

Vegetable and Fruit Sculpturing

17

Artisan and Hearth Baking:
Pizza

18

CULTURAL TRAVEL: Market Visit

Pizza Party

19

FREE DAY

 

20

FREE DAY

21

FREE DAY

22

SPECIAL:
Traditional patissier for Carnivale

23

Pasta Party

24

CULTURAL TRAVEL to an Agriturismo

25

Curing meats: North Italy

26

FREE DAY

27

FREE DAY

28

CULTURAL TRAVEL
to an artisan producer of Terracotta & Ceramics

29

CULTURAL TRAVEL to a Wine Maker

 

 

 

Lab time Cultural Travel &
Special Events
Free time

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MARCH 2012
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
       

1

Sommelier: Pairing Italian White Wines

Creating menus:
Planning recipes,
selecting courses, scaling & purchasing, selecting wines

2

Creating menus:
Preparation & misenplace

3

Creating menus:
Preparation & misenplace

Visit to market to select menu items

4

Creating menus:
Execution & Presentation

5

FREE DAY

 

6

FREE DAY

7

FREE DAY

8

FREE DAY

9

FREE DAY

10

Cultural Excursion to Sicily

11

Cultural Excursion to an Organic Honey Producer

12

Cultural Excursion to Extra Virgin Olive Oil Producer

13

Sommelier:
Pairing Italian Reds

14

Patissier: Plated Desserts & Decoration

15

Patissier: Plated Desserts & Decoration

16

Artisan Baking:
Specialty Breads

17

Artisan Baking:
Grissini, Ciabatta, Ciabattina & Focaccia

18

CULTURAL TRAVEL: Market Visit

19

FREE DAY

20

FREE DAY

21

Artisan Gelato Production: Science & Balancing

22

Artisan Gelato Production: Bases

23

Artisan Gelato Production: Desserts & Service

24

Artisan Gelato Production: Personalizing

25

CULTURAL TRAVEL: Market Visit

26

FREE DAY

27

FREE DAY

28

FREE DAY

29

Visit to an artisan sheep's and goat's cheese maker

30

In-house cheese making: Fresh cheese for quick use

31

In-house cheese making: Hard cheese for aging

Artisan Gelato Production: Creating a laboratory and Rollout
Lab time Cultural Travel &
Special Events
Free time

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APRIL 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

1

CULTURAL TRAVEL: Market visit to a 1000 year old flour mills located in a medieval town

2

FREE DAY

3

Creating menus:
Preparation & misenplace

4

Creating menus:
Preparation & misenplace

5

Creating menus:
Execution & Presentation

6

Gala Dinner & Awards' Ceremony

7

Departure


Visit to market to select menu items
Lab time Cultural Travel &
Special Events
Free time