ALMA – The School of Italian Culinary Arts
Why choose ALMA – The School of Italian Culinary Arts?
ALMA is an International Vocational Culinary School focused on the Italian Food Fine dining Cuisine and the Italian Style in the Hospitality Business and recognized as the most renowned school in Italy and abroad as higher education centre of specialization in Italian Cuisine. ALMA headquarters is located in the heart of the Food Valley inside the beautiful Ducal Palace of Colorno, in the countr...
ALMA is an International Vocational Culinary School focused on the Italian Food Fine dining Cuisine and the Italian Style in the Hospitality Business and recognized as the most renowned school in Italy and abroad as higher education centre of specialization in Italian Cuisine. ALMA headquarters is located in the heart of the Food Valley inside the beautiful Ducal Palace of Colorno, in the countryside just outside Parma, UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy and Culture City 2020. Since 2004 ALMA mission is to train the Next Generation of catering professionals through the most advanced techniques and the wisdom of the traditions, practice and gastronomic culture, the knowledge of raw materials and territories in the world of Italian food and wines. This is ALMA’s daily commitment to crea...
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by: Binita Debnath - IndiaProgram: Italian Culinary ProgramI came to ALMA-La scuola internazionale di cucina italiana in the spring of 2018 on a fresh and beautiful day. I am an engineer who loves to cook, found the courage to be a professional cook of Italian cuisine and took the flight to Italy. Having some idea of Italy and very clear dreams and ambitions I started my journey. To me cooking is an art. Everyone cooking the same dish with same ingredients but the dish didn't taste the same from everyones hands. I wondered why? As an engineer, I w...
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Interviews
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Maurizio Serra
Interviewed in 2021
Maurizio grew up in Parma. His first experiences were based on the traditional cuisine of Parma, where he was trained well in the profession. This was...
Maurizio Serra
Interviewed in 2021
What inspired you to travel abroad?
I arrived at ALMA in 2007, in October to be precise. It marked a turning point for me, also professionally, and from that point on, thanks to ALMA and the policy of the time, I was given many opportunities to grow, get involved, and carry forward the concept of teaching and of the thinking chef. He can be not only a good chef but also a good teacher, in order to help our future generations even more.
Fabio Amadei
Interviewed in 2021
Fabio Amadei is the Head of the Gastronomic Culture and Sustainability, as well as the Lecturer of Food Studies and Italian Culture for international ...
Fabio Amadei
Interviewed in 2021
What inspired you to travel abroad?
My favorite part of my job is what I call the unexpected. This is because, although a lesson can be planned, studied, and organized in detail, teaching always drives you inside a flow. It is quite like the sea waves that do not allow you to know exactly where they can arrive; at the same time, when you enter the class, there is a point of departure and an ideal point of arrival, but then the dynamic of the class leads you to explore unfamiliar shores, but always guided by the concept of sharing.
Laura Torresin
Interviewed in 2021
Laura started working in the kitchen out of passion. She decided to leave for Australia and spent a year traveling, always working in the kitchen. Aft...
Laura Torresin
Interviewed in 2021
What inspired you to travel abroad?
When I finished my second working experience in Australia, I returned to Italy. I came to Alma just to say hello and I was offered to stay and work as chef assistant. I took the opportunity as it seemed interesting to me; I worked several years as a chef assistant, starting in the central kitchen of the school, and then I had several experiences supporting our Guest Chefs and assisting the instructors in the courses for foreign students.
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