The International Culinary Center (originally known as the French Culinary Institute) was a
privatefor-profitculinary school from 1984 to 2000 headquartered in
New York City, United States. The facilities included professional kitchens for hands-on cooking and baking classes,
wine tasting classrooms, a library, theater, and event spaces. The school merged with the
Institute of Culinary Education in 2000.
History
The International Culinary Center was founded by
Dorothy Cann Hamilton[1] in 1984 as the French Culinary Institute.[2] When the school first opened, it was visited by chef
Julia Child, who reportedly arranged to have the school profiled on Good Morning America one week later.[3]
The International Culinary Center had two campuses, one in
New York City and the other in the
San Francisco Bay area.[4] The New York City location included the L'Ecole restaurant on the ground floor as well as a Culinary Theater that hosted events, forums, and lectures from graduates.[5] The International Culinary Center was also home to FCI Catering & Events, which created and catered both on- and off-premises private events.[6] Its California location opened in 2011 in
Campbell, in the
San Francisco Bay Area.[4] The facilities consisted of kitchens, a library, theaters, an event space and a wine tasting room. The facility was the former location of the Professional Culinary Institute.[3]