International Culinary Center

The International Culinary Center was a private for-profit culinary school headquartered in New York City. In 1984, it was founded, in New York City, as The French Culinary Institute by Dorothy Cann Hamilton and has campuses in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. The facilities included professional kitchens for hands-on cooking and baking classes, specialized wine tasting classrooms, a library, theater, and event spaces. In 2020, it merged into the Institute of Culinary Education, also in New York City. Locations New York City campus This location included L'Ecole restaurant on the ground floor and features fare from culinary program students, as well as a Culinary Theater that hosts events, forums, and lectures from graduates. The International Culinary Center was also home to FCI Catering & Events, which creates and caters both on and off-premises private events. California campus Opened in 2011, the center's California location was in Campbell, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The facilities consist of kitchens, a library, theaters, an event space and a wine tasting room, which hosts a sommelier training course. The facility was the former location of another culinary school, the Professional Culinary Institute. This location closed in 2018.