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let the magic of enchant you Vittorio Santoro PRESIDENT

our centre iS at the cutting edge of reSearch, profeSSionaliSM, technology and art in all culinary diSciplineS. We are the cornerStone of the Whole Sector, offering KnoW hoW and profeSSional SKillS With rigour and paSSion.

VITTORIO SANTORO, founder and chairman of the school, has been the school’s chief executive officer (ceo) right from the start. One of the founders of the school and honorary president, Master pastry chef Iginio Massari, has been the first relais desserts international in and a five-time world champion trainer in pastry and chocolate-making. A technical and scientific committee, composed by a very high level team members, supervises all education programs ensuring that professionals in the culinary arts receive an updated training. cast alimenti the italian culinary school “LA SCUOLA DEI MESTIERI DEL GUSTO”

caSt alimenti, i.e. “Centro Arte, Scienza e Tecnologia dell’Alimento” (Food, Art, Science and Technology Centre), is a training and specialization school founded in in 1996. The only centre in Italy providing specific courses in all the “mestieri del gusto” (culinary arts) in specially equipped classroom-laboratories. caSt alimenti is addressed to young students and established professionals alike and offers teachers and equipment which allow knowledge and know-how to be combined. We pay great attention to typical “Made in italy” products, on which our study programs and practical lessons are based.

brescia and its surroundings

CAST ALIMENTI is located in Brescia, an interesting city between and , a few miles away from and , in a great area rich in culture, history, art, nature, and with a long tradition of good food and wines; many tourists visit the city every year. CAST ALIMENTI is located in the heart of the Valley, Italy’s most important river, in one of the best-known areas in Italy and abroad for the quality and excellence of its local products such as Franciacorta and Lugana wines, balsamic vinegar, ham and culatello, white and black truffles, extravergin Olive oil, and Parmigiano Reggiano. An efficient transport network allows easy access to Brescia (motorways, airports and railway). CAST ALIMENTI is located nearby the Brescia Metro station (10 minutes away from the main train station).

the school in numbers

1500 5000 participants professionals attending visiting courses CAST Alimenti every year every year 12 300 classroom courses and training laboratories activities per year cast alimenti recognitions caSt alimenti is recognized by the Ministry of education, university and research, the of , the national order of food technologists. caSt alimenti complies with the iSo 9001 Quality System certification and with the code of ethics which guaranties its professional conduct. cast alimenti EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES our method, training and specialisation courses

CAST Alimenti is the Institute where Great Master Chefs educate learners on the Italian food heritage with rigor and passion, and a forward-thinking training center to rely on to turn dreams into tangible projects. The educational methodology applied to Advanced Training Programs (medium to long terms core courses) can be so summarized: pragmatism, limited number of attendees for a better teacher-student ratio, facilities with state of art equipment, multimedia learning tools, simulation of work situations, full involvement of the participants thanks to a catalog of concentration courses which allows to keep up to date all through the career.

We form chefs, pastry chefs, bakers, pizza pasta and GELATO creators, barmen, chocolate makers.

cast alimenti related MASTERS

Iginio massari Piergiorgio giorilli Luigi biasetto Leonardo di carlo Ernesto iaccarino Carlo cracco Odette fada Luca montersino Chicco cerea Loretta fanella Davide oldani Stefano cerveni Emmanuele forcone Claudio sadler Davide comaschi Gianluca fusto Maurizio santin

Albert adrià Frédéric bau Albert Raurich foyo Andoni Luis aduriz Edouard bechoux Oriol Castro forns FRANCISCO TORREBLANCA Frédéric bourse PIERRE HERMé Olivier bajard Jordi butron Angelo musa Oriol balaguer Christophe felder Jordi roca cast alimenti THE SCHOOL of WORLD CHAMPIONs

caSt alimenti boasts the highest number of world titles in culinary disciplines. We are the training centre for all the cooking, pastry, gelato and baking teams taking part in national and international competitions. training for competitions, as well as secondary national and international events, give our students the opportunity to refine their self-discipline, rigor, commitment, perseverance and product research and our school the chance to develop the most advanced educational methods and techniques.

COMPETITIONS WON 17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

cast alimenti WhoM We WorK With

presidenza della repubblica italiana / lamborghini / Barilla and Barilla academy / Metro italia and Metro academy / hoeply publishing company / università cattolica del Sacro cuore di Brescia / parco tecnologico padano / università della cucina Mediterranea / italia Zuccheri / Barry callebaut / associazione cuochi / associazione cuochi Malesia / associazione pasticceri giappone / Valrhona / corman / Selecta / agrimontana / Molino dallagiovanna / luxardo / hausbrandt / Boiron / cameo - dr. oetker group / aia agricola italiana alimentare / coop italia / Mutti / italia alimentari - cremonini group / aromitalia / lombardini holding Spa / camst - la ristorazione italiana / fcSi - foodservice consultants Society international / carpigiani / Meiko / irinox / debic / chS / ilSa / desco / Selmi / polin / pavoni / comprital / Ballarini / hotel cipriani / Belmond ltd / forte Village Sardegna / Sol Melià hotels international S.a. / complex hotels / Best Western hotels / le due lune resort / club coupe du Monde de la pâtisserie / club italia gelateria / richemont club / accademia Maestri pasticceri italiani / associazione professionale cuochi italiani / federazione italiana cuochi / fipe / regione lombardia / camera di commercio di Brescia / associazione ristoratori e commercianti di Venezia, Verona, Siena / associazione pasticceri del Salento / altroconsumo / Sigep / Vinitaly / host / consorzio de alimentaria QualitatE

UNIVERSITY - CORPORATE BUSINESS - GOVERMENT AGENCIES

via Serenissima 5 / 25135 BRESCIA / Italy / t +39.030.2350076 m [email protected] / www.castalimenti.it/en