"The trip exceeded my expectations: it was one of the best holidays I have
had. For me, a cooking course seems to be the ideal holiday: you are busy all the time, you are learning about and being part
of a very important element of the local culture; you will have a lot in common with the other participants because of your
shared passion for food; and you are meeting both them and the Institute staff in an environment where you can get to know
them through working with them. It's so much better than being a tourist." Jeremy from
England - October 2010
Take a peek at Jeremy's dishes POST graduation
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March 2010 - the first day
Alice from Holland
Jesse from England
Jeremy from New Zealand
Mel from the United States
Group excursion to Sichuan Culinary Museum
October 2010 class
Final Banquet... we had 27 courses!
"I came away from my two weeks in Chengdu totally inspired everyday & ready for MORE cooking & eating!!
Our professors were utterly professional & skilled as they unfolded the secrets of Sichuan cuisine during each morning
demo to their western students! Every day we discovered afresh & unraveled the complexity of our quest! We managed 12
or 13 of the 23 flavors! Now that I've tasted, seen, cooked & eated REAL Sichuan cuisine... It definitely ranks tops for
me!!"
- Leonie from Hong Kong March 2010
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