New England Culinary Institute

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Established	June, 1980
Location	Montpelier & Essex Junction Vermont, USA
Homepage	New England Culinary Institute
NECI Restaurants
Montpelier	Chef's Table Main Street Grill & Bar La Brioche Bakery & Café
Essex	Butler's at the Inn at Essex The Tavern at the Inn at Essex

The New England Culinary Institute (NECI) is a culinary school located in Montpelier, Vermont founded on June 15, 1980 by Fran Voigt and John Dranow. The first NECI class, conducted by Chef Michel LeBorgne, had just seven students. A second campus was opened in Essex Junction, Vermont on August 23, 1989.^[1]

New England Culinary Institute's curriculum is based on "learning by doing," immersing students in real kitchen situations and maintaining a small teacher/chef to student ratio in comparison to other American culinary schools.^[2] As a result, the institute runs a number of restaurants in Montpelier and Essex Junction.

1 Educational Programs
2 Notable alumni
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Educational Programs

Certification Programs^M
- Certificate in Basic Cooking
- Certificate in Baking
- Certificate in Pastry

Associate Degree Programs
- AOS in Culinary Arts^‡
- AOS in Baking and Pastry Arts^M
- AOS in Hospitality & Restaurant Management^E

Bachelor Degree Programs^E
- BA in Culinary Arts
- BA in Hospitality & Restaurant Management

^M Program is on the Montpelier campus
^E Program is on the Essex campus
^‡ First year in Montpelier, Second year in Essex

[edit] Notable alumni

Brent B. Sloan – BA Program Founder - owner of 21st Wines in Houston, Texas and associate of the A' La Carte Foodservice Consulting Group
Michael A. Kirk – BA Program Founder - CEO of HCL Management Consulting, a UK based management consultancy firm providing services and solutions for the European hospitality, catering and leisure industries.
Alton Brown – Host of Good Eats and Feasting on Asphalt, and commentator of Iron Chef America
Steve Corry, owner/operator of Five Fifty-Five (Portland, ME) – one of Food & Wine Magazine’s ten “Best New Chefs - 2007”
Paul Hogan – Former Australian Consul turned celebrity butler
Steve Jackson – Personal chef to the Chicago Bulls
Gavin Kaysen, chef de cuisine of El Bizcocho (San Diego, CA) – one of Food & Wine Magazine’s ten "Best New Chefs - 2007", and contestant on Next Iron Chef
Mariana Velasquez – former Test Kitchen Manager, Eating Well Magazine