Natural Gourmet Institute

In 1977, Dr. Annemarie Colbin founded the Natural Gourmet Cookery School in the kitchen of her Upper West Side apartment. Today, Natural Gourmet Institute is the leader in ... Read more

In 1977, Dr. Annemarie Colbin founded the Natural Gourmet Cookery School in the kitchen of her Upper West Side apartment. Today, Natural Gourmet Institute is the leader in health-supportive culinary education and has graduated over 2,500 chefs from over 45 countries.

Natural Gourmet Institute provides exceptional, innovative and interdisciplinary health-supportive culinary education. Rooted in Dr. Annemarie Colbin’s seven criteria for food selection (which state food should be: seasonal, local, whole, traditional, balanced, fresh, organic and delicious), our curriculum empowers chefs, individuals and communities to be leaders in the conversation about food and wellbeing through the preparation of healthful and delicious meals. By making mindful and deliberate decisions about the ingredients we source, we are able to advocate and utilize a sustainable food system that respects the earth’s natural resources and the people who make each meal possible.

Natural Gourmet Institute offers a professional Chef's Training Program, Certificate Programs, topic-specific intensives and recreational classes. Learn more about us by visiting out website: http://www.naturalgourmetinstitute.com/