ACF Culinary Arts
start: April 2024

I have decided to apply for SWISSAM Culinary Arts program when I have already been involved in the restaurant business for several years. I was looking for basic knowledge and Chef Lorry was the right person for me. Since then, I've spent a lot of time in the kitchen and it was the most useful study I have ever got.

In February 2018 I have entered SWISSAM University, where the practice with foreign chefs is put forward, and the kitchen meets modern standards. It was my dream to study at SWISSAM. I dreamed of learning from the famous pastry cook Julia Bakova. This wish did not come true, because it was the time when Julia went on maternity leave, but on the other hand, I got a lot of practical skills and acquaintances with chefs from Austria and Germany. At the end of my studies, I was granted an American Culinary Federation diploma, so it's never a problem to find a job for me.

I have studied Culinary Arts as a part of a project with Azimut Hotel. Chef Josef Fleissner proved to be a true professional when he started working with us more than the program required. Now I hold a high position at Courtyard by Marriott Kazan Kremlin. I have received incredible experience and made useful connections at SWISSAM!

SWISSAM gave me the opportunity to learn haute culinary art, and that was exactly what I was looking for. Moreover, SWISSAM became my first step in achieving my big goal in the restaurant business. I think I also felt support and confidence, looking at how people like me - former
university graduates and white-collars radically change their lives to do what they love to do. Thus, meeting new people at SWISSAM and the program itself made my life transformation simpler.

The reasons why I would recommend studying at SWISSAM are: in SWISSAM you get right in the professional network, which is extremely important for beginners, who have zero work experience in the hotel and restaurant industry. The team of SWISSAM regularly organizes events and meetings with the industry experts, people who have already achieved success and are ready to cooperate, share their experience and skills. They are especially interested in the fact that the school graduates professionals, because for them it is, in fact, a long-term contribution to the development of their own businesses. That is because for them it is, in fact, a long-term contribution to their own business development. We believe, getting a SWISSAM student will lead to guaranteed success as an employee.

Studying at SWISSAM gave me not only the understanding of business building in the restaurant industry but also the ability to organize my work in the kitchen, invent and cook the most unusual dishes from around the world, to realize my ideas. I am grateful to the whole SWISSAM team for the skills I acquired.