Natural Gourmet Institute For Health And Culinary Arts

In 1977, Dr. Annemarie Colbin started 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. NGI’s Chef’s Training Program consists of over 600 hours of rigorous, life-changing culinary education. Licensed by the New York State Department of Education, we are also the first culinary school dedicated to healthful cooking to be accredited nationally. CTP is where you will learn essential cooking techniques, methods for sourcing ingredients, culinary business principles, and the art of healthful cooking.