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DMACC Iowa Culinary Institute® (ICI®) second-year student Zoe Rene Gordon of Perry recently worked with French Chef Frederic Stalport as they prepared for a French gourmet dinner.
Generally, two chefs from the St. Etienne region of France come to the DMACC Ankeny Campus every January as part of the annual French Chefs exchange. Since this marks the 35th anniversary of the exchange, Stalport and 19 other French chefs from Les Cuisiniers de la Loire, along with their spouses, are spending two weeks in Iowa, teaching French cuisine to the DMACC culinary students. Des Moines is a Sister City to St. Etienne.
As part of the exchange program, a group of eight ICI® students will travel to France in May touring Michelin-starred restaurants and wineries for two weeks and then serving two-week internships in the kitchens of the French chefs.
The DMACC Culinary students will help prepare three gourmet dinners under the tutelage of the world-renowned French chefs.
Dining and Cooking