For more than 20 years, The French Culinary Institute in Manhattan has been teaching the fundamentals of Western cuisine through its Total Immersion(tm) curriculum. With a world-class faculty, a renowned culinary theater, a celebrated student-run restaurant (L'Ecole), and business as well as cooking and wine courses, the FCI is among the leading schools of its kind anywhere. The school is under the direction of deans Jacques Pepin, Alain Sailhac, André Soltner, Jacques Torres, Alice Waters, Andrea Robinson, and Alan Richman. The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Cuisine reflects the teaching of The French Culinary Institute.