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About NFCI

The Niagara Falls Culinary Institute (NFCI) brings the best of both worlds to the table for students and visitors alike.

This 90,000 square foot mixed-use facility in a portion of the former Rainbow Mall offers our students the most unique of experiences. Students have access to seven state-of-the-art teaching kitchens featuring European island cooking suites … these are dedicated teaching kitchens for SUNY Niagara’s culinary and baking and pastry arts students. Special events within the building allow students interested in the hospitality field to gain a real-world understanding of what it takes to plan and execute events at a world-class facility. All students get real-life, hands-on experience in the hospitality industry.

At NFCI, students will learn the latest techniques from our premier faculty in Baking & Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality.

Visitors to NFCI can enjoy Savor, a student-run upscale dining restaurant with an in-kitchen chef’s table, open-hearth oven, and exhibition-style cooking; an ice sculpting lab; La Patisserie, a European style pastry café; and a Barnes and Noble culinary-themed store. Our intimate on-campus Statler Culinary Theatre serves a dual purpose for classroom learning and as a venue for visiting celebrity chefs. Stop by and let us tantalize your taste buds with a tour, a special event, or a hands-on class in Mise en Place, our Wegmans sponsored community education kitchen.

Whether you are thinking about becoming a student or planning a visit, the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute will give you the experience you’ve been craving.

Contact us today and we’ll help you develop a taste for the extraordinary!

NFCI is a division of SUNY Niagara. For information about SUNY Niagara, please visit: niagaracc.suny.edu

Shadow Day at Niagara Falls Culinary Institute

Come gain hands-on experience at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute! Potential students will be immersed in a laboratory setting of their choice. Students will be able to connect with current students and faculty.

Meet Our Educators

Cathleen Barron, CEPC

Assistant Professor; Coordinator of Baking & Pastry Arts; Baking & Pastry Arts, Chef

Myriah Meyer

Technical Assistant; Baking & Pastry Arts

Seana Sullivan, CEPC

Instructor; Baking & Pastry Arts

Emily Lonigan

Director of Community Education

Dominic Fabrizio

Technical Assistant; Culinary Arts

Nathan Koscielski, CCE

Assistant Professor; Culinary Arts, Chef

John Matwijkow, CCE

Associate Professor; Culinary Arts, Chef

John Pope

Instructor; Culinary Arts

Scott Steiner, CCE, AAC

Associate Professor; Coordinator of Culinary Arts, Chef

Josh Blumberg

Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs; Hospitality, Baking & Culinary Arts

Daniel DiPirro

Instructor; Coordinator of Hospitality Program

Benjamin Loomis

Benjamin Loomis, CEC

Chef Instructor

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