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Culinary Institute of Europe · Budapest · since 2016

Up-to-date culinary knowledge

in just one year.

Gastronomy education in the heart of Budapest – from the greats of the profession.
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Our programs
10 years
Countless experiences and shared success
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Next start
1 year
to a qualified profession
13
Active professional instructors
10th anniversary

10 years.

Countless experiences, growth and shared success. For our 10th anniversary, a documentary recalls the most memorable moments and stories of the past decade and the path that led us here. Take a look inside the life of the CIE cooking school by watching our documentary.
Welcome!

The story of Culinary Institute of Europe began in 2016

The story of Culinary Institute of Europe began in 2016, when our founder, Maki Stevenson, recognized the need for high-quality gastronomy training that also meets international standards.
Following the success of our first program, Culinary Arts, available in both Hungarian and English, we expanded our offering in 2022 with the Pastry Arts and Plant-Based Chef programs.
Our programs are built on proprietary course material that focuses on core techniques and current culinary trends. During the training you learn from domestic and international professionals who are actively working in the field.
Our goal is to train confident professionals with practical skills by the end of the program, who can hold their own both in Hungary and in an international environment.
The language of instruction is Hungarian and English, so we welcome both Hungarian and international students. Our programs are accredited, and after completion you earn a state-recognized partial qualification.
Our training system

Three steps from the basics to the culinary arts

Our training consists of three steps: the foundation course for cook or pastry assistant is complemented by the plant-based chef, culinary or pastry arts programs, as well as professional English language instruction.

From the basics to the culinary arts

A 600-hour, state-recognized cook assistant or pastry assistant partial qualification, on which the plant-based chef, culinary and pastry arts programs build.

Professional English

During the training you also learn the most important English professional terms, so you can confidently hold your own in a kitchen abroad.

Healthy cooking

For us the goal is not low calorie content, but wholesome dishes made from fresh, high-quality ingredients.

Sustainability

It plays a prominent role in every training module. We want to pass on not only knowledge, but a mindset that the whole institute represents.

Our upcoming programs

Choose the program that suits you

HU / EN

Culinary Arts

In Hungarian and English
1,300,000 HUF
one year, payable in 3 monthly installments
  • Language: Hungarian and English
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Knife set (worth 90,000 HUF) included in tuition
  • State-recognized, accredited partial qualification
  • Professional English training included in tuition
  • Payable in 3 monthly installments
  • 225 hours of external internship
Details and application
HU

Pastry Arts

In Hungarian
980,000 HUF
one year, payable in 3 monthly installments
  • Language: Hungarian
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Knife set (worth 90,000 HUF) included in tuition
  • State-recognized, accredited partial qualification
  • Professional English training included in tuition
  • Payable in 3 monthly installments
  • 337 hours of external internship
Details and application
EN

Plant-Based Chef

In English
980,000 HUF
one year, payable in 3 monthly installments
  • Language: English
  • Duration: 1 year
  • Knife set (worth 90,000 HUF) included in tuition
  • State-recognized, accredited partial qualification
  • Professional English training included in tuition
  • Payable in 3 monthly installments
  • 337 hours of external internship
Details and application
In our adult education programs you can learn, in one year, the fundamentals of preparing and serving healthy, high-quality food. You can also extend your professional knowledge with gastro-marketing and business development skills, so you can even prepare to start your own business.
Who is it for?

Professional training for dedicated students

Important: our institute provides professional training, so participation requires commitment – including regular practice at home and an external internship.
If you are mainly interested in cooking as a hobby, we recommend the courses of our partner institution, the Makifood cooking school.

For lovers of gastronomy and enthusiastic amateurs who want to organize and perfect the knowledge they have acquired so far.

For today’s and tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and investors who want to get to know the world of the kitchen and gastronomy from the inside.

For students with an inexhaustible thirst for knowledge who want to gain further, marketable skills alongside their existing studies.

Our teachers

Learn from the greats of the profession

The international teaching staff of the program is led by Chef Maki Stevenson, who has twelve years of teaching experience.

Maki Stevenson

Maki earned the chef qualification at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New York and, after moving to Hungary, launched the Makifood cooking school in 2007. In 2017 Maki was named Goodwill Ambassador of Japanese Cuisine.

Csaba Ádám

Szabolcs Barhó

Levente Koppány

Árpád Babusa

Dávid Geszler

Dávid Ruff

Nándor Nagy

Martin Nádudvari

Dóra Tallián

Rezső Hortig

Marianna Pinczés

István Pénzes

All our instructors
Event venue

Make CIE the venue of your event

Whether it is a business breakfast or lunch, a team-building day, training, press conference, reception, meeting, board meeting, conference, private dinner, family event, Christmas party, film shoot or photo shoot – you will find the right setting for your event in the CIE event and gastro space.

Team building

An unconventional cooking team-building training where participants also experience a professional kitchen.

Pop-up dinners

An exclusive restaurant dinner in a private setting, led by an executive chef, with an open kitchen.

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Technical specifications

✓ projector
✓ sound system
✓ microphone
✓ wifi

Kitchen equipment

✓ mobile induction cooktop
✓ electric cooktop / French top
✓ thermomix, kitchen aid
✓ sous vide bath, vacuum sealer
✓ blast chiller
✓ combi oven (10 trays)
✓ steam oven (4 trays)
✓ basic kitchen equipment

News and events

All news
How to apply

Four steps to CIE

Our next programs start in March 2027. Applications for the programs starting in September 2026 open on April 1! Upcoming programs: Culinary Arts (in Hungarian and English), Pastry Arts (in Hungarian), Plant-Based Chef (in English).

1. Application form

The first step is filling in the application form; you then receive the link to the questionnaire in an automatic email.

2. Questionnaire

Its purpose is for us to get to know you and your goals better.

3. Online interview

An approx. 30-minute online admission interview where we go over the most important information and you can ask your questions.

4. Contract and tuition

After a successful evaluation you receive the contract. Your application becomes final only upon payment of the tuition.

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To help finance the programs, we also offer payment in 3 monthly installments.
Contact

If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch!

1088 Budapest, Bródy Sándor u. 44.

+36 30 552 7430

edu@culinaryinstituteofeurope.com