01 of 13 First-day nerves

02 of 13Alma director Matteo Berti

03 of 13Calm before cooking up a storm

04 of 13Professional quantities

05 of 13Andrea Sinigaglia, Alma’s general manager, on the grand staircase to the garden

06 of 13Pastry in the making

07 of 13Tools of the trade at the ready

08 of 13Checking on progress

09 of 13Preparing a rabbit

10 of 13‘Needs more salt’

11 of 13Too many cooks?

12 of 13The ‘Versailles of Parma’ in which the school is housed

13 of 13Commencement day