Wine and Food Academy
invites you to join the Restaurant Executive Program (REP). Upon completion, participants will receive a bilingual Georgian-English certificate.
The program is designed to share practical knowledge, hands-on experience, professional insights, and an industry-focused perspective. Therefore, participants are not evaluated through a traditional academic assessment system.
The program includes no exams or tests, no written assignments, and no individual project presentations.
Program starts: October 16, 2026
Duration: 1 month
Time: Morning hours
Location: Sessions will take place at restaurants. Each meeting with a chef will be held on-site at their respective restaurant.
Fee: 1,199 GEL
The exact locations and starting times of the sessions will be announced one week before the program begins.
8 sessions | 1 month | 2 sessions per week
Session 1
Venue: Litera, Khasheria, Tekuna’s Culinary
Mentor: Tekuna Gachechiladze — Chef, Founder
Session 2
Venue: Keto and Kote
Mentor: Ramaz Gemiashvili — Chef, Founder
Session 3
Venue: Shavi Lomi, Leila, Ninia’s Garden
Mentor: Meriko Gubeladze — Chef, Founder
Session 4
Venue: Otsi
Mentor: Giorgi Ninua — Chef, Founder
Session 5
Venue: Strada and Oro
Mentor: Nino Kapanadze — Director
Session 6
Venue: Ninia’s Garden
Mentors:
Ilia Benashvili — Chef, Co-Founder
Nika Metreveli — Chef, Co-Founder
Session 7
Venue: Honore and Palms
Mentor: Aleksandre Bagration-Davitashvili — Founder
Session 8
Venue: Tsetskhli Ainto
Mentor: Mikheil Chapurishvili — Founder