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ICE Alumni Lead Many of The New York Times’ 100 Best NYC Restaurants

From Michelin-starred glamour shots in Manhattan to food halls in Queens, the list features a variety of restaurants, like Michael Anthony’s Gramercy Tavern mainstay (where Pastry & Baking alumna

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This ICE Alumna Is Up for a 2023 James Beard Award

Among them, ICE alumna Mary Attea, Executive Chef of one-Michelin-starred The Musket Room, was nominated for Best Chef: New York State. A graduate of ICE’s Culinary Arts program in 2011, Chef Mary

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Adrienne Cheatham is Serving Up Her Sunday Best

The daughter of a Black man and a white woman, Chef Adrienne grew up in Chicago’s Hyde Park, a culturally diverse neighborhood due south of the city center. Her mother worked front-of-house at local

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Up Your Ramen Game with a Soy Egg

In honor of Black History month, we’re highlighting the creativity and talent of some of our Black alumni. Read on for Chef Rasheeda’s soy egg recipe, as well as the background of how this recipe came

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This ICE Alumna Opened the Sandwich Shop of Her Dreams on the Alabama Coast

Inside is Anna Beth Ryan, an Institute of Culinary Education alumna and Birmingham, Alabama native, who opened the popular sandwich shop in April 2021. Even before she graduated from ICE in 2019 with

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Three Crucial Habits You Should Learn In Culinary School

During my own culinary school experience at ICE in 2011, one fellow student stood out as someone who would likely have many opportunities in the culinary realm. He stood out not necessarily because he

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From Stylist to Chef: ICE Alumna Rasheeda Purdie Connects to Her Roots Through Ramen

Those words of wisdom from recent ICE alumna Rasheeda Purdie were just some of the gems students enjoyed during her recent visit and demonstration at ICE’s New York campus. A 2015 graduate of ICE New

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ICE LA Alumni Staff Michelin, LA Times Acclaimed Restaurants

There was glitz and glamour at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles’s Miracle Mile on Monday night for the live reveal of the 2022 Michelin Guide California. 2022 marks the third year of the

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Alumna Pooja Jhunjhunwala's Global Journey Started at ICE

Pooja Jhunjhunwala's (Pastry & Baking ‘16 and Cake Decorating ‘16) culinary journey has taken her across the world — which is why she's also known as The Global Vegetarian. With hundreds of thousands

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ICE Alum Amanda Lee Brings A Winning Dish to Campus

Amanda Lee is an ICE alum ( Culinary Arts ‘20) who won the United States of Umami Culinary Competition in 2019. She was chosen out of a contest of eight students at ICE, and was then sent to the

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ICE Alum Mashama Bailey Wins Top Honors at 2022 James Beard Awards

“You cannot believe how happy we are to be back here live in Chicago,” remarked Fred Seegal, the James Beard Foundation’s Chairman of the Board. “I’m extremely proud of all the things that we’ve

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What It’s Like to be a Judge at a Food Festival

Walking around Greenville, South Carolina’s Fall for Greenville festival with an official “judge” badge and clipboard, cutting the line as politely as possible to get a taste of each booth’s offering

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