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A bustling Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) commercial kitchen filled with students wearing white chef uniforms and matching caps.

Yes, Chef! 5 LA Chefs Share Career Advice for California's Aspiring Professional Cooks

Promotional web banner titled "TASTE THE WORLD CUP" featuring a soccer ball, a chef's hat, and a grid of international food dishes against a background of textured paint strokes.

The World Cup Is Kinda’ Like Cooking: Here’s Where Soccer and Culinary Arts Collide

Photo: Carolina Buchanan Higuera

This Culinary School Alum Came To Restaurants Late — Then Built One

Students in a kitchen classroom.

Do You Need To Know How To Cook Before Attending Culinary School?

Inside the bustling, brightly lit Thai Diner in Nolita, NYC, featuring woven bamboo ceilings and colorful, eclectic diner decor.

New York Times Announces 100 Best Restaurants in NYC: 6 ICE Alumni Honored

Chef Ellen Bennet giving a peace sign.

Hedley & Bennett Founder Ellen Bennett Went Back to Culinary School — and What She Learned Surprised Her

ICE alum James Durazzo on the grill with corn and meat in front of an American flag.

From Budget Analyst to Hunger Hero: An ICE Alum’s Inspired Career Pivot

James Beard Medals

Food Newsmakers: These ICE Alumni Are Grabbing Headlines in 2026

kitchen scene

Culinary Careers Without Borders: These Jobs Took ICE Grads Around the World

ICE student plating salad.

Culinary Lessons Learned: These are the 10 Skills ICE Alumni Say They Still Use Every Day

Image of sliders in front of a camera to represent food media.

From Student to Video Set: A Food Stylist and Producer’s Fast-Tracked Career

ICE alum Masah Habibeh.

From Memory to Meaning: ICE Alum Masah Habibeh Builds Community Through Pastry

ICE alum Michelle Goodman

From the Navy to a Michelin Restaurant: A Military Veteran's Culinary Career Journey

ICE student cooking at home

Private Chef Interview Prep: 3 Tips For Landing the Gig

Chef hands with ladle in pan of red sauce

What Is a Saucier — and Why Is This an Essential Restaurant Kitchen Role?

hands piping pastry

Pastry & Baking Arts

So You Think You Can [Pastry] Chef? It’s Not All Buttercream and Beignets

5 panelists sit on chairs in a row

4 Private Chefs Share Advice (and Hard Truths) About Their Unique Culinary Careers

Cookbook author writes name at book signing at ICE LA campus

How To Write a Cookbook: 7 Tips From a Veteran Author (and ICE Alum)

ICE culinary school graduate receives culinary arts diploma wearing chef toque and shaking hand of school president.

How Long Does It Take To Graduate from Culinary Arts School at ICE?

waitress with long brown hair makes coffee wearing black vest and white long sleeve shirt

Business of Food/Wine

Back Waiter? Runner? These and Other Front of House Restaurant Jobs Explained

Sommelier Patrick Kaufman sits in a leather chair and smells a glass of red wine.

From Diplomacy to Decanting: This Sommelier Made Wine His Second Career Act

Jhonel Faelnar, Bev Director at NAE:UN Hospitality, smiles wearing navy blue blazer and black t-shirt standing in front of golden lit shelves full of beverages.

Business of Food/Wine

So You Think You Can Somm[elier]? Jhonel Faelnar, Bev Director at NAE:UN Hospitality, Explains What It Takes