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The visit, squeezed in before a noon bus ride home to Pennsylvania, inspired his career shift — he began Culinary Arts classes a month later. “It was difficult getting my dad to wrap his head around...

In Japan, he gained experience in human resources, marketing and operations with a hospitality company called Hirakawa Shoji Co Ltd. and was a general manager at Sankara Hotel & Spa for a year. When...

When NGI closed in early 2019, Chef Elliott joined the new Natural Gourmet Center at ICE as the lead chef at our Los Angeles campus. Here, we catch up with the chef to learn more about his background,...

With his master’s in counseling psychology, Lorne worked with people in challenging situations, such as homelessness and substance abuse. He relied on baking for self-care and was encouraged to pursue...

Growing up in a tight-knit Italian-American family on Long Island, Antonia developed a love of food from a young age. When her family moved to California, sizzling fajitas at El Torito sparked her...

The first memory Paras can conjure is of food. “My father came back from temple on a Sunday with Dunkin’ Donuts,” he says. “As a little chunky kid, I always loved the powdered sugar doughnuts. When...

Emma concluded that academia wasn’t for her after a short foray into college — she missed working with her hands and the aspect of “being part of something bigger than yourself,” that working in...

Mishel began her restaurant career as a server, a job that fit with her college schedule, and quickly worked her way up by always having what she describes as “a passion for food, beverage and people....

“The instructors were extremely knowledgeable,” Geoffrey says. “Chef Kathryn Gordon was always saying, ‘you’ll get out of this what you put into it,’ and it was so true because there was so much...

Danna developed an interest in hydroponic farming in an environmental science class on soils in college. After graduating with a degree in psychology, she knew she wanted to work with plants and...

Students and supporters gather in the Pasadena Playhouse courtyard. ICE President and CEO Rick Smilow kicked off the event with an address highlighting the diverse student body, from former hip hop...

I was lucky enough to go to Long Island City High School, which had an amazing program that gave me the opportunity to study auto mechanics. I fell in love with a girl in high school and as the...