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Founded by former Culinary Management instructor Neal Bermas, this unique non-profit culinary training program teaches impoverished young Vietnamese men and women the life and professional skills they...

Inception and Planning Kathleen finished the ICE program in January 2011 and was hired out of her externship at Bouchon Bakery. There she began dreaming about starting her own business – something she...

When I launched my food blog Just a Taste , I admittedly had little understanding of what was needed to maintain a successful blog, from technical knowledge and financial resources to photography...

Improving a recipe often comes more naturally than maximizing profit margins. Learning from experienced peers is critical to keeping both dreams and business alive and thriving. In preparation for ICE...

Julia Heyer: Is it possible to grow an old concept and still wow people with it? The Marche concept, a limited service market station concept, has been around since the 80s but has not lost its appeal...

​​​​​​ Vin McCann: Having reviewed hundreds of restaurant business plans over the last 10 years, I remain flabbergasted, and somewhat saddened, by the number of them that underestimate the potency of...

Irene and Rita Wu DICED shares some of them with you in a reoccurring feature, “Unique Culinary Careers.” Students at ICE study for careers in the kitchen but also for careers in the front of the...

It wasn’t until this Rockford, Illinois native discovered the amazing restaurants in New York City, that she realized food could also be an art form. Though dining was a hobby, Sarah Copeland didn’t...

Julia Heyer: We all hear about seasonal, local and hyper-local cooking. (Hyper-local in NYC always makes me wonder why I would want this. Where did the vegetable come from? The small patch of grass...

The series is a chance for ICE’s Culinary Management students to learn about operating a culinary business from the people behind incredibly successful businesses. Glosserman lived in Texas at a young...

Julia Heyer: I am writing in the midst of a new restaurant opening in the heart of Hamburg, Germany. The concept offers quick, fresh salads, soups, house-made yogurts and fruit salads. The good news...

The sessions, held throughout the year, are designed to bring some of the country’s best restaurateurs, specialty food retailers, caterers, and other business luminaries to ICE to speak with students...