Kwame Onwuachi had an entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. As a late teen, he was already running his own catering company in New York City. A failed event led him to pursue training at the...
There was a certain stigma that came along with private chef work in the restaurant industry, it was passed on to newly minted line cooks as tribal knowledge along with mise-en-place lists and station...
Here’s the step-by-step process: Set Goals First and foremost, what is it you are trying to convey and why should people listen to you? Are you starting a new catering or private chef business and...
The term “gig economy” was coined in 2009 by journalist Tina Brown to describe a growing economic shift, whereby many workers were opting out of full-time employment with a single employer, instead...
When Clare began Culinary Arts classes at ICE in 2011, she'd thought long and hard about pursuing a culinary education. She grew up cooking and her passion for the art had grown throughout her life...
Most employers can tempt their future employees in a direction with promises of fulfilling these common desires and keeping them on track for a long and fulfilling career. But what do we do in an...
Several ICE alumni have found careers in hotels — some as chefs and others in hotel dining management and concierge services — that offer rich rewards. For starters, hotel careers reportedly offer...
In 2015, the LA Times asked the important question, “Is recipe testing a vanishing art?” Four years ago that may have been the case. At the time, the internet was newly and noticeably saturated with...
How did you become interested in hospitality? I’ve always had a calling; I’m good with helping people and creating a good experience, and I’m interested in meeting different kinds of people and being...
“Cooking has been my passion since I was 14,” Jose says. “I enjoy the melody of the ingredients working with each other.” Like so many culinary students, he traces his interest in cooking back to...
There’s been a lot of talk about food at the White House. Inquiring minds want to know: how secure is the food preparation for a sitting president? Security is pretty tight. Wherever we went, Secret...
“My culinary voice is my Korean style,” begins ICE alum and James Beard Award-nominated Chef Rachel Yang. The co-owner of four hit restaurants in Seattle and Portland, Oregon — Joule, Revel, Trove and...
