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The best way to describe this style of cooking is an effort to deconstruct classic and modern French cuisine, utilizing the principles of Spanish regional cuisine along with techniques and ingredients...

The keys to customizing French toast are bread choice, soaking technique and curation of toppings. After 15 years in the industry, Chef Penny knows to use day-old bread to best soak up her egg mixture...

It is also the start of lambing season. Often confused with when lamb is in abundance, “spring lamb” refers to the breeding cycle. Lambs are born early in the year and are in peak supply in summer and...

Marge Perry and David Bonom co-authored the "Hero Dinners" cookbook. Marge took time between media appearances and store demonstrations to teach a two-hour seminar on recipe writing to students at ICE...

In this episode, Chef-Instructor Michael Garrett prepares a mac and cheese dish inspired by his grandma. He developed the recipe at Red Rooster Harlem when he was executive chef, and he still makes it...

Chef Frank elevates his hamburger (which becomes a cheeseburger) with four key techniques: grinding his own meat, making his own pickles, caramelizing onions effortlessly and shaping a patty like a...

Chef-Instructor Olivia Roszkowski is teaching ICE's first Health-Supportive Culinary Arts class. “When I was in college, I procrastinated with my studies by cooking,” Chef Olivia recalls what led her...

In her last year of high school, Celine had the opportunity to apprentice at the Natural Gourmet Institute (NGI), which sparked her studies with Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D., who founded the school and the...

Choose seasonal and local produce. Foods that are in season are more affordable and retain their nutrients better than foods that have been transported over long distances. Dr. Colbin promoted opting...

Balsamic Vinegar of Modena has a very fruity note to it, and I find it to be very light. It has a nice sharpness that really goes beautifully with food. Here, I used the ingredient to create a bright...

"Most people don't think of paella as a tailgating dish — it's hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken wings," Chef Frank admits. "For me, it's paella. It's a one-pot meal; you can take everything in Ziplocs,...

I love the way in which the depth of balsamic vinegar marries with the bitter complexity of caramel and dark chocolate. The tartness of balsamic combined with the raisin-y sweetness of the aged...