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Michael aims to create classic meals with a clean twist, pictured @chefboymt . "I love the idea of sweet potato with an oat crust," says Chef Barry Tonkinson, who curates the ingredients and judges...

This week, a Health-Supportive Culinary Arts student at our New York campus and the founder of Prep Creative, Julianna Abdallah, submitted a bright and balanced seafood dish and shared her creative...

Lorighitta originated in Sardinia, an Italian island where the pasta has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. It’s named after the Sardinian word for the iron rings used to...

Brianna Farrell's pink, chocolate-covered fortune cookies won first place, complete with a Chinese takeout box, heart-shaped sprinkles and edible fortunes. Who needs conversation hearts ? "I decided...

More than 20 ICE students from our Los Angeles campus assisted the chefs for the occasion, preparing the intricate, plant-forward menu for this year’s bash at the Ray Dolby Ballroom. “I’ve worked the...

Pastry & Baking Arts student Fernando Diala “Ritz is one of my favorite pastime snacks,” Fernando said. “When I learned about the contest, I thought I could create my own recipe.” Inspired by a...

My mother’s side of the family comes from a small city in Mexico called Linares where, if you ask me, the specialty is every possible pastry combining nuts and caramel. I grew up spending a lot of...

It’s probably for the best that the pastry module is over because your body can only eat croissants for dinner for so long. This is a chapter in my culinary school diaries that I am ready to leave...

Now that I have the good news out of the way, let’s get to it. The practical exam for this second module was pretty straightforward. We had to prepare a medium rare New York strip steak with a red...

Tania moved to New York from Jakarta, Indonesia, in February and started career classes at the Institute of Culinary Education in March to pursue a path to cake artistry. For her first Independence...

In his first few years of medical school, Nate discovered the connection between disease prevention and diet and decided he wanted to help his future patients manage their health at home with healthy...

While I was in college, I was a server at a sports bar and an upscale pizzeria — each experience could not have been more different from the other. I learned a ton and enjoyed myself at each...