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We were really proud to be the Official Educational Partner at ‪#‎50BestTalks‬ hosted at ICC by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants! With talks from some of the world’s best chefs and a screening of an...

– What did you do before attending ICC? I worked in Corporate America for 8.5 years but around the 6 year mark, I started making Essiespice Sauces and spice blends. I worked at Hitachi, Panasonic...

With dreams of becoming a professional musician, Zimmerman spent much of his 20s working in restaurants to support his musical career. He soon realized, however, that he loved working in kitchens more...

By Sara Medlicott, ICC Librarian Would you like to learn how to sugar sculpt Fidel Castro? Sugar craft a sugar cane? Learn from Chef Cynthia herself in our upcoming Cake Techniques and Design Program...

Back in 2009, he was an aimless teenager. Unable to find work after returning to post-Katrina New Orleans, he spent most of his days shooting dice on the corner with friends. One afternoon, a passerby...

Keys to Success for Opening a Restaurant Before you begin scouting a location, hiring staff or designing a menu for your new restaurant, you’ll need to make sure your business gets off to the right...

BEFORE PASTRY CLASS: STARTING THE DAY Preparation is one of the keys to success in the kitchen — even for aspiring chefs starting out in their pastry education. On the first day of class, ICC students...

– How and when did you know you wanted to work with food? My mom grew up on a farm. I grew up starting dinner prep for the family because my parents worked late. We never went out to eat, and family...

To create your own yeast magic you can sign up for the Art of International Bread Baking program or to give it a try on your own with Chef Johnson’s top recommendations of bread books. FOR BEGINNERS...

Emilie’s work has been featured in Oprah Magazine, Women’s Health Magazine, The Huffington Post, Food 52, Saveur, Food & Wine, Today Food, and in the pages of Artful Blogging Magazine. She was a...

By Sara Medlicott, ICC Librarian The reason this class was so outstanding is not just learning to make tapas, chorizo or paella, but because Chef Jose Menendez is a walking encyclopedia of Spanish...

Now featured for a second consecutive season as a judge on the Korean iteration of long-time culinary entertainment sensation "MasterChef," Kim’s road to success as a chef began in another direction...