Baking and Pastry Careers in the Restaurant Pastry chefs starting their careers in restaurants often begin as pastry cooks in the service segment of the pastry department. Responsibilities of this...
By Breana Alper, ICC Professional Pastry Arts 2016 I have always been searching for my “niche” in life, but couldn’t find it…until recently. What I failed to realize was that the answer was right in...
She has worked as a food editor in the kitchens of Good Housekeeping, Fine Cooking and Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food. Samantha has recently published her first cookbook, The New Sugar and Spice: A...
By Lindsay Morrison ICC Professional Pastry Arts 2016 I may have had a business card labeling me as a Sales Manager, but most people know me as Benny’s Baker ( #bennysbaker), an Instagram hashtag I...
In 2010, Susanna left her corporate career and enrolled in the Professional Pastry Arts program at The International Culinary Center (formerly The French Culinary Institute). While at ICC, she...
Classic Culinary Arts, 2005 Chef/Owner of The Kitchen, Rochester, N.Y. What were you doing before you attended the ICC? I can remember going into my Grecian/Italian grandmother’s kitchen to help her...
I served as a military journalist for 3 years, and later on I worked at the most popular media channels in Israel. I edited, produced and broadcasted radio shows for over 1,000,000 listeners. Although...
The classes at ALMA are so inspiring, I could go on and on about this but it really boils down to the teachers here. It’s one of the top three culinary schools in the world and I completely understand...
By Swarna Koneru, Professional Culinary Arts student Every time I see a gourmet store or an ethnic market I make sure I try to come in and learn about new ingredients and foods. Sometimes I first buy...
By Chef Candy Argondizza, Vice President of Culinary and Pastry Arts INGREDIENTS Yields 8 servings 24 chicken wings- boned out by your butcher or follow the bone, with the tip of your boning knife...
In the New York portion of the program, we learned all aspects of Italian cooking techniques and the connections that the cuisine has to culture, history, and language. It’s amazing how detailed and...
