The diverse student body at ICE attracts many different people. With a wide variety of age, experience, and goals, no two ICE students are alike. We like to share snapshots of life inside the classrooms with a look at ICE students. Julia Heffelfinger came to ICE to pursue her dream of working on the Food Network — a long way from early morning hockey practice in Minnesota! We asked her to tell us more about how her interest in food developed and her goals after culinary school.

When ICE President Rick Smilow and Anne E. McBride wrote "Culinary Careers: How to Get Your Dream Job in Food," they discovered a plethora of food jobs they had never heard of before. Since the book's release, they have been discovering even more interesting culinary career paths. DICED shares some of them with you in a reoccurring feature: “Unique Culinary Careers.”

ICE has a Program Advisory Committee (PAC) for all of our career training diploma programs. These groups, who include some big names in the New York and national culinary world, meet several times a year to make suggestions about the school’s programs and progress.

ICE is proud of its alumni and their accomplishments. From four-star restaurants to food media, and test kitchens to personal chef positions, our alumni continue to succeed and win awards, accolades and attention for their endeavors. ICE alumni are finding success in a plethora of avenues in the food world. Check out just some of the alumni making recent headlines.

New York is a buzz with excitement to see the New York Giants play in the Super Bowl this weekend and one ICE alum is working hard to make sure they play their best.

Yesterday, ICE students got to meet with renowned Chef Andrew Carmellini, of Locanda Verde and The Dutch, for a frank conversation about life after culinary school and working in the restaurant business.

Earlier this week, ICE Chef Instructor James Briscione led a half demo, half hands-on class, to give ICE students a general introduction to the uses of sous-vide and low-temperature cooking applications.

It’s Super Bowl week and I find myself thinking less about the match-up on the field and more about what I’m going to eat during the game.

Michael Eng was one of three students profiled in the Winter 2012 issue of The Main Course, ICE’s school newsletter. Michael came to ICE after a brief stint in finance so that he could explore his passion for the culinary arts and restaurants and to get the training needed to begin a new career he would be passionate about. Keep reading to get an inside look at one interesting member of the ICE student body.

This year, you can join the reigning Miss USA, Alyssa Campanella, for an exciting Valentine’s Day class at ICE that helps a very special cause.