Yesterday, as part of our Meet the Culinary Entrepreneur series, we were lucky enough to have President & CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, Gary Hirshberg come speak with students and guests about his experience heading a company that is not only one of the country’s top yogurt producers, but also paves the way for sustainable agriculture and development.

A lot goes into a cake. As we go through each four-hour Pastry & Baking Arts class, putting together different parts that eventually make up the whole picture, whether it’s a round cake or tiny petit four, I can’t help but think the different components, the batter, the filling, the icing, the writing or decoration, are like pieces of a puzzle that we are challenged to assemble as, uniformly, beautifully and as efficiently as possible.

When both Chef Instructor Scott McMillen’s morning class and Chef Instructor Michelle Tampakis’s afternoon class in the Pastry & Baking Arts career program made a large display of a plethora of different cookies and bars last Friday, these gooey, rich brownies stood out.

After a first session filled with the histories and flavors of spirits, our Bartending 101 class was ready for the behind-the-bar portion of our education.

The stars of the culinary world were out in full force at the Metropolitan Pavilion last night for City Harvest’s annual Bid Against Hunger benefit, which raised over a million dollars for a good cause.

After walking in the Columbus Day Parade with the host of Brindiamo! Orenella Fado, four ICE students were invited to compete in her Brindiamo Scholarship Competition at Astor Center last week.

Among ICE’s 1,500 recreational classes each year there is a unique program of walking tour classes that take students out into the streets and into restaurants.

One year ago, the first post went up on DICED, the official blog of The Institute of Culinary Education.

“Dad is great! He gives us chocolate cake,” sang the Cosby kids on TV when I was young. It’s a song that reminds me of just how much I loved the treat of chocolate cake.

Cultures the world over feast on dumplings in many shapes and sizes.