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.

Last Friday, the row of liquor, beer and wine bottles lining the table in the classroom at ICE was a sure sign of a good time.

Last Friday, I told you about how the amazing stewarding team at ICE helped me procure a pig for my annual pig roast and I promised you an update.

This weekend marked the third annual Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival to benefit the Food Bank For New York City and Share Our Strength.

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 career paths in the food world. DICED shares some of them with you in a reoccurring feature, “Unique Culinary Careers.”