ICE students at culinary school in Los Angeles students preparing food at the Institute of Culinary Education

Find Your Culinary Voice

Award-Winning Diploma Programs at ICE's New Los Angeles Campus

With a global curriculum, dedicated chef-instructors, a strong job placement record and a clear entrepreneurial focus, ICE is recognized by top chefs and hospitality professionals as a leading pathway to beginning or continuing a wide range of culinary careers.

ICE Ingredients

A photo of the busy city lights of downtown Los Angeles at night

A Thriving Culinary Scene

The opportunities to expand your palate in L.A. while studying at ICE are endless.

The culinary world agrees: Los Angeles is one of the most exciting food cities in America right now. With the opening of ICE's Los Angeles culinary school in the historic Playhouse District of Pasadena, California, we’re excited to hang our toque in the City of Angels. Between the delicious cuisine and the vibrant culture, not to mention year-round sunny weather, Los Angeles is the ideal second location for “America’s Best Culinary School.”

Take a Tour of ICE's New Los Angeles Campus

ICE's culinary school Los Angeles features 38,000 square feet of educational and administrative space, with seven fully equipped teaching kitchens filled with modern kitchen equipment. These spacious kitchen classrooms range between 1,500 and 1,800 square feet, with 80 linear feet of Ansul protected hood-space for stoves and ovens. The campus also features a dedicated academic classroom and an impressive 2,000-square-foot Learning Resource Center, plus additional tutoring rooms, providing students with community spaces to gather and study or to socialize between classes.

Schedule your tour

Take advantage of ICE

News & Events

Latest Articles

Chef Michael's composed cheese course.

How to Approach a Composed Cheese Course

I’ll admit that even as a pastry chef, sometimes the last thing I’m looking for in a “last course” is something sweet. While I think it’s important to always save room for dessert, I’m often swayed by...

Start your journey today.

Request free information about our award-winning career training programs, speak with an ICE admissions representative about your goals and questions or schedule a personal tour — however you'd like to start your journey, we're here to help.