Aviv On at ICE

ICE Alum Pursues Third Diploma

Aviv On began working at his parents’ kosher catering business, Bazilikum (Hebrew for “basil”), during his senior year at Beverly Hills High School. At 17 years old, working in the kitchen was simply

a chef grilling steak

How to Grill Steak

Grilling is best suited to tender cuts of beef, such as filet mignon or ribeye, which take a shorter amount of time to cook and have less risk of drying out. These tend to be more expensive, so it's

Chef Norma at ICE LA

Meet Chef Norma Salazar

There is no (sugar-filled) challenge too great for Pastry & Baking Arts Chef-Instructor Norma Salazar. Case in point: Prior to joining ICE, the classically trained, foundationally French chef was

Alex Clark, Kenji Alexander Chang and Patrick Claytor

Veterans Become Culinarians at ICE

In July 2020, Alex Clark, Kenji Alexander Chang and Patrick Claytor put on their chef whites to begin their post-military journeys at ICE. From F-16s to Food Trucks Alex Clark grew up in New York City

Adriano Piazza at Pronto Deli

ICE Alum Opens Italian Eatery in SoCal

When Adriano Piazza first toured the Institute of Culinary Education’s Los Angeles campus, he already knew his post-graduation plan: to reincarnate the space his grandfather purchased in the early

Guelaguetza's red mole

The Magic of Oaxacan Mole

“If you live in Oaxaca, in one of these little pueblos, Guelaguetza is a tradition that people do to live in community. Almost a bartering system,” she explained at a recent live event for ICE

plated grilled fish at ICE

How to Grill Fish

Clean Your Grill This is the first step to making sure your fish cooks properly. The grill should be clean and smooth to ensure that the heat will diffuse effectively. Chef Lachlan explains that we

Levain Bakery cofounders Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald with their famous cookies.

Chef-Driven Retail Diversifies Revenue

Being a chef often means being an entrepreneur, from balancing a restaurant’s P&L to marketing a concept to exploring diverse revenue streams. Profitable chefs are enterprising. Successful chefs can

Chef Stephen Chavez

Meet Chef Stephen Chavez

The first thing Chef Stephen Chavez remembers baking, with his mother’s help, was a pineapple upside-down cake that he discovered flipping through the pages of an issue of the children’s magazine,

Sam Bakhshandehpour

ThinkFoodGroup's Sam Bakhshandehpour on Restaurant Lease Agreements

“To get to a point, in 12 months, where we’re now rolling out hundreds of millions of vaccines, we’ve truly lived a miracle in what modern science was able to accomplish,” ThinkFoodGroup (TFG)

Jazz Singsanong and Sugar Sungkamee of Jitlada

Jitlada Chef Sugar Sungkamee on Restaurant Management

Helmed by Jazz Singsanong and her niece, Sugar, the restaurant was founded by Sugar’s father Suthiporn “Tui” Sungkamee, who passed away in 2017. Sugar strives to carry on the family’s restaurant

Khai Fah Chong in class

Health-Supportive Culinary Arts for Chefs Abroad

Management Training for Modern Barcelona Restaurants When the pandemic gripped Spain, Jose Fontana Bassols was forced to close the doors of the Flamenco restaurant where he was a food and beverage

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