An ICE student learns how to open a wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Parmigiano-Reggiano: All About Italy's Prized Cheese

The prized hard cheese had a moment in 2012, when an earthquake rattled Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region and threatened its cheese industry. Chef Massimo Bottura, of Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana

Chef Arnold Myint makes Thai barbecue

Chef Arnold Myint’s Thai-Inspired Barbecue Recipes

“Everything I had, though very inexpensive and casual, was full of technique, philosophy and flavor,” Chef Arnold says. When chefs get time away from the kitchen, it’s a common practice to tap into

A hand is shown taking an iPhone photo of food on a table

Instagram Tips for Chefs and Restaurants

“Instagram is a particularly unique platform,” explained David Spiegelman, vice president and creative director at PR and marketing firm Wagstaff Worldwide, during a social media seminar at ICE’s Los

Apricots grow at P-R Farms

All About California Apricots

Though representing 1% of the world’s apricot production, the state of California is responsible for growing 85-95% — yes, you read that correctly — of all apricots in the U.S., where 35,000 tons of

Wolfgang Puck speaks to ICE graduates in Los Angeles.

Wolfgang Puck Inspires First Los Angeles Campus Graduates

ICE President and CEO Rick Smilow kicked off the event with an address highlighting the diverse student body, from former hip hop dancer Emma Winkler, who graduated with dual diplomas, to Jose Pagani

Debra Rocker of Rocker Bros. Meat & Purveyors shared the ins and outs of sourcing with students at our Los Angeles campus.

Partnering with Purveyors

Here are her top tips on finding and working with the best purveyors for your restaurant. How do you view the chef-purveyor relationship? Most importantly, meat vendors are the chef’s pipeline to one

Marge Perry and David Bonom are cookbook authors and ICE instructors.

Cookbook Author Marge Perry’s Recipe Writing Tips

Marge took time between media appearances and store demonstrations to teach a two-hour seminar on recipe writing to students at ICE’s Los Angeles campus. We asked what her top tips and biggest pitfall

Herve Guillard is the dean of students and Pastry & Baking Arts lead chef at ICE's Los Angeles campus.

Get to Know Los Angeles Campus Lead Chef Herve Guillard

The youngest of three children, Chef Herve fondly remembers summers during his youth working for his uncles in the hospitality business, either at one’s auberge (inn) or the other’s patisserie, where

Chef and restaurateur Susan Feniger speaks to ICE students.

Susan Feniger on Business Partners, Hiring and Giving Back

The two became an unstoppable duo, opening their first restaurant together, City Restaurant, on La Brea Boulevard in 1981. They cooked on hibachi grills in a rear parking lot, and dishes like veal

Chefs Timothy Hollingsworth and Jonathan Granada of Otium spoke to students at our Los Angeles campus for the Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs lecture series.

The Hollingsworth Way

Chef Timothy and Otium’s director of culinary operations Jonathan Granada, visited the Institute of Culinary Education to share advice on managing employees, career focus and business acumen. Here are

South Korean chef Jeong Kwan hosted a hands-on class on Korean temple cuisine at ICE’s Los Angeles campus.

A Zen Buddhist Nun Walks into a Culinary School

Through ICE alum Yoon Hee Kim’s (Culinary, ’05) translation, students at ICE’s LA campus learned about Jeong Kwan’s philosophies and daily life, wandering and tending to her garden at the Baegyansa

Daniele Uditi is the executive chef and pizzaiolo at Pizzana in Los Angeles.

The Italian Chef and Pizzaiolo Behind Los Angeles’ Pizzana

Eventually, he went to work for Chef Rosanna Marziale at the Michelin-starred Le Colonne Marziale restaurant in his region of Campania, and in 2010, he traveled to Los Angeles to work as a consulting

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