ICE Gives Back: Streets International
Founded by former Culinary Management instructor Neal Bermas, this unique non-profit culinary training program teaches impoverished young Vietnamese men and women the life and professional skills they
Recipe: Toba Garrett's Almond Paste & French Vanilla Buttercream Cake
Almond Paste Cake Tools: 5 or 6 Quart Mixer Yields: 2, 10” cake layers or 3, 8” cake layers Ingredients: 9 oz (255 g) unsalted butter, room temperature 6 oz (170 g) almond paste 24oz (680 g)
Professional Cake Decorating
After 20 years in the industry, why do you feel this is the right time for ICE to launch a professional cake decorating program? There are perhaps two kinds of students who take classes with me
Careers Through Culinary Arts Scholarship Competition
This year, 24 finalists from New York City public high schools prepared two traditional French dishes in under two hours, vying for the chance to win scholarships to finance their dreams of attending
Raising a Glass to NYC's "Choice Eats"
More than 50 of the city's top restaurants set up shop in the historic 69th Regiment Armory, as eager eaters lined up around the block. ICE was on site, serving up Moroccan spiced lamb meatballs
Culinary Career Changer: Leigh Koh Peart of Craft Cakes
What were you doing before you enrolled at ICE, and what inspired you to change careers? I was working in Singapore at the time, running event logistics for MTV music events in Asia. It was great fun
Culinary Entrepreneur: Joe Campanale
Named one of Forbe's " 30 Under 30: Food and Wine", Campanale's story, as shared with ICE Culinary Management students, is one of enviable success. Today, he is a Partner at Epicurean Management
Interview with Sim Cass
Known as the “Prince of Darkness” for his deeply toasted, crusty loaves, Sim began his career as a Pastry Chef in London and went on to become the Founding and Head Baker of Balthazar Bakery, one of
"Real Southern Cooking" with Cynthia Graubart and Nathalie Dupree
With the 2012 release of the 720-page Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking, these dynamic chefs have yet again demonstrated their expertise, publishing the most comprehensive text on the region's
An Evening with Dorie Greenspan
The first time Greenspan attempted to cook, she burned down her parent's kitchen. It wasn't until she became a young bride that she returned to the stove, and when she first pursued a job in
Unique Culinary Career: Catherine McCord
What were you doing before you enrolled? I had been modeling, television hosting and acting for years. On 9/11 I had an appointment to see the Institute for Culinary Education. Living through that
Culinary Careers: The Meatball Shop's Chef Daniel Holzman
As Daniel shared with current ICE Culinary Management students, his road to food fame was hardly a smooth one. His self-proclaimed "bad attitude" resulted in his being fired from many of his previous