ICE alumna and chef, Sarah Sanders

Sarah Sanders Left Her Animation Career to Follow Her Food Dreams

It was Sarah Sanders' passion for putting personality on a plate that took her from enrolling in ICE Los Angeles’s Culinary Arts program in the fall of 2021, to being a top contender in Carla Hall’s

Eric Ripert. Photo by Nigel Parry

Le Bernardin Chef Eric Ripert Shares Professional Advice with ICE Students

Executive Chef and Co-Owner of famed New York City restaurant Le Bernardin Eric Ripert recently stopped by ICE’s New York campus to talk about his latest book, "Seafood Simple," his approach to recipe

Rick Camac in conversation with Ignacio Mattos and Jason Pfeiffer

Ignacio Mattos and Jason Pfeiffer Know How to Make a Restaurant You’ll Love

Over the course of their visit, Chef Mattos and Chef Pfeiffer shared with ICE students their individual journeys to realizing their path as professional chefs, what nuggets of wisdom they’ve gained

Chef Emilie Berner

Meet Chef Emilie Berner

Not everyone can say they knew exactly what they wanted to do when they finished school, but that’s not the case for Chef Emilie Berner. “I went to the Natural Gourmet Institute and graduated in 2012

ICE LA's 2023 alumni speaker Jessica Alferos speaks at commencement

Meet ICE LA’s Alumni Commencement Speaker: Jessica Alferos

"Everything's, you know, food, food, food. You know, 'Did you eat?,' 'Can I make you something?,' and at family gatherings everyone's bringing their own dish and [arguing about] who could be the best

Chef Stephanie Izard

Meet ICE Los Angeles' Keynote Commencement Speaker: Stephanie Izard

From the launch of her first restaurant at age 24, to winning Food Network competitions and James Beard awards alike, to her most recent expansion into the Los Angeles food scene, Chef Stephanie seems

Smart Mom Organics' Alice Zheng in class at ICE

ICE Alumni Team Up to Bring International Flavors to the Littlest Gourmands

It’s a combination of exposure to nutritious foods and food variety that inspired ICE alumna Natasha Brunetti to pursue a job with Smart Moms Organics, a business created by fellow ICE alumna Chef

Chef Marcus Samuelsson speaks to ICE students

Meet ICE New York's Keynote Commencement Speaker: Marcus Samuelsson

A mainstay in the New York food scene for over 30 years, Chef Samuelsson first made a name for himself at 24 years old. He was the youngest chef ever to garner a three-star New York Times review as

Le Bernardin's Executive Pastry Chef, Orlando Soto

Meet ICE New York's Alumnus Commencement Speaker: Orlando Soto

In less than 10 years, Chef Orlando Soto has gone from the kitchen classrooms at ICE, where he attended both the Pastry & Baking Arts program and the Restaurant & Culinary Management program, to

A woman smells a glass of red wine

ICE Experts' Advice on Becoming a Sommelier

While most people think the role of a sommelier is just about knowing the nuances of wine tasting and composition — and beyond that, food pairings — what often gets overlooked is the reality that

A group of ICE Los Angeles alumni in black shirts and blue aprons at the Otium restaurant kitchen smile

What is an Externship?

With this in mind, we’ve constructed all of our hands-on training programs in Culinary Arts, Pastry & Baking Arts, Plant-Based Culinary Arts and Hotel & Hospitality Management* to culminate in an ICE

A student in ICE's Plant-Based Culinary Arts program opens a laptop at home

ICE’S Plant-Based Culinary Arts Continues to Grow

Whole, fresh, seasonal, traditional, balanced, local and delicious. These are the founding principles of ICE’s Plant-Based Culinary Arts program. This program has evolved and grown from its roots when

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