ICE’s 2022 Commencement Welcomes Speakers Jacques Pépin, Mary Attea and Shenarri Freeman
The term “commencement,” while marking the end of the educational journey, is a word that actually means “beginning.” For many ICE graduates, it is the beginning of their professional future, with all
Handle With Care: 6 Foods That Can Kill You
There are some foods that are mythologized to be troublesome, but probably aren’t, unless you’re craving an inhuman supply or have titanium teeth. Certain foods are outright poisonous, but might
5 New Books by ICE Alumni
Culinary books make great gifts for anyone with similar food-centric sensibilities, even for those who love to eat but not necessarily to cook. Who doesn’t love to admire alluring photographs of
What It’s Like to be a Judge at a Food Festival
Walking around Greenville, South Carolina’s Fall for Greenville festival with an official “judge” badge and clipboard, cutting the line as politely as possible to get a taste of each booth’s offering
A Tale of 3 Trails: How to Choose Your Externship
A critical piece of the culinary education experience at ICE is the externship, where students gain hands-on experience working in a restaurant environment for at least a month. A trail (or stage) — a
What Do You Learn in Culinary School?
To answer the question, “What do you learn in culinary school?” with the obvious response — how to cook — would perhaps be an oversimplification. Regardless, simple might be a good place to start when
How Long is Culinary School?
How long does culinary school take? This is something you may be considering when making the decision to begin a cooking career.. The duration and time commitment of any given culinary curriculum
Should I Go to Culinary School?
In my Culinary Arts program, I was with a cohort of 13 students that represented very diverse reasons for being there. On opposite ends of the spectrum, one was a recent high school graduate
Two Irish Ways to Enjoy Potatoes for St. Patrick’s Day
Ireland’s relationship to the potato is not a simple one. Potatoes are not native to Ireland, but matters of geography, politics, economics and agriculture all played an important part in establishing
How Fortune Cookies Came to Be
A meal from a Chinese restaurant would hardly be complete without the ceremonial finish of the fortune cookie: the scented wafer that breaks easily to give way to its more exciting component — the
What to Cook for a New Year
Never has there been a new year more in need of those attributes. Here are varied chef tips and recipes for preparing things you should be eating on New Year’s Day to set the tone for 2021. Black-Eyed
Fall Cookbook Releases from ICE Grads
Cookbooks can bring new ideas after a season of cooking at home during the pandemic and make great holiday gifts for anyone: those with culinary credibility looking to learn new ideas or expand their