Restaurant Divided—Cutting Costs with Chef James Briscione

The episode, which first aired on November 14 th, was titled “Against Da Grill”. It followed a struggling Staten Island restaurant of the same name and its philanthropic management team. Chef Rocco

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Passion and Practicality

By contrast, my thoughts on the first day of my Pastry & Baking Arts class were something along the lines of: "Yay! Finally!" But today, a month into management, I've learned to accepted this contrast

New IRS Rule Causes Restaurants to Rethink Automatic Gratuity

“Starting in January 2014, the IRS will begin classifying those automatic gratuities as service charges, which it treats as regular wages, subject to payroll tax withholding—instead of tips, which

Finding the Right Food Career

We all have different values to consider when choosing a career. Breaking into a new field may mean starting at the bottom and working your way up slowly. Starting as a line cook—as you’re learning

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5 Things to Consider When Thinking About a Career in Food

You might already have questions or maybe you’re wondering, “What are the right questions?” So, in anticipation of our Find Your Culinary Voice (and Career) panel on September 10 at 6:30pm, we asked

Hiring a Consultant: A Dating Game

To begin, if you are a current student, don’t even ask. It’s inappropriate for a faculty member to consult with your business, as it adversely affects the teacher/student relationship and compromises

Les Dames d’ Escoffier New York - 2013 Scholarship Awards

In 2012, twenty-one enterprising women were awarded more than $60,000 in LDNY scholarships, and this year's gala was no less impressive. After greeting many of the members and ICE students in

Pok Luck: A Conversation with Chef Andy Ricker

Ricker is a refreshing mix of creative skills and straight-forward business sense. While he cautioned the room full of students not to strike out into the business as he did (no business plan, self

The End of Hotel Room Service?

It was in 1969 that the Westin chain implemented the 24-hour room service, establishing a unique service in hotels that, throughout the years, has had many ups and downs. Today, in the interest of

What can we learn from GoogaMooga's cancellation?

In case you didn’t know, the third and final day of Brooklyn's Great GoogaMooga food and music festival was canceled yesterday " because of the rain." Unfortunately, the decision to close came in a

NFL Players Score Big at ICE’s Culinary & Hospitality Management Seminar

On May 6 th the players (and some of their wives) gathered to learn from the best in the business. Steve Zagor, the dean of ICE’s Business Management programs led the all-day program. Zagor says "it

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

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