Culinary Arts

A roast turkey with herbs on top sits on a silver platter on a wooden table

These LA Restaurants Are Serving Dine-In and Takeout Thanksgiving Dinners

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. (How can it be?) If you’re not as prepared as you’d hoped — and if the thought of cooking an entire turkey makes your head spin — you’ve come to the right place

Vermont Creamery's coupoule cheese, a white aged soft goat's milk cheese with brain-like ridges on a brown plate

Orange, Black, and Brainy: 3 Best Cheeses for a Haunting Halloween Charcuterie

When you think about it, cheese has a lot of spooky sensibilities going for it. “Cheese is milk’s leap toward immortality” — a quote from American poet John Updike — more eloquently expresses an idea

An ICE student in chef's whites holding a netted metal spoon with a lobster tail on it

ICE’s 2024 Student Cooking Competition

On September 25, ICE hosted its first Student Culinary Competition in over five years at the New York City campus. There, three students competed in a live cook-off event in front of a panel of

A green salad with colorful vegetables sits on a white plate next to red lobster

Why Do Flavors Pair Well?

When different flavors come together harmoniously in a dish as a perfect pairing, it can be a thrilling culinary sensation, but one that may be difficult to describe. Peanut butter and grape jelly

Fresh green herbs sit in pots next to each other

Understanding Herbs: A Culinary Deep Dive

Students at the Institute of Culinary Education have access to a hydroponic garden, where many varieties of herbs may be snipped directly for maximum freshness. “Herbs belong everywhere,” Chef

Chef Sandra Gajovsky smiles in front of rows of red chairs lining a stadium

Cooking On Tour with Chef Sandra Gajovsky

When a musician gets off the stage after belting out tunes for two hours, one of the biggest things on their mind is food, according to Sandra Gajovsky, the Institute of Culinary Education graduate

A ball of fresh mozzarella.

Understanding Fresh Cheeses and Their Culinary Uses

Fresh cheeses go through only minimal transformation from milk to cheese, and experience little to no aging, leaving them with a high moisture content compared to other kinds of cheese. Mostly milky

An open cookbook on the kitchen counter.

8 Classic Cookbooks Chefs Still Rely On

Plenty of classic cookbooks contain wisdom that even tenured chefs still rely on. “I think the thing that makes classic cookbooks classic is they are both trend-proof and bullet-proof,” says ICE Los

A melting pot of fondue.

Exploring Different Culinary Uses of Firm Cheeses

Firm or hard cheeses are often grouped together for the sake of simplicity, and typically have a couple of major characteristics in common, even among diverse types of cheese. First, most hard cheeses

A chef cooks with a pan on fire

What is Flambé?

What is flambé? Meaning “flamed” in French, flambé is the process of adding alcohol, typically Cognac or rum, to a hot pan and then lighting it on fire. While the alcohol cooks off, the sauce reduces

Steak searing in a pan.

How to Dry-Age Meat at Home

Dry-aging a cut of meat often results in a tender product with a concentrated flavor and some extra fun, funky flavor notes. While traditional dry-aging requires lots of space, specific temperature

Noodles in a dashi broth in a black bowl

How Dashi Led to the Discovery of MSG

At its core, dashi serves as the foundation upon which countless Japanese dishes are built, extending beyond a mere clear broth. Its delicate yet complex taste, characterized by the subtle interplay

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