Culinary Arts
ICE Entertaining: Brunch
For some, it is the perfect meal for when you roll of bed at noon after a night out. For others, it is a meal that is late enough in the day for friends from across the boroughs to commute to their
Tourné Workshop
A tournéd vegetable is an assured signifier of a chef’s skill, and in Chef Instructor Ted Siegel’s Tourné Workshop five lucky Culinary Arts students took our first step, or first carefully carved
Tex-Mex Fiesta
A history of Tex-Mex food, a lesson in the art of wrapping tamales and an appreciation for how different fruits can give signature flair to your margaritas. While some of the lessons learned in class
Carême and the Grand Art of French Cooking in the 19th Century
Chef Cathy Kaufman, ICE’s resident food historian, didn’t miss a beat introducing us to life in 1800s France. Ushered in with background music appropriate to the era, Chef Cathy launched the evening
Chefs of Grey Poupon Competition Winner Sonali Ruder
We are so proud of Sonali that we wanted to give her a chance to tell us some more about the competition in her own words. What was the day of the competition like? We had a lot of time in the morning
Upcoming Classes: May 2010
May 14–15 Impressive Historic Desserts In this historically inspired class, Kathryn Gordon will help you create a completely edible sugar and chocolate display tower decorated with marzipan. On Day 1
ICE Student Wins Chefs of Grey Poupon Student Competition
Sonali’s friends and teachers closely monitored the event from ICE, where we dined on mustard-friendly snacks like pigs in a blanket, pretzels and beer. Sonali had been working on her mustard dish
Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs: Jason Apfelbaum
During his Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs lecture Jason Apfelbaum, President and CEO of Chef & Company, provided inspiration, insight and a whole lot of fun for students in ICE’s Culinary Management
Meet the Culinary Entrepreneurs: Eileen Crane
ICE Director of Wine Studies Richard Vayda shares more: How and why does one make the leap from university nutrition teacher to CEO and Winemaker at an award-winning California winery? Eileen Crane of
ICE Chef Instructor Judges Specialty Food Awards
Chef Lorrie and 12 other judges tasted 1, 570 specialty gourmet and hand-made foods to select 125 finalists in 31 categories. The judging criteria included: taste, quality, innovativeness, ingredient
Alexandra Guarnaschelli: A Passion for Cooking Demo
During a demo at ICE Yesterday, Alexandra Guarnaschelli, the executive chef at New York City’s Butter, admitted, “Sometimes I think my food isn’t as good as it could be.” It’s hard to imagine that she
Student Cooking Competition at ICE
C-CAP is designed to encourage high school students who show interest and aptitude in the Culinary Arts to turn their young passion into a long-term career. The 20th Annual Cooking Competition for