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Celebrated Chef Scott Green Shares Pastry Wisdom with ICE

As Chef Scott explains, “One moment of inspiration propelled me along a path as a pastry professional that has spanned more than fifteen years and taken me around the world.” We chatted with Chef

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On Top of the (Wine) World: ICE Alum Aaron Fusco on His Path to Daniel

Aaron was kind enough to offer us a sneak peak into a day in the life of a sommelier at Daniel, and to answer some hard-hitting wine questions, like whether the best sparklers come from France and if

Chef Michael Laiskonis teaching at Institute of Culinary Education in New York

Always Forward: Pastry Chef Michael Laiskonis Sets Goals for the New Year

Five years ago this month, I completed an eight-year run as the pastry chef at Le Bernardin, satisfied (as much as one can be) that I had achieved a handful of notable accomplishments: a James Beard

ICE Alum Matt Hyland in front of his restaurant EMILY

ICE Alums Making Headlines: Our 2016 Standouts

In 2016, ICE graduates and their restaurants were showered with praise — here’s a short list of those who regularly took spots at the top: Missy Robbins (Culinary ’95): Missy was the chef on everyone

NYC Chef Ashley Merriman in the kitchen at Prune Restaurant

Prune Co-Chef Ashley Merriman (Culinary Arts ’04) is Not a Foodie

Ashley’s experience “on the line” dates back to high school, but ICE handed her the keys to the world of fine dining in New York, where she's had the opportunity to work with some of the city’s great

Kerry Brodie started the organization Emma's Torch which is empowering refugees through food

This ICE Student is Empowering Refugees Through Food

With her organization Emma’s Torch, ICE student Kerry Brodie (Culinary Arts, '17) hopes to join the ranks of these culinary visionaries in the fight for a better tomorrow. Inspired by the words of the

wine tasting during a recreational wine class with sommelier richard vayda

Meet Richard Vayda

Just as there’s a time and place for a grand cru from Bordeaux, there’s also a moment to enjoy a crisp white zinfandel (preferably with potato chips, on the beach). As he teaches students at ICE, the

Cookie empanadas made by chef jason alicea

Pockets of Love

Looking back, it was a blessing in disguise, because it was during this immobile period that he came up with the idea to start his own company, That’s Good Food, the New York-based artisanal empanada

Brooke Bordelon a culinary arts student in new york city

Combining Passions

Given her lifelong “obsession” with cooking and the skills she’s learning at ICE, we won’t be surprised if we see her in the test kitchen or food publication of her choice. In this interview, we

ICE student Emma Weinstein

Life as a Dual Diploma Student: Emma Weinstein

I have been in love with food from an early age. Growing up in a family where both of my parents worked in the restaurant and hospitality industry, food and restaurants have always been a huge part of

chef lorrie reynoso teaching a course at institute of culinary education

A Globe-Trotting Chef Finds a Home at ICE

Chef Lorrie comes from a big, food-loving family in the Philippines. Seven of the nine Reynoso siblings, including Chef Lorrie, work in some facet of the food industry. In fact, her sisters, pioneers

ICE Alum Thea Habjanic

Leading the Sweet Side of La Sirena

Given the restaurant's location and the unseasonably warm weather, it will no doubt be a long night for Thea. Still, she seems poised and unhurried as I have her stand for a handful of portraits in

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