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These ICE Alumni Are Semifinalists for the 2023 James Beard Awards

Right on the heels of the list of Academy Awards nominations comes the list of what the hospitality industry is waiting for: the semifinalists for the 2023 installment of the James Beard Awards

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This ICE Alumna Opened the Sandwich Shop of Her Dreams on the Alabama Coast

Inside is Anna Beth Ryan, an Institute of Culinary Education alumna and Birmingham, Alabama native, who opened the popular sandwich shop in April 2021. Even before she graduated from ICE in 2019 with

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NYC Hospitality Veteran Michael Sinensky Shares His Dos and Don’ts with ICE Students

“And that was the third time I lost all my money.” While this may not seem like the most inspiring anecdote for a room full of prospective restaurateurs in ICE's Restaurant & Culinary Management

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In Memoriam: Chef King Phojanakong

A New York City native, Chef King Phojanakong's cooking influences began at home with his Filipino mother and Thai father. Childhood summers spent in the Philippines furthered Chef King’s interest in

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From Stylist to Chef: ICE Alumna Rasheeda Purdie Connects to Her Roots Through Ramen

Those words of wisdom from recent ICE alumna Rasheeda Purdie were just some of the gems students enjoyed during her recent visit and demonstration at ICE’s New York campus. A 2015 graduate of ICE New

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ICE LA Alumni Staff Michelin, LA Times Acclaimed Restaurants

There was glitz and glamour at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles’s Miracle Mile on Monday night for the live reveal of the 2022 Michelin Guide California. 2022 marks the third year of the

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Chef Shawn's Life Lessons from the Navy & the Kitchen

Many armed services veterans find careers as cooks and chefs after their military service. In fact, one of the oldest culinary schools in the country was founded after World War II as a training

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Chef Daniel Boulud Offers Advice to ICE Students

What would you do if one of the best chefs in the business came into your class to taste your food and give you advice? ICE students at our New York campus experienced just that first-hand when

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Alumna Pooja Jhunjhunwala's Global Journey Started at ICE

Pooja Jhunjhunwala's (Pastry & Baking ‘16 and Cake Decorating ‘16) culinary journey has taken her across the world — which is why she's also known as The Global Vegetarian. With hundreds of thousands

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Yes, Chef: “The Bear’s” Jeremy Allen White Remembers His Time Training at ICE

“The Bear,” FX/Hulu’s hit show from Christopher Storer featuring Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, is stressful. Really stressful. And that’s probably because it’s one of — if not the — most

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Leadership Inside and Outside the Kitchen: Highlighting Black & POC ICE Alumni

This post has been updated for 2023. Mashama Bailey (Culinary Arts, '01) Chef Mashama graduated from ICE with a Culinary Arts diploma in 2001, rounding out her lifelong culinary education from her

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Stephanie Izard’s Key to Restaurant Success Is to Celebrate Your Team

Chef Stephanie Izard hopes the next generation of chefs and culinary entrepreneurs will “learn everything you can, and when you make the next step in choosing which restaurant you want to work at

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