5-Star Breakfast with Chef Chad Pagano
From light and airy vol au vent pastries and brioche french toast, to butter poached lobster with asparagus and poached eggs, Chef Chad whipped up a gourmet breakfast that truly lived up to its 5-star
Mastering the Craft of the Cocktail Snack with Chef Chris Gesualdi
Gesualdi is not only a veritable fountain of culinary wisdom (he's logged serious kitchen time with Thomas Keller, and worked at some of New York's most renown restaurants) but a genuinely curious
Holiday Recipe: Swedish Meatballs
Today, we celebrate Chef Sabrina Sexton's family favorite: Swedish meatballs. My mother's family is Scandinavian so the holidays - especially Christmas - have always meant lots of Nordic fares. Every
Ho, Ho, Holiday Cupcakes
As mentioned, I'm a self-proclaimed “non-baker.” I have confidence in my savory skills, but when it comes to flour, eggs, and sugar, my knowledge leaves something to be desired. So I brought along my
Holiday Recipe: Alsatian Tarte Flambée
One of my favorite, recent memories of Christmas is from the Rhine river cruise my partner Cheryl and I took during the Christmas week of 2010. The cruise began at the Swiss city of Basel and slowly
Holiday Recipe: Snickerdoodles
Today, Chef Scott McMillen, one of our core Pastry & Baking Arts instructors, gets nostalgic about a classic American cookie. My mom would make snickerdoodles once, and only once, each year. Every
Historic Holiday Drinks: Nogs, Flips and Syllabubs
Apparently, I’m not the only syllabub novice. According to our instructor, Anthony Caporale, these frothy delights have fallen out of favor over the last century. When you learn their origin (the foam
Holiday Recipe: Mince Tartelettes
I moved to Australia the week of my 11th birthday and went to high school in London. During those years, I fell in love with spiced fruit desserts. Fruitcake often gets a bad rap in this country, but
Celebrating the Season with Rick Bayless
Last week, he gave ICE an inside look at his winter spin on summer dishes. The concept of celebrating both traditional recipes and modern adaptations is the driving philosophy behind Bayless' latest
Recipe: Roasted Pumpkin, Wheatberry and Kale Salad
Wheatberries, Chef Briscione explains, are the most wholesome form of wheat, providing fiber, B vitamins and a range of minerals. Pumpkin supplies our bodies with the antioxidant beta-carotene, which
Holiday Cocktail Snack: Lotus Root Chips
This holiday, we're inspired by lesser-known root vegetables, like lotus root. Fry them up for a cocktail snack to satisfy starving chefs (or to keep hungry guests out of the kitchen). Fried Lotus