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When asked to make a "spooky" cocktail suitable for October, ICE Instructor and Mixologist Garrett Mikell immediately understood the assignment. He turned to a Black Manhattan, a variation on the...

“I gravitate toward drink cocktails that feature dark spirits during the holiday season, especially those with a smoke element,” says Anthony Caporale, ICE’s Director of Spirits Education. “I also...

Once the turkey is all gone, there are myriad ways to repurpose leftover cranberry sauce. Do you eat it as a sweet spread or try to make another savory main dish to go along with it? What can I do...

“A great amount of profit in your restaurant will be made off of alcohol,” she shared. “But also, the history of the cocktail, the story of it, is still being written, and you can be a part of it.” To...

Here are a few summer recipes with no need for professional guidance, celebrating some of the season's best flavors: fresh lobster, juicy watermelon and effervescent lemonade.

Michael Shain (Culinary, ‘10/Hospitality, ‘09) studied Hospitality & Hotel Management and Culinary Arts at ICE before launching his career with five years at Union Square Hospitality Group’s Blue...

The combination of smoke and sweet is at the heart of all good barbecue, and no place knows that better than Kansas City. For San Francisco, the flavors of Fisherman's Wharf are a perfect complement...

Growing up in Pine Barrens, New Jersey, there was always an abundance of cranberries — the town is home to more than 2,000 acres of cranberry bogs! Below, get his recipe for the perfect cocktail that...

I used Manishewitz wine like a cordial as an ingredient. I prefer to use bourbon as the base spirit, but as it is not considered kosher for Passover, a medium-dark rum, such as Bacardi, can be...

This is a unique take on the classic highball or Collins, which traditionally combines a spirit, soda (or bubbly ingredient), and citrus juice or garnish with fresh citrus. We’re sprucing a classic up...

Nearly 30 years later, I still remember digging a small hole in the sandy lot behind our house in Florida and carefully placing the seeds I had saved from a watermelon that my mom brought home from...

Though Negroni Week ends on June 10, the official season of the Negroni is just firing up. So we asked cocktail guru Joe Campanale, owner/director of Fausto in Brooklyn, to share with us his take on...