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Externships

Practice your craft in the most authentic learning environment — the real world!

For centuries, aspiring chefs have learned their trade through culinary and hospitality apprenticeships.

ICE externships take inspiration from this proven tradition, with our hands-on program.

Two of the prime benefits of ICE’s externship program are that it exposes students to a deep professional network and the program often leads to job offers. In 2022, the school’s Career Services departments in New York and Los Angeles placed students in over 600 establishments across the United States. In New York, 63% of completed ICE externships confirmed to be paid, and 34% of completed ICE externships resulted in a direct hire by the site or an affiliated location. The percentages are even better in Los Angeles, 90% of the ICE externships were paid, and 64% of completed ICE externships resulted in a direct hire by the site or an affiliated location. 

With our finger on the pulse of the food and hospitality scene, we help our students gain access to exciting opportunities in a wide array of businesses, from recognized kitchens to award-winning food media outlets to premier hotels. 

ICE externships have caught the eye of some of the biggest names in the industry. Top recruiters have included many of America’s most celebrated chefs and restaurateurs, including: Grant Achatz, José Andrés, Dominique Ansel, Dan Barber, Daniel Boulud, Andrew Carmellini, David Chang, Tom Colicchio, Alex Guarnaschelli, Daniel Humm, Thomas Keller, Alfred Portale, Wolfgang Puck, Eric Ripert, Missy Robbins, Marcus Samuelsson, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and restaurateurs Danny Meyer and Stephen Starr.

*the below list reflects externship placements through July of 2024

  • 3 West Restaurant

  • A Love For Cakes LLC

  • abc kitchen

  • abc V

  • abcV

  • Addams Tavern

  • Ai Fiori

  • Almost Home General

  • Altro Paradiso

  • Amali

  • American Brass

  • Angelica Cake Creations

  • Angelina Bakery - Hells Kitchen

  • Angelina Paris

  • AnnTremet Cake 

  • Aquavit

  • Artiian

  • Aska

  • Atera

  • Atoboy

  • Bakehouse by Joe Murphy

  • Bamboo Walk

  • Bar Primi

  • Barbuto

  • Bengingi

  • Benvenuto 

  • Berimbau Brazilian Kitchen

  • Beut

  • Bibble & Sip

  • Blanca

  • Blue Hill

  • Blue HIll at Stone Barns

  • Bonnie's

  • Bordeaux Steakhouse

  • Brunch Harlem

  • Buddakan NY

  • Bungalow

  • Butcher and Bee

  • BUTLER

  • Butler and the Board

  • Butter

  • ByClio Bakery

  • Cafe Boulud

  • Cafe Carmellini

  • Cafe Turkiye Grill

  • CakeBurgers

  • Carbone

  • Carne Mare NoHo Hospitality Group 

  • Casa Ora

  • Centurion New York

  • Cestra Bakery

  • Chart House Weehawken

  • Chartwells@St John's

  • Chef Harley Experience

  • Chinese Tuxedo

  • Ci Siamo

  • Cipriani

  • Claud

  • Clover Hill 

  • Colonie

  • Cookshop

  • Craft 

  • Cream Bakery Bellmore

  • Crown Shy

  • Crumbl

  • Daily Provisions NYC

  • Daniel

  • Delta Marriot Hotel

  • Dine DK

  • Diner 24 Gramercy

  • Dinner with Dov

  • Dirt Candy

  • Disney World

  • Dominique Ansel Bakery (3)

  • Dominique Ansel Workshop

  • Don Angie

  • Duck Island Bread Company

  • Dylan Hotel

  • El Don Taqueria

  • Eleven Madison Park 

  • Ember & Eagle 

  • Empire Cake

  • epic Cookies

  • Epicerie Boulud

  • Erie Coffeeshop and Bakery

  • Essential by Christophe

  • Estela

  • Fairchilds Marketplace

  • Fancy Cakes NJ

  • Fat Fowl

  • Feast & Fetes

  • File Gumbo BAr

  • Fotografiska New York | Veronika

  • Foul Witch

  • Four Twenty Five

  • Francie

  • Frenchette

  • FreshDirect

  • Frog and the Peach

  • Fulgrances Laundromat

  • Fulton Fish Co/Tin Building

  • Gabriel Kreuther

  • Garvans

  • Gem Restaurant

  • Gramercy Tavern 

  • Grandaisy

  • Grandma's Cheesecake Sandwiches

  • Great Performances

  • Grey Wind (3)

  • Greywind Restaurant

  • HAGS

  • Half Moon

  • Halifax

  • Hawksmoor

  • Heritage Grand Bakery

  • Huda New Livantine Bistro

  • Hudson Cakery

  • Inn at Pound Ridge by JeanGeorges

  • Janie's Life Changing Baked Goods

  • Jayce Baudry French Pastry

  • Jean Georges 

  • jeju noodle bar 

  • John and Molly's Tavern

  • Jojo

  • Kalon Event + Food Design

  • KING

  • Kintsugi

  • Koloman

  • Kora (aka From Kora)

  • Korn's Bakery

  • KYU NYC

  • L'Abeile

  • L'Escale Restaurant & Bar

  • La Cabra Bakery

  • La Vara

  • Laduree - Soho 

  • Lafayette Grand Cafe and Bakery

  • Le Bernardin 

  • Le Jardinier New York

  • Le Pavillon 

  • Le Pistol

  • Lena Trattoria

  • Little Fox Kitchen

  • Llama Inn

  • Llama San

  • Locanda Verde

  • Locavore dba Paloma Cafe 

  • Long Island Gourmet

  • Loring Place

  • Lulu's Cake Boutique

  • Lure Fishbar

  • Luthun

  • Madre

  • Mah Ze Dahr Bakery

  • Maison Valero 

  • Make My Cake Bakehouse

  • Manhatta

  • Marc Forgione - FORGE

  • Marea

  • Mari

  • Mariana Velasquez

  • Marie's NYC

  • Martha & Marley Spoon

  • Massara

  • Michael's Pastry Shop

  • Michaleen Flynn's Public House

  • Minetta Tavern

  • Misi Pasta 

  • Mokyo

  • Monumental Market

  • Mr Chingon Restauarant

  • Ninety Acres at Natirar

  • Noksu

  • North Fork Table and Inn

  • Oheka Castle

  • Oiji Mi 

  • Olive Garden - Woodbridge 

  • One White Street

  • Orsay

  • P.F. Chang's - Rockaway Town Square

  • Paloma Coffee & Bakery

  • Paris Baugette 

  • Party Bus Bakeshop

  • Patisserie Fouet

  • Patisserie Vanessa

  • Pave NYC

  • Peak

  • Peak Restaurant and Bar

  • per se

  • Pier Sixty

  • PJ Clarke's

  • PLANTA Queen - New York

  • Prime

  • Principe

  • Rezdora Restaurant (Osteria Emiliana)

  • RIchmond Republic

  • River Pointe Inn

  • Rosie's New York

  • Rule of Thirds

  • Ruthie's

  • Sake no Hana

  • Salil Chowk 35 Indian Bistro 

  • San Sabino

  • Settepani Restaurant

  • Shake Shack - Theater District

  • Shalom Japan 

  • Shands General

  • Shortcake Bakery

  • Shukette

  • Simpson Bar and Lounger

  • Skyterra Wellness Retreat

  • Small Batch 

  • Soj Food Co.

  • Stein Assisted Living

  • Sunrise Sunset

  • Supermoon Bakehouse

  • Sweet Karma Desserts

  • Tan NYC

  • Tatiana NYC

  • Temple Court 

  • The Black Dog (Black Dog Company)

  • The Corner (Brooklyn)

  • The Dessertist

  • The Dutch

  • The Fulton 

  • The Good Batch

  • The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges

  • The mary Brennan INN Soup Kitchen

  • The Mary Lane

  • The Modern

  • The Modern Cakery

  • The Musket Room

  • The Noortwyck

  • The Poppery

  • The Rust and Golld

  • The Snackery Bake Shop

  • The Standard Hotel

  • The Stone House

  • The VIctoria

  • There Should Always Be Cake

  • Thomas Preti Events to Savor

  • TIN Building by JeanGeorges

  • Top Tomato

  • True Food Kitchen

  • Tuome

  • Union Square Cafe

  • Victory Restaurant and Lounge

  • Vincenzo Salvatore Cakes

  • Wayan

  • Whole Foods Market - Wayne, NJ

  • Yellow Rose

  • Ying Tao

  • Zahav 

  • Zou Zou's

*the below list reflects externship placements through July of 2024

  • 1 Hotel

  • 71Above

  • Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery 

  • Amiga Amore

  • Anaheim White House 

  • Anajak Thai 

  • Angela's Kitchen

  • Angler SF

  • Aphotic Restaurant

  • Bahar Bakery

  • Baked Bar LA

  • Barley Creek Brewing Company

  • Barrel 33 

  • Bell's 

  • Berbere

  • Bistro de la Gare 

  • Bon Appetit at the Getty

  • Bone Kettle 

  • Bottega Louie - Downtown Los Angeles 

  • Broadway by Amar Santana

  • Broken Bit Steakhouse

  • Broken Cuisine/George Stiffman

  • Cabra Los Angeles

  • Cardinale du Vin

  • Carmela Ice Cream 

  • Cassia LA 

  • Cassia LA 

  • Castaway

  • Catch LA

  • Catch Steak LA

  • Charcoal - Hollywood

  • Chaupain Bakery

  • Citrin Santa Monica

  • Citrone Restaurant & Bar 

  • CJ's Pizza Bar and Grill

  • Clayton's Bakery & Bistro 

  • Cos and Pi

  • Cotogna 

  • Crustacean Beverly Hill 

  • Damian 

  • Del Rio Country Club

  • Din Tai Fung - Arcadia

  • Disney HR Strategies & Services, LLC

  • Disney HR Strategies & Services, LLC 

  • Domestic 

  • Dona Tina (Northgate Markets)

  • Donna's 

  • Elena's Estiatorio 

  • Erewhon - Palisades

  • Farfalla Trattoria

  • Felix LA 

  • Flouring LA

  • Fogo de Chão Irvine

  • Funke

  • Gem Restaurant

  • Girl & the Goat 

  • Hello You're Welcome

  • Heritage 

  • Higher Taste (Formerly Ahimsa)

  • Hillstone Restaurant

  • I Like Pie Bakespace 

  • Inn of the Seventh Ray 

  • JerkMuva's Creations

  • JOEY - Manhattan Beach

  • JOEY Restaurant

  • JOEY Restaurant DTLA 

  • Kali Restaurant

  • Kaya

  • Kendall's Brasserie (Patina Group) 

  • Kickin Kasian

  • KIN

  • Knife Pleat 

  • Knott's Berry Farm 

  • L'Azure Hotel 

  • Langham Huntington Pasadena 

  • Le Grand Restaurant

  • Little Dom's Restaurant

  • Little Dynamite Pizza

  • Loreto 

  • Luminarias

  • M On High

  • MANUELA 

  • Marche Moderne Newport Beach 

  • Melisse Restaurant

  • Meteora 

  • Moonlark's

  • Mother Wolf 

  • Mr. Baker Bakery & Cafe 

  • Mr. T Los Angeles

  • My Delight Cupcakery

  • Nobu Los Angeles 

  • Nobu Newport Beach

  • Nonna Mercato 

  • Ocean Social/Nobu Eden Roc

  • Ojai Valley Inn 

  • Omaniku

  • Original Fish Company 

  • Osteria Gucci 

  • Osteria Mozza 

  • Otium LA 

  • Palace Food Services

  • Paragary's 

  • Pavilions - Los Angeles

  • Perle Restaurant

  • Perle Restaurant 

  • Pez Coastal Kitchen - Pasadena

  • Pizzarte (2)

  • Planta - Brentwood

  • Poole's Diner

  • Populaire Modern Bistro

  • Porto's - West Covina

  • Project Angel Food 

  • Providence Los Angeles

  • Red Hill Country Club

  • Roister 

  • Rolling Hills Country Club, South Bay

  • Rossoblu 

  • Rustic Canyon Wine Bar & Seasonal K.

  • Ruth's Chris Steakhouse

  • Saffy's, Los Angeles

  • Saltie Girl

  • Savage Chef Bar and Grill 

  • Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 

  • Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee

  • Silverlake Ramen - Chino Hills

  • Sophie's Table

  • Spago Beverly Hills 

  • Sprinkles Cupcakes - Irvine 

  • Stella - West Hollywood

  • Stuff I Eat

  • SUP Noodle Bar

  • Superba Food + Bread - Venice 

  • Sweet Production Inc

  • Syndicate Bakery 

  • The Acorn 

  • The Arbour Pasadena 

  • The Californian Convalescent Hospital

  • The Local Baker and Cafe 

  • The Mulholland 

  • The Orange Hill Restaurant 

  • The Peninsula 

  • The Westin Hapuna 

  • The Wine House

  • Tokki

  • Top Golf 

  • Union Pasadena 

  • Universal Studios Hollywood 

  • Verse 

  • Village Bread 

  • Vita Italian Bar & Grill 

  • Voodoo Doughnut - Universal CityWalk

  • Wolfgang Puck Catering - Los Angeles 

  • Wolfgang Puck Catering DTLA

  • Wolfgang Puck Catering Hollywood 

  • Yangban 

  • Yellow 

  • ZURRIOLA 

  • 100 Steps Kitchen & Raw Bar

  • 34 St Diner

  • A Little Cake/Le Petit Gateau

  • A Love For Cakes LLC

  • abc kitchen

  • abcV

  • Abigail Kirsch Culinary Productions-Corp

  • Addams Tavern

  • Agricola Eatery - Morristown

  • Aigner Chocolates

  • AJ Sweets and Treats

  • Alinea

  • Amali

  • An Artistic Taste

  • Angelina's Kitchen

  • AnnTremet Cake 

  • Aquavit

  • Army City Steak and Gyro

  • Artesano

  • Aska

  • Atera

  • Atla

  • Atoboy

  • Atomix

  • Bad Roman

  • Bakehouse by Joe Murphy

  • Bakeri

  • Bakuto

  • Balaboosta

  • BAM Desserts

  • Bar Boulud

  • Barachou

  • Barachou -West Village

  • Battello

  • BBQ Book (Phaidon, 2024)

  • Black Iris

  • Blackbird Kitchen & Cocktails

  • Blend 111

  • Blue Box Cafe by Daniel Boulud

  • Blue HIll at Stone Barns

  • Boulud Sud

  • Breads Bakery

  • Breakfast by Salt's Cure

  • Brownsville Community Culinary Center

  • Buddakan NY

  • Butler and the Board

  • Butter

  • BuzzyBakes Catering & Bakeshop

  • Cadence

  • CakeBurgers

  • Canal Side Inn

  • Carissa's the Bakery

  • Carlo's Bakery

  • Carne Mare NoHo Hospitality Group

  • Carollo's Little Italy

  • Casa Nela

  • Caviar Kaspia

  • Caviar Russe

  • Centurion New York

  • Cerbelli Creative Events

  • Chanson Le Salon

  • Chef Ania's Gourmet Cuisine

  • Chef Paris LLC

  • Chinese Tuxedo

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill - Maspeth

  • Ci Siamo

  • Circo's Pasty Shop

  • City Cakes

  • Ciucina FLoraBella

  • Claud

  • Claudette

  • Cocoa Bakery

  • Cookies and Cream Pastry Shop

  • Coterie Hudson Yards

  • Cotton Club

  • Craft

  • Crosby Street Hotel

  • Crown Shy

  • CUT by Wolfgang Puck

  • CxRA: Catering by Restaurant Associates

  • Dahlia's Ice Cream Spot

  • Daily Provisions NYC

  • Daniel

  • Debajo

  • Deborah Miller Catering & Events

  • Delish.com

  • Dine DK

  • Dirt Candy

  • Disney World

  • Dominique Ansel Bakery 

  • Dominique Ansel Workshop

  • Don Angie

  • dSquared Hospitality Company

  • Duck Island Bread Company

  • Duet Bakery

  • Dulce de Leche Bakery

  • Dylan Hotel

  • Edison Hotel

  • Eleven Madison Park 

  • Elkstone Farm

  • Empire Cake

  • Ends Meat

  • Ensenada

  • Erie Coffeeshop and Bakery

  • Essential by Christophe

  • Farmingdale Meat Market/Main Street Meat

  • Fasano Restaurant

  • Florabella

  • FLOUR Hoboken

  • Food Trends

  • Frenchette

  • Frevo

  • Fritzsche's Bakery

  • Frog and the Peach

  • FUMO - Upper West Side

  • Funny Face Bakery

  • Gabriel's Bar & Restaurant

  • Gair

  • Gallagher's Steak House

  • Gallery Pastry Shop

  • Gansevoort Hotel Group

  • GAskins

  • Gem Restaurant

  • Geranium

  • Gotham Bar & Grill

  • Graduate Hotel - Roosevelt Island

  • Gramercy Tavern

  • Grandaisy

  • Greywind Restaurant

  • Griffis Faculty Club

  • Halifax

  • Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken

  • Heirloom Kitchen

  • Heritage Grand Bakery

  • High School for Environmental Studies

  • Hive Bakery and Cafe

  • Hometown Bake Shop

  • Hometown Bar-B-Que

  • Hotel on Rivington

  • Hunt & Fish Club

  • Inn at Pound Ridge by JeanGeorges

  • Iroquois Hotel

  • Ja Moy

  • Jack & Charlies no.118

  • James on Main

  • Jean Georges

  • Jeffrey's Austin

  • Joomak Banjum

  • Jose Andres at The Ritz Carlton NoMad

  • Jua

  • Judy Kim - Food Stylist

  • Jules at Market

  • JUNGSIK

  • Killington Resort

  • KING

  • Kingfisher

  • Kirschenbaum Baking Co.

  • Koloman

  • Kora (aka From Kora)

  • L'Escale Restaurant & Bar

  • L'inizio

  • La Boulangerie de Francois

  • La Marchande

  • La Promenade-Tenafly, NJ

  • Laduree - Soho

  • Lafayette Grand Cafe and Bakery

  • Laila Restaurant

  • Langham New York Fifth Avenue

  • Laser Wolf

  • Laser Wolf Brooklyn

  • Le Bernardin

  • Le French Diner

  • Le Jardinier New York

  • Le Pavillon

  • Le Rock

  • Lessing's Corporate Office

  • Levain Bakery Wainscott

  • Liberty National Golf Club

  • Librae

  • Lilia Ristorante

  • Lincoln Ristorante

  • Little Mad

  • Llama San

  • Locanda Verde

  • Lord's

  • Loring Place

  • Luna Wood Fire Tavern

  • Lysee

  • Ma.de

  • Mah Ze Dahr Bakery

  • Maialino

  • Mango Mango

  • Manhatta

  • Marc Forgione - FORGE

  • Marea

  • Margaritaville Resort Times Square

  • Mari

  • Mariana Velasquez

  • Mariebelle Chocolates

  • Mark's Bake Shoppe

  • Marta

  • Martha & Marley Spoon

  • Masalawala & Sons

  • Matchaful

  • McGowen Chiropractic and Wellness

  • Mile End Deli Brooklyn

  • Milu

  • Misi 

  • Mokyo

  • Momofuku Noodle Bar

  • Momofuku Ssam Bar

  • Montclair Diner

  • Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream

  • Mother Mousse Dessert Specialists

  • Naks

  • Naro

  • Natirar

  • Natural Blend

  • Ninety Acres at Natirar

  • Nobu Downtown

  • Nobu - San Diego 

  • Norbrook Cakes

  • Noreetuh

  • Nougatine

  • Nudibranch

  • Nura

  • OCD Obsessive Chocolate Disorder

  • Oceana

  • Oiji Mi 

  • One Girl Cookies

  • One White Street

  • Orchard Park by David Burke

  • Osteria 57

  • Otway

  • Oxalis

  • Oxomoco

  • Pappas Taverna

  • Paris Cafe by Jean-Georges

  • Party Bus Bakeshop

  • Pasta Ramen

  • Pastosa Ravioli

  • Patisserie Fouet

  • Patisserie Vanessa

  • Peddie Food Service

  • Peppercorn Events

  • Perry Street

  • Pier Sixty

  • Piping Rock Country Club

  • PLANTA Queen - New York

  • Portale Restaurant

  • Principe

  • Print Restaurant

  • Raf's

  • Rawsome Treats

  • Refinery Hotel

  • Revelie Luncheonette

  • Riverview Restaurant and Bar

  • Roberta's

  • Rolo's

  • Ron Ben-Israel Cakes

  • Roots Steakhouse - Morristown

  • Rosemary's

  • Ruby's Price Cutter Bakery

  • Rule of Thirds

  • Rumba Cubana

  • Rumba Cubana - Guttenberg

  • Runner & Stone Bakery & Restaurant

  • SAGA

  • Sarku Japan

  • Seeds and Weeds

  • Seoul Salon

  • Shell and Bones

  • Shinji's

  • Shooters Waterfront

  • Shuka

  • Shukette

  • Sift Patisserie

  • Single Thread Farms Restaurant & Inn 

  • Small Batch 

  • Smoke Jazz Club

  • Smyth + The Loyalist

  • Soulber Kitchen

  • Southdown Coffee

  • Spice 'n' Thing

  • Spread Love & Eat

  • St. Timothy's Episcopal Church

  • Stanley Market Corp.

  • Surf Shack

  • Sushi Yasuda

  • Tacombi

  • Tatiana NYC

  • Temple Court 

  • The Adolphus Hotel

  • The BBQ King

  • The Black Swan

  • The Dinex Group

  • The Dutch

  • The Fifth Season

  • The Fresh Market

  • The Fulton

  • The Fulton by JeanGeorges

  • The Grey

  • The Healthy Kitchen

  • The Hudson Cakery

  • The Langham New York

  • The Mark Hotel

  • The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges 

  • The Mary Lane

  • The Metropolitian Musuem of Art

  • The Modern

  • The Musket Room

  • The National Arts Club

  • The Native

  • The Oaks Lakeside

  • The Palm Steakhouse

  • The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

  • The Roosevelt

  • The Vintage Cake

  • Thomas Preti Caterers

  • Thyme Heals All

  • Tonnie's Minis

  • Tu Tipico Dominicano Restaurtanr

  • Union Square Events

  • Vandalia Senior Center

  • Verana Cucina Italiana

  • Vestry

  • Virgin Hotels NYC

  • Wall Street Grill

  • Walt Disney World College Program

  • Washington Square Hotel

  • Wayan

  • Wegmans Food Markets

  • Wegmans Manalapan

  • Whitby Hotel

  • WINNER

  • Zou Zou's

  • 1228 Main Las Vegas 

  • 18 Folds 

  • 71Above 

  • 85 C Bakery Pleasanton 

  • A Huevo Que Si 

  • Agnes Restaurant & Cheesery 

  • Annandale Golf Club

  • Asterid, DTLA 

  • Bestia 

  • Bistro de la Gare 

  • Bon Appetit @ The Huntington Library 

  • Bon Appetit at the Getty

  • Bone Kettle

  • Botanica Restaurant & Market 

  • Bottega Angelina Ristorante 

  • Bottega Louie - Downtown Los Angeles 

  • Budonoki - Los Angeles 

  • Cabra Los Angeles

  • Cafe Basque, Los Angeles 

  • CAMO Eats 

  • Camphor 

  • Carmela Ice Cream 

  • Casa Torrente Ristorante Al Convento 

  • Cassia LA 

  • Castaway 

  • Chiringuita

  • Citrin Santa Monica 

  • Citrone Restaurant & Bar

  • Cobi's, Santa Monica

  • Coffee Commissary 

  • Coffee Cup 

  • Commisary 

  • Connie and Ted's

  • Copra Restaurant

  • Coyote Commons CSUSB

  • Crumbl Cookies - Encino

  • Crumbl Cookies - Hastings Ranch 

  • Crustacean Beverly Hill 

  • CUT Beverly Hills 

  • Deer Valley Resort 

  • Delight Pastry

  • Destroyer LA

  • Diamond Seafood Palace 

  • Disney HR Strategies & Services, LLC 

  • Disneyland Resort

  • Dolce Bistro & Bakery 

  • Erewhon - Pasadena 

  • Erewhon - Studio City 

  • Erewhon - The Grove 

  • Et Voila

  • Evil Twin 

  • Farmshop

  • Fia Restaurant 

  • Fia Steak 

  • Four Seasons Westlake Village 

  • Frederick's Pastries 

  • Friends & Family LA 

  • Girl & the Goat

  • Gjusta 

  • Go Cakes 

  • Gramercy Tavern 

  • Grey Fox Grille and Public House 

  • Gunsmoke

  • H Cafe 

  • Half Baked Co.

  • Hatchet Hall

  • Hayato

  • Hearts & Flame 

  • Heirloom LA 

  • Hippo Restaurant 

  • Hoki Korean BBQ & Japanese Cuisine 

  • Hotcakes Bakes 

  • I Like Pie Bakeshop 

  • ICE Culinary Pasadena 

  • ISS Guckenheimer at Google 

  • Jemma Di Mare

  • JOEY - Manhattan Beach 

  • JOEY Restaurant DTLA 

  • Jonathan Club - DTLA

  • Joseon 

  • Joy & Sweets 

  • Kali Restaurant 

  • Kapellana

  • Karma Baker 

  • Kato Restaurant

  • Kelly's Coffee & Fudge Factory 

  • Kettner Exchange San Diego 

  • Kitchen Mouse 

  • Kitties Cakes 

  • La Dolce Vita 

  • La Rufina 

  • Langham Huntington Pasadena

  • Lard Lad Donuts, Universal Studios 

  • Lavo Los Angeles 

  • Lazy Bear

  • Lodge Bread 

  • Lou The French on the Block

  • Lulu - DTLA 

  • Maison Arnaud Larher 

  • Majordomo 

  • Make My Cake - 139th St. 

  • Mama Shelter Los Angeles 

  • Manhattan Beach Post

  • Marche Moderne Newport Beach

  • Marissa's Cake 

  • Market on 8th 

  • Milk Jar Cookies 

  • Mission Inn 

  • Mother Wolf 

  • Moulin - Newport Beach 

  • My Delight Cupcakery

  • NFL Sofi Stadium

  • Nobu Los Angeles 

  • Nobu San Diego

  • Nothing Bundt Cakes Pasadena 

  • Ojai Valley Inn 

  • Osteria Gucci 

  • Otium LA 

  • Paleo Collective 

  • Panaderia La Buena

  • Paris Baguette - Lake Forest

  • Pavillions 

  • Pechanga Resort & Casino 

  • Perle Restaurant

  • Playa Provisions 

  • Poppy Cake Baking Company

  • Porter Valley Country Club 

  • Primal Alchemy 

  • ProAbition Whiskey Lounge & Kitchen 

  • Project Angel Food 

  • Providence Los Angeles 

  • Queen Mary 

  • Red Hill Country Club 

  • Roka Akor

  • Rustic Canyon Wine Bar & Seasonal K.

  • Rye Goods

  • SAS Brands

  • Single Thread Farms 

  • South Coast Winery

  • Spago Beverly Hills 

  • Spoon & Pork

  • Sunset Marquis

  • Superba Food + Bread - Venice 

  • Sur Le Vert 

  • Sweet Arleen's 

  • Syndicate Bakery 

  • Tate of India 

  • Terra e Mare Ristorante 

  • The Arbour Pasadena

  • The Baker's Daughter 

  • The Beverly Hills Hotel

  • The Cellar Restaurant 

  • The Channel, Marriot Hotel 

  • The Derby 

  • The Factory Kitchen

  • The Frosted Flour

  • The Gateaux Shoppe 

  • The Harker School 

  • The Hilltop Collection Restaurant

  • The Local Baker and Cafe 

  • The Lord's Table 

  • The Orange Hill Restaurant

  • The Pendry Hotel, West Hollywood 

  • The Ranch Restaurant & Saloon

  • The Raven's Nest

  • The Three Staqs 

  • The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium 

  • The Valley Hunt Club 

  • The Village Bakery & Cafe 

  • Union Pasadena

  • Universal Studios Hollywood 

  • Valerie Confection's Glendale 

  • Valley Hunt Club - Pasadena

  • Verse

  • Vibiana

  • Vibrato Grill Jazz 

  • View202 

  • Vita Italian Bar & Grill 

  • Vivo Italian Kitchen

  • Westin Anaheim 

  • White Harte Public House

  • Whole Foods, Los Angeles

  • Whole Foods, Pasadena

  • Willie Mae's 

  • Wolfgang Puck Catering - Los Angeles

  • Wolfgang Puck Catering @ Netflix HWD 

  • Wolfgang Puck Catering DTLA

  • Wolfgang Puck Catering Hollywood 

  • Yaamava Resort & Casino @ San Manuel

  • Yang's Kitchen 

  • Ying Yang Tea 

  • Yummy Cupcakes 

  • Zahav

Chef Teresa Montaño is the owner of Otoño in LA."The students from ICE are excited and engaged in the kitchen day in, day out. The base knowledge they have gained from their culinary program has given them a great stepping stone to succeed in a high-intensity kitchen like ours at Otoño." — Teresa Montaño, executive chef/owner, Otoño

Chef Teresa is a New Mexico-born, Los Angeles-based chef, best known for her first restaurant, Racion, which appeared on Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants List — twice. Otoño is known for featuring “modern Spanish cuisine,” influenced by Montaño’s travels in Spain, particularly the Catalan and Valencia regions.

“The students we have hired upon graduation from ICE have unwavering, positive attitudes and desire to learn and grow. These individuals have proven very reliable, passionate and eager to improve their culinary skills by any means necessary.” — Justin Katsuno, executive sous chef, Spago, Beverly Hills

Chef Justin has been with the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group for more than 10 years. He graduated with a B.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Chef Tim Hollingsworth is the owner of Otium in LA.“I appreciate the dedication that ICE has towards the next generation of chefs. The ICE students we have hired are dedicated, hardworking and ready to be immersed in the fast-paced environment of the professional kitchen.” — Tim Hollingsworth, executive chef/owner, Otium and Free Play

Before moving to LA, Chef Tim worked at The French Laundry for 13 years, including four years as chef de cuisine. He has won a James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year and won “The Final Table,” a global culinary competition series on Netflix.

What is an ICE Externship?

Similar in concept to an internship, ICE externships are paid or unpaid placements in a professional environment. They are chosen at a student's discretion with the assistance of Career Services advisors as part of ICE Career Resources. Students determine an externship site based on their personal interests and career goals, and ICE externships consistently prove to be an exceptional opportunity for hands-on training, networking at the heart of the industry, and often, job offers.

A collection of logos of some of the impressive restaurants where ICE Externships happen

Our Incredible Track Record

Our students extern at hundreds of establishments each year — and each experience is as unique as our students. Noteworthy restaurants and bakeries owned and operated by celebrated chefs across America are among these sites, as well as leading food publications, catering companies and luxury hotels. Getting your foot in the door with one of these organizations could be the start of the career you’ve been dreaming about.

Choose your path — and make your success.

ICE externships give you a chance to customize your education. For example, if you’ve always dreamed of working in a sushi restaurant, food truck, butcher shop or artisanal bread bakery, we can gear your search towards the goal of placing you in that particular type of establishment.
 
Some students also choose to pursue ICE externships outside of the restaurant environment. In past years for example, students passionate about recipe development obtained externships at Food Network, Simply Honest Kitchen and Eat Sunny. Specialty baking externship sites included Breads Bakery, Milk Bar and Dominique Ansel. Students interested in hotel externships found placements at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, and Crosby Street Hotel in New York, as well as the Mosaic Hotel in Beverly Hills and the Four Seasons Los Angeles. Those with interests in catering have completed ICE externships at Abigail Kirsch and Union Square Events, and Wolfgang Puck Catering in Los Angeles.

ICE President Rick Smilow poses for a photo with Chef Aaron Bludorn of Cafe Boulud, Phillip Baltz of Baltz & Company, and Wylie Dufresne of wd~50 and Du's Donuts

Our staff has the connections

Faculty and advisors come together as part of ICE's career resources. They assess your career aspirations, skills and academic record to pair you with sites that align with your goals and background. Each ICE externship is structured so that your performance is monitored by the school's professional staff, and subsequent feedback and evaluations are incorporated into your overall grade.
 
ICE externships are a fantastic opportunity for training and networking in the real world. When you're choosing which culinary school to attend, be sure to ask about externship programs and learn how each program incorporates in-the-field experience into your education.

Externship Testimonials

ICE alum graduate Gail Simmons

Gail Simmons, Culinary Arts Graduate

Judge/Host on Bravo's "Top Chef" and "Top Chef: Just Desserts"

"The externship that I did at ICE actually was probably more important than any single step in my career afterwards. I wanted to be a food writer, so I thought that when I left ICE, I would go to extern at a food magazine. But my career counselor at ICE, not forced me, but certainly encouraged me to go into a top restaurant kitchen, to hone and round out the knowledge I had gained in the classroom. Having the strong culinary background that I learned from ICE really helped me with everything I have done since school. It gave me credibility in the industry, and gave me the language and the skills I needed to later stand beside some of the greatest chefs in the world."

ICE alum graduate Mary Attea

Mary Attea, Culinary Arts Graduate

Executive Chef, The Musket Room

"My time at Annisa as an extern was invaluable. No matter where you are, you get out what you put in. Never be afraid to ask questions. There is something to observe and learn in the kitchen at every moment and you have to actively seek out the information. When you show enthusiasm and a strong work ethic, chefs will notice you. And take notes. Always take notes."

ICE alum graduate Paras Shah

Paras Shah, Culinary Arts Graduate

Consultant and Research Development Chef 

"ICE has changed my life and vision. So far, it's been a tremendous ride. From my externship at Per Se to Momofuku and then at El Bulli in Spain, I must say that I have been pretty blessed to have had such opportunities.”

Malikah Nelson studied Culinary Arts at ICE

Malikah Nelson, Culinary Arts Graduate

Culinary-Instructor, Opportunity Charter School

“Attending ICE completely prepared me for my externship experience. I learned technique, terminology, speed and so much more. When you graduate from ICE, you graduate with friends, family and a network for the duration of your career.”

ICE alum graduate Sonali Ruder

Sonali Ruder, Culinary Arts Graduate

Independent Recipe Developer

"I did my culinary externship in the test kitchen of Everyday with Rachael Ray magazine and am continuing to work with them as a freelance recipe developer.  In fact, ten of my recipes have been published in a recent issue of the magazine. Getting my foot in the door as an extern was a great career move."