Having previously offered a deep dive on our other favorite fat, butter, here we get into the nitty gritty when it comes to one of the most versatile cooking fats: olive oil. Marisa Bloch, General

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

Italy has no shortage of firm, salty cheeses that have numerous culinary applications. They can be nibbled on their own, grated on top of pastas and salads or used to add texture and umami to soups

A public service announcement for anyone who needs to hear it: working as a restaurant server does not amount to failure after attending culinary school. On the contrary, servers who have culinary

In the first five minutes of my culinary externship, I was asked to shuck oysters. (We’re talking oysters on the half-shell that would be whisked from my newly occupied station to a table in the

Cheddar cheese is the second-most consumed cheese in the U.S., just behind mozzarella. Despite it being our go-to cheese for nachos, burgers, grilled cheeses and homemade cheddar cheese sauce for mac

If cheese is milk's attempt at immortality, the same can be said for charcuterie and meat. The term “charcuterie” comes from the French term chair cuit, which literally translates to “cooked flesh,”

The short answer to that question is, yes, you can eat the rind — any and all of them. If you’ve ever taken a cheese class, you may have already heard a certain chestnut that cheese instructors,

I recall an early lesson on product recognition from my own ICE curriculum, which involved tasting a wide range of fresh and cultured dairy products, including a number of different styles of cheese.

The externship, which provides real-life restaurant experience for Institute of Culinary Education students, is the final piece of the educational puzzle. After completing all of the kitchen classroom

“While a lot of people think of grilling as a technique that anyone with a beer in their hand can do after sitting in the sun all day, it actually involves a lot of finesse and understanding about how

The term “commencement,” while marking the end of the educational journey, is a word that actually means “beginning.” For many ICE graduates, it is the beginning of their professional future, with all