Today, four culinary students faced off in our professional teaching kitchens, vying for a chance to participate in the San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition.

Whether you're spending the holidays in New York City or simply searching for the perfect gift, ICE has a range of end-of-December classes to please all kinds of aspiring chefs.

One of the perks of my job is that, from time to time, I get to be on TV. On Monday I appeared on "Live From The Couch" on CBS WLNY offering my tips for cooking and carving the perfect Thanksgiving turkey.

Thanksgiving is a meal built on family traditions. So if your brood is stuck on turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing, why not shift your creativity to an unusual side dish?

Holy Guy Fieri! Can it be? A "POOR" New York Times restaurant review? Has there ever been such a scathing attack on a chef? Did Guy’s hair turn even more yellow when he read this? And what does this mean for the future of his restaurant?

Interview with ICE alumni!

First and foremost, our thoughts are with all of those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Thank you for your patience while we were closed, especially to those new students that were eager to get in the kitchen as well as those that had traveled to take a recreational class.

When I start with a new class, I like to ask each student what inspired them to come to ICE.