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ICE Alumni Had Some of the Best Restaurants in 2021

New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells deemed these restaurants by ICE alumni to be among the best in New York last year.
ICE Staff

How to Saber a Champagne Bottle This New Year’s

Start your new year off with some flair — learn how to saber open a bottle of Champagne from ICE Los Angeles Campus President Lachlan Sands.
Abbe Lewis

The Culinary Traditions of Kwanzaa

What food do you eat on Kwanzaa? Well, there isn't one answer, but there sure is a lot to choose from.
Andrew Blustein

Want to Launch a Food Product? This Book Can Help

ICE Chef-Instructor Kathryn Gordon's new book "Food Business: Idea to Reality" is a guide for entrepreneurs who want advice on how to start a food business.
Abbe Lewis

Our Most Popular Recipes of 2021

Here at ICE, we cook a lot. And as another year comes to a close, we look back and reflect on the many recipes we’ve tested (and retested). As we turn the calendar year, we can’t wait to see what we come up with next. Here, our top 10 recipes of 2021:
ICE Staff

The Best Kitchen Gift Ideas, According to ICE Chefs

We’re in the throes of the holiday season, and those celebrating Christmas are in crunch mode, doing last-minute shopping for family and friends. With so many kitchen gadgets at the ready, it’s hard to know what tool is best. We turned to our ICE Chef-Instructors for their ideas — here’s what they recommend gifting this holiday season.
Abbe Lewis

How To Pair Wine With Vegetables

Two ICE experts explain how to pair wines with vegetable-forward and plant-based meals.
Andrew Blustein

How to Make a Christmas Cookie Centerpiece

With a few tricks of the trade and a little patience, you can make a gorgeous, impressive and delicious tree-shaped cookie display to bring a little holiday cheer to any space.
Penny Stankiewicz — Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts, The Art of Cake Decorating

5 New Books by ICE Alumni

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ graduates go on to a wide variety of culinary careers, including becoming authors. The types of books from ICE alumni vary widely, including illustrative cookbooks by chefs and recipe developers, restaurant management guides and memoirs about culinary or restaurant life. Part of my own decision to go culinary school came from an avid consumption of written narratives by culinary students, chefs, restaurant entrepreneurs, servers and bartenders.
Pamela Vachon

Gold-Covered Sugar Cookies

On the latest episode of Epicurious' 4 Levels series, ICE Chef-Instructor Penny Stankiewicz shows how to make sugar cookies, which she tops with royal icing, dried rose petals, lavender and 24-carat gold leaf.
Penny Stankiewicz — Chef-Instructor, Pastry & Baking Arts, The Art of Cake Decorating