ICE Hosts America's Top Pastry Chefs
From homey treats (gourmet cookies and rice crispy squares from Willa Jeans Kelly Fields) and playful presentations (push-pop trifles from Franck Iglesias of Foxwoods Resort Casino) to the truly
Life as a Pastry Student: Making It Work
I currently work as the web editor at Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine, and on Mondays and Tuesdays I leave about an hour early to rush down to Battery Park for class. At first I was terrified to
Courting Culinary Mentors
I had just eaten at Trio in Evanston where Della Gossett was the pastry chef. Her dessert menu blew me away, and I knew I had to meet her. I called her kitchen and asked if I could spend a week
The Scoop: Getting to Know Ice Cream
The popularity of frozen treats is nothing new in the U.S., and is certainly not specific to New York. We are in the midst of a frozen renaissance, so here's a few scoops of history and science to
Getting to Know Churros
As a student of cooking, I was immediately intrigued when I came across a listing for an event called The Masters of Social Gastronomy: Fried Foods at ICE. A look into the history and science behind
Rule Breaking Baking
The premise of the class is to learn to bake the way we cook and to think independently about measuring or not measuring! Here are the biggest lessons I learned in this class: Think 51勛圖
Chocolate: The Daily Grind
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ICE Students Medal at US Pastry Competition
This year, a team of three ICE pastry studentsPooja Jhunjhunwala, Marcela Torres and Anne Rocheentered the competitions Junior Pastry Challenge. Mentored by ICE Chefs Kathryn Gordon and Michael
Top 10 Chocolatier Awards at ICE
Chef Jenny was recruiting students to support a showcase for North Americas Top 10 Chocolatiers, an event hosted by Dessert Professional magazine with a guest list of 250+ industry insiders. As a
Books for Cooks: 5 Must-Read Pastry Cookbooks
The Last Course by Claudia Fleming This book is no longer in print, despite high demand. As a result, its cost is significantly higher than the original price tag. Its worth the splurgeor borrowing
Ruling the Roast: Chocolate Craftsmanship
There is no specific formula to determine optimum roasting time and temperature across the board: beans of different size, variety and origin require a unique roasting profile to achieve the desired
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Of course, individual chocolate makers are presented with numerous opportunities to imprint their personal stamp on the finished product during the chocolate making process, but to create an