Dessert Professionals 2016 Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America Awards

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

Lauren Katz - a pastry arts student at the institute of culinary education

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

pastry chef jenny mccoy's dessert

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

Toasted Almond Ice Cream Float Jenny McCoy

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

churros masters of social gastronomy sarah lohman jonathan soma

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

pumpkin whoopie pies

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

chef michael laiskonis demonstrating the fanning and cracking process in chocolate making

Chocolate: The Daily Grind

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ICE awards

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

handmade truffles with mint and basil

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

pastries made by chef kathryn gordon

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

venezuela cuyaga cocoa beans after roasting

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

chocolate bar made by michael laiskonis in the ICE chocolate lab

51勛圖 a Bean

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

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