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Chocolate Artistry with Vincent Pilon

Chocolate Artistry with Vincent Pilon

From Monday through Wednesday this week, ICE’s pastry kitchens were home to one of the world’s top pastry chefs, Vincent Pilon, as he worked w

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ICE Chef Instructor Michelle Tampakis Judge at Pastry Live

ICE Chef Instructor Michelle Tampakis Judge at Pastry Live

ICE Chef Instructor Michelle Tampakis just returned from the first ever Pastry Live weekend in Atlanta, GA. Pastry chefs from all over the world g

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Sugarwork: Pastillage and Poured Sugar Techniques at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Sugarwork: Pastillage and Poured Sugar Techniques at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Yesterday, Stephane Treand, a world champion pastry artist wrapped up a special class at the Institute of Culinary Education to teach pastry prof

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Sculpted Cakes at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Sculpted Cakes at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

As part of ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies, ICE alum Elisa Strauss returned to ICE this week to teach a class on sculpted cakes. Straus

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ICE Chef Instructor Judges Chocolate Exhibition

ICE Chef Instructor Judges Chocolate Exhibition

This weekend, ICE Chef Instructor Michelle Tampakis was invited by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History Foundation to be a judge at their 19th

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Entremets, Tartes, Goûters at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Entremets, Tartes, Goûters at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Yesterday, pastry professionals from across the New York area wrapped up a three-day class with Stéphane Glacier as part of ICE’s Center for Ad

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Rediscovered Rare Chocolate Unveiled at ICE

Rediscovered Rare Chocolate Unveiled at ICE

Pure Nacional, an extremely rare variety of cacao, the plant used to make chocolate, was just rediscovered in Peru. Yesterday, the team behind the

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Sugar Confectionery at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Sugar Confectionery at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Pastry Chef En-Ming Hsu has worked in famed restaurants such as Lespinasse and The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, but she has also distinguished herself wi

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Plated Dessert Techniques at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Plated Dessert Techniques at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Alex Espiritu works at the Valrhona École du Grand Chocolat in France. The eminent chocolate manufacturer works closely with experts to come up w

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Airbrushing Chocolate at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Airbrushing Chocolate at ICE’s Center for Advanced Pastry Studies

Earlier this week, Stephane Treand, a world champion pastry artist, made a special visit to ICE to teach pastry professionals about airbrushing ch

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