Life as a Pastry Student: A Whole New World
I've helped over 300 students select their externship in the time that I've been at ICE. So, when it came time for me to decide, I thought I had i
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Lessons Learned: What Next?
It's amazing what can change in a year. Exactly one year ago today, I began my journey as a pastry student at ICE. I stepped into checkered pan
Lessons 98-100: Lessons Learned
Well, it’s done. We’ve decorated our fondant cakes and invited our friends and family to our Senior Reception (check out the photos of all our
Lessons 93-97: A Rose By Any Other Name
I was never one for flowers. This Valentine's Day, knowing that I have a strong dislike of the traditional red roses overpopulating deli storefron
Lessons 91-92: An Eye for Design
This is the part of the program where we are designers. Yes, we have had the experience of designing our chocolate showpieces, but individually ma
Lessons 87-90: Practice Makes Perfect
The time has come to trade our plastic aprons and gloves for pastry bags and star tips. As you can imagine, I was quite excited to leave the world
Lessons 83-86: For the Love of Chocolate
I knew I would fall in love again. Let me rephrase — I knew I wouldn't leave pastry school as frustrated with chocolate as I was as I tempered,
Lessons 80-82: Patience
For the past week, Guns n' Roses' Patience has been playing like a soundtrack in my mind during some of the most frustrating moments of my day. Mo
Lesson 76-80: Tempering in the World of Chocolate
Chocolate is, quite honestly, a mess. I’ve made a serious habit of using a plastic apron over my already-adorable chef uniform just to try and k
Lessons 71-75: On the Surface
If what lies beneath is important in making cakes, it is appearance that counts in plating desserts. In the last few lessons of Module III, our cl
