The Institute of Culinary Education » Life as a Pastry Student http://blog.ice.edu Thu, 16 May 2013 22:21:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 The Pantry at ICE http://blog.ice.edu/2012/08/29/the-pantry-at-ice/ http://blog.ice.edu/2012/08/29/the-pantry-at-ice/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:00:26 +0000 Ashley Bain http://blog.iceculinary.com/?p=12043

When you attend a class at ICE, whether it be for a recreational class or as a full-time student, you are often here to prepare food. In most cases your ingredients magically appear and you get busy in the kitchen, forgetting about how they got there. I recently look a …

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Lentil Walnut Salad from …

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Tarts with goat cheese, herb …

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Chicken Liver to start


Ragu …

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Colorful salad from culinary arts …

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Last night, ICE hosted the 19th annual awards ceremony for the Dessert Professional Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America. ICE Creative Director, Michael Laiskonis awarded the winners which included Sally Camacho of WP24, Craig Harzewski of Naha, Sandro Micheli of Daniel, Marc Aumont of The Modern, Christina Tosi of …

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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 pants and slip-resistant black kitchen shoes for the first time. I buttoned my white chef coat from collar to bottom and covered my …

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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 it pretty much covered. I decided to challenge myself in a restaurant where I imagined I would learn speed and be …

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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 cakes above). Nine months and 100 lessons later, what have I really learned through taking the Pastry Arts & Baking Arts program at ICE? …

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I was never one for flowers. This Valentine’s Day, knowing that I have a strong dislike of the traditional red roses overpopulating deli storefronts and florists on February 14, my boyfriend surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of plum-colored tulips. They were beautiful — they were a surprise, they were …

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