Rising restaurant star and ICE alum Anthony Ricco took some time from his busy schedule at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s famed Spice Market to give ICE students and alumni a taste of the Asian flavors he cooks with every day.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Ricco knew he belonged in the kitchen as soon as he could hold a spatula. That was definitely an early sign of things to come. Inspired by his Italian grandmother’s passion for cooking and his own drive to succeed, he ventured from construction work to his first culinary gig at China Grill Restaurant, and eventually found his way to celebrated chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Spice Market in Manhattan. More…