The Institute of Culinary Education » Top Chef: Just Desserts http://blog.ice.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 16:01:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 ICE Alumni Round-up http://blog.ice.edu/2012/03/06/ice-alumni-round-up-6/ http://blog.ice.edu/2012/03/06/ice-alumni-round-up-6/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:30:31 +0000 admin http://blog.iceculinary.com/?p=10185

From running award-winning restaurant kitchens to writing notable cookbooks, ICE alumni continue to win accolades and receive attention for their success. Check out just some of the alumni finding success and making recent headlines.

*Jonathon Stranger (Culinary Arts ’04) of Ludivine in Oklahoma City was nominated by Food & …

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Last week, ICE Chef Instructors, students and alumni had the opportunity to participate in the 14th Annual Chocolate Show at Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. The four-day exhibition is a huge celebration of everything chocolate and draws in pastry chefs and chocolate lovers from across the world.

Since New …

]]> http://blog.ice.edu/2011/11/16/ice-participates-in-annual-chocolate-show-2/feed/ 1 ICE Alumni Shine on Top Chef: Just Desserts http://blog.ice.edu/2011/10/31/ice-alumni-shine-on-top-chef-just-desserts/ http://blog.ice.edu/2011/10/31/ice-alumni-shine-on-top-chef-just-desserts/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:00:33 +0000 admin http://blog.iceculinary.com/?p=9180 The second season of Top Chef: Just Desserts wrapped up last week. It was a great season full of sweet challenges and lots of hard work from all the pastry chef-testants. We thought we’d check in on the ICE alum who have been on the pastry spin-off of Top Chef, …

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We’re gearing up for what promises to be one of the most exciting events of the culinary calendar for 2011. This year, ICE is working in partnership with StarChefs.com to help at their sixth annual International Chefs Congress on October 2 through October 4. The three-day conference is an incredible …

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Whether as chefs, cake decorators, specialty food purveyors or caterers, ICE alumni are finding success in a plethora of different avenues in the food world. Check out just some of the alumni finding success and making recent headlines.

*Jennifer Sant’anna Hill (Culinary ’05) and husband Anderson Sant’anna De Lima, …

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ICE Pastry & Baking Arts alumna Melissa Camacho is among the 14 talented pastry chef-testants set to compete for a sweet victory on Bravo’s Top Chef Just Desserts. We were so thrilled to hear that another former ICE student would be competing on the Emmy- and James Beard Award…

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Every year, the James Beard Foundation celebrates summer with a party in the Hamptons. The annual celebration features champagne, wine from Wölffer Estate Vineyard, Stella Artois beers and culinary offerings from a group of over 30 talented top chefs.

This year three ICE alumni were on a select list …

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On Sunday, ICE alum and star of Top Chef: Just Desserts, Zac Young came to ICE to guide students through a tasting of a variety of Guittard chocolates and demonstrate some desserts designed to highlight the flavor profiles of different chocolates.

The Guittard family has manufactured chocolate in the …

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This weekend, ICE Chef Instructors, students and alumni participated in the 13th Annual Chocolate Show at Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC. The show is “the world’s largest event dedicated to chocolate!” The four-day exhibition of everything chocolate draws in pastry chefs and chocolate enthusiasts from across the world.

The event kicks …

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Tonight, Top Chef: Just Desserts will premiere on Bravo. ICE alumni Zac Young, Malika Ameen and Seth Caro will make their TV debut as contestants on the show. The show will be hosted by fellow ICE alum Gail Simmons and will feature appearances by well-known pastry stars such as …

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