The Global Breads of Hot Bread Kitchen
In New York City, Hot Bread Kitchen is the leading purveyor of unique global breads. Known as much for their social mission—providing job training to female immigrants, many of whom have gone on to
What Is Irish Soda Bread?
Some say it resembles more of a scone than bread since it doesn’t contain any yeast. You can find hundreds of different recipes—some include caraway, and others even add eggs. If you ask true Irish
Capture Your Sweetie's Heart with Pink Palmiers for Valentine's Day
Pink Palmiers Makes about 18 cookies Ingredients: 1 cup sugar Red food coloring 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed Egg white, lightly beaten Preparation: For the Colored Sugar Place one cup of sugar
Books for Cooks: 4 Ingredient-Based Cookbooks
Cheese: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best by Max McCalman Cheese is more than a delicious snack. Imperative to any chef’s working knowledge of food, cheese can be used in a wide range of
From Food Waste to Fine Dining
Leftover Vegetable Panna Cotta Makes eight four-ounce servings of panna cotta 2.25g iota-carrageenan (0.3%) 0.375g kappa-carrageenan (0.05%) 500g vegetable puree (made from about 1 lb, or 2 cups
Give Thanks—Reducing Food Waste
By the time you factor in staff salaries, monthly rent and the various other costs of running a business, restaurant owners are looking at a very small profit margin. That’s why, at ICE, we teach all
Sweet Technique: Chocolate Ganache
While the concept for ganache is quite simple, there are a few basic principles you should know. Once mastered, you’ll find that the uses for ganache are nearly endless, providing plenty of room for
Roots and Rituals: On Cookies and Culinary Memories
On the surface of things, there were no overt signs that I would ever become a professional cook. I’ve only come to appreciate any early, subtle triggers in hindsight. So many of our tastes and habits
An Elegant Chocolate Tart for Holiday Celebrations
Mint chocolate chip ice cream is my absolute favorite. For this recipe, I decided to create a more elegant variation using cacao nibs instead of chocolate chips. The result is a less sweet— and very
Recipe: Eggnog for Bourbon Lovers
I have vivid memories of Christmas mornings at my childhood home. Even if we woke up extra early, we still had to wait to see what was in our stockings until just before breakfast, at which point my
Recipe: Upside Down Cranberry-Pistachio Muffins
The silky green color of these non-traditional muffins is slightly obscured by the bright garnet cranberries, but take one bite and you’ll know the pistachios are there. To ensure that the miniature
Bold Holiday Flavors from Chef Anthony Ricco of Spice Market
ICE Culinary Arts alum Anthony Ricco leads the kitchen at Jean Georges’ Spice Market —which means infusing holiday classics with Southeast Asian flavors. Whether it’s chestnut-sausage stuffing with