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Awards & Nominations:
- ICE® won the 2008 IACP Award of Excellence in the Vocational Cooking School category.
- Six ICE® alumni have been nominated for James Beard Awards, to be announced June 8th in New York City. Semi-finalists include Chefs Joseph Wrede (Taos), Allison Vines-Rushing (New Orleans), Rachel Yang (Seattle), Kendal Duque (Chicago); and finalists include Chef Gina DePalma (NYC) and author Trish Magwood (Toronto).
- ICE® alumnus Colin Alevras (The Tasting Room, New York) has been nominated by Time Out New York for their "Best Chef Who Actually Cooks in Their Restaurant" Award.
- ICE® alumnus Kendal Duque (Sepia, Chicago) was chosen as a Chicago Rising Star Chef by Starchefs.com
News & Events:
- ICE® is hosting a hands-on baking event with Bread Alone's Dan Leader to benefit Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale
- ICE® was the event host and sponsor of GenderPAC's NYC Celebrity Cook-Off on May 2nd featuring Bravo TV's Top Chef Judge Ted Allen; Season 3 Winner, Hung Huynh; Season 2 Winner, Ilan Hall and Season 2 Contestant, Josie Smith-Malave.
ICE® on TV:
- ICE® alumnus, Matthew Sigel, is a contestant on Hell's Kitchen, than began on April 1st on FOX.
- ICE® alumna Gail Simmons resumes her role as a co-host and judge on BRAVO TV's Top Chef.
- "Techniques of Cake Decorating," the class taught by resident Master Cake Designer, Toba Garrett, was featured on NBC's Today show in March.
Chef-Instructor and Student News:
- Chef-Instructor Norman Weinstein's latest book, Mastering Knife Skills — The Essential Guide to the Most Important Tools in Your Kitchen hits bookshelves later this month.
- ICE® Culinary Arts student, Rae Anne Pavlovic, has won a Chefs4Students.org Scholarship
- ICE® Culinary Arts student, Mian Catalano won Grand Prize for Best Appetizer in a contest sponsored by Vegetarian Times magazine: ICE® student, Mian Catalano, Culinary Arts '08 Grand Prize Winner featured for Best Appetizer.
- ICE® Culinary Arts student, Toni Perez, was featured in a full-page article in the February 4, 2008 issue of Crain's New York Business on her career change as a result of the credit-crunch fall out: ICE® Culinary Arts Career Program Student Featured in Career-Change Article.
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