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In my Culinary Arts program, I was with a cohort of 13 students that represented very diverse reasons for being there. On opposite ends of the spectrum, one was a recent high school graduate...

Cheddar cheese is the second-most consumed cheese in the U.S., just behind mozzarella. Despite it being our go-to cheese for nachos, burgers, grilled cheeses and homemade cheddar cheese sauce for mac...

If cheese is milk's attempt at immortality, the same can be said for charcuterie and meat. The term “charcuterie” comes from the French term chair cuit, which literally translates to “cooked flesh,”...

The short answer to that question is, yes, you can eat the rind — any and all of them. If you’ve ever taken a cheese class, you may have already heard a certain chestnut that cheese instructors,...

I recall an early lesson on product recognition from my own ICE curriculum, which involved tasting a wide range of fresh and cultured dairy products, including a number of different styles of cheese....

The externship, which provides real-life restaurant experience for ŷ������Ƭ students, is the final piece of the educational puzzle. After completing all of the kitchen classroom...

The term “commencement,” while marking the end of the educational journey, is a word that actually means “beginning.” For many ICE graduates, it is the beginning of their professional future, with all...

How long does culinary school take? This is something you may be considering when making the decision to begin a cooking career.. The duration and time commitment of any given culinary curriculum...

There are some foods that are mythologized to be troublesome, but probably aren’t, unless you’re craving an inhuman supply or have titanium teeth. Certain foods are outright poisonous, but might...

Common as crêpes in France are, it never occurred to me while growing up that crêpes were typically not made in other Midwestern households in the 1980s and ‘90s. When the occasion presented itself...

Culinary books make great gifts for anyone with similar food-centric sensibilities, even for those who love to eat but not necessarily to cook. Who doesn’t love to admire alluring photographs of...

Walking around Greenville, South Carolina’s Fall for Greenville festival with an official “judge” badge and clipboard, cutting the line as politely as possible to get a taste of each booth’s offering...