This year, ICE welcomes back Karen Portaleo. Karen is a cake and chocolate artist creating fantastical cakes at Highland Bakery in Atlanta, Georgia. She has appeared on numerous television shows, and her work has been featured in various publications and websites worldwide. She grew up in a family of pastry chefs, and combines a background in art, prop and set design, and clay sculpture. In this fun class, students will learn structure and armature making, making modeling chocolate, sculpting with modeling chocolate, creating clothing with fondant, painting on chocolate, painting on fondant, and more! Chef Karen teaches cake art classes internationally, and has shared her technique and skills in 18 countries. Chef Karen encourages students to individualize their pigs!
You will work in teams to execute the class menu. At the end of class, participants gather to enjoy the food they have prepared. Wine is served with meals in most classes. All class menus are subject to change. While a snack platter is offered in both morning and evening classes, you may want to consider a light snack before joining us for class. Students are encouraged to bring a light lunch or dinner to all pastry classes.
You will work in teams to execute the class menu. At the end of class, participants gather to enjoy the food they have prepared. Wine is served with meals in most classes. All class menus are subject to change. While a snack platter is offered in both morning and evening classes, you may want to consider a light snack before joining us for class. Students are encouraged to bring a light lunch or dinner to all pastry classes.
Experience the art of plant-based dim sum in this hands-on class, where you'll craft a variety of vegan bites inspired by classic dim sum flavors. Learn traditional techniques and plant-based adaptations to dumplings, spring rolls, buns, and rice porridge, and pair them all with fragrant tea and a sweet dessert. Students will work in groups to prepare Chili Crisp Smoked Tofu & Scallion Gyoza; Five Spice Mushroom Spring Rolls with Apricot Ginger Sauce; Sweet Hoisin Eggplant & Crushed Peanut Steamed Buns; Ginger Scallion Congee with XO Glazed Seitan Crumbles; and Chrysanthemum Goji Tea with Dark Chocolate Red Bean Truffles. (Note: This class is vegan.)
If you're ready to take a deep dive into the world of fish butchery, this class is for you. Join us to learn the art of breaking down both round and flat fish with skill and finesse. From perfecting filleting technique to deskinning and deboning, you'll leave with the confidence to handle a variety of fish preparations in your own kitchen. This class will provide a foundation for you to feel confident tackling fish butchery. While not a requirement, it helps to have practiced the skills of Knife Skills 1 before taking this class.
Bordered by both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, with snow-capped peaks and lush green valleys, the diverse geography of France offers the best ingredients from the land and sea. You'll get a taste of the best of all those regions in this class. For your Francophile meal, you will prepare and enjoy frisée salad with shallot-bacon vinaigrette; steak frites (sautéed steak with hand-cut french fries); bouillabaisse (seafood soup from Marseille); and honey lavender blanc mange.
Ranked as America’s Best Culinary School (USAToday 2019), our roster of Chef-Instructors have run top kitchens around the globe.