The 51勛圖 takes great pride in the success and advancement of our staff and . As we enter the culinary awards season, we are thrilled to recognize the wide variety of nominations, honors and awards that have been presented to members of our school community. From a Thai-inspired restaurant, to a chocolate-centric cookbook, award-winning turns on food television to the "Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America", their culinary accomplishments could not be more diverse.
One trend we have seen is that many of our alumni in the spotlight are entrepreneurs or small business owners. And even more notable, given the recent buzz about women's role in the culinary world, is that four ICE alumni chefs nominated as semi-finalists for James Beard Awards are female.
International Association of Culinary Professionals 2014 Awards
Each spring, the IACP honors the industry's best work in food writing, photography, design, and journalism and presents Awards of Excellence to institutions and individuals who have demonstrated an exceptional dedication to the culinary arts, as well as innovation and leadership in their specific field.
- ICE Creative Director Michael Laiskonis received the IACP Award of Excellence for Culinary Professional of the Year.
- ICE alumnus Rick Mast (Culinary Management 06), co-owner of the Brooklyn-based Mast Brothers Chocolate took home the Best Single Subject Cookbook award for Mast Brothers Chocolate: A Family Affair.
- ICE Pastry & Baking Arts Instructor Jenny McCoy was nominated for her first cookbook, Desserts for Every Season, in the category of Baking: Savory or Sweet.
- ICE alumnus Sarah Copeland (Culinary Arts 02) was nominated in the category of Culinary Based Column for her work on Things Cooks Know at the magazine Real Simple.
James Beard Foundation 2014 Awards
In February, the James Beard Foundation announced the semi-finalists for the organizations 2014 awards, including four female ICE alumni chefs. In March, five alumni were nominated for their work in food media and one was inducted into the organizations Whos Who of Food & Beverage in America.
The award winners will be announced May 5th at Lincoln Center in NY.
- (Culinary Arts 02) and her husband Matt Danzers New York City restaurant, Uncle Boons, is a semi-finalist for Best New Restaurant (in America)
- Tiffany MacIsaac (Culinary Arts 02), Executive Pastry Chef/Co- Owner, Neighborhood Restaurant Group in Washington, D.C. / Virginia is named an Outstanding Pastry Chef semi-finalist
- Rachel Yang (Culinary Arts 01) and her husband Seif Chirchi are nominated as semi-finalists as Best Chef: Northwest for their work as Chef/Owners of Joule Restaurant in Seattle
- (Culinary Arts 03) is a semi-finalist for Best Chef: Southeast as Chef/Co-Owner of Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, NC. She is also nominated for Television Program, On Location for her work as host of A Chefs Life on PBS
- Ed Behr (Culinary Arts 84) will be inducted into the JBF Whos Who of Food & Beverage in America on May 5th, for his significant contributions to the industry as the founder, editor and publisher of the quarterly food magazine, The Art of Eating
- (Culinary Arts 09) is nominated for her Food52 column Genius Recipes in the JBFA media category of Food-Related Columns
- Sarah Copeland (Culinary Arts 02) is nominated as a cookbook author in the Vegetable Focused and Vegetarian category for Feast: Generous Vegetarian Meals for Any Eater and Every Appetite
- Greta Anthony (Pastry & Baking Arts 95) is nominated for her work as Producer on Martha Stewarts Cooking School in the Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location category
- Jamie Tiampo (Culinary Management 06) is nominated for his work with SeeFood Media as a host of Upwave Eat Videos in the category of Video Webcast, Fixed Location and/or Instructional.
