Independence Day Velvet Cake
Tania moved to New York from Jakarta, Indonesia, in February and started career classes at the 51²è¹Ý in March to pursue a path to cake artistry. For her first Independence
Easy Ways to Elevate Your Pasta
What we know as "pasta" today originated in Italy. Pasta, which means "paste" in Italian, is typically made by mixing ground grain or flour with liquid (eggs, water, and/or oil). Throughout history
Five Ways to Enjoy a Tasty & Healthy End to Summer
1. Wander through a farmer’s market. We do a lot of our shopping at the Union Square Greenmarket to take advantage of the freshest and tastiest produce in town. Spend time speaking with the farmers
Ron Silver’s Approach to Restaurant Management
When Ron decided to start a pie company for wholesale customers, he began baking at night in borrowed space. After building up to 90 clients, like Balducci’s and Dean & DeLuca, the restaurant evolved
Chef Elliott Prag's Famous Miso Soup
In our Plant-Based Culinary Arts Program, students often take a conventional baking recipe (using white sugar, refined flour and processed ingredients) and convert it step-by-step into a more whole
How to Make Venetian Rainbow Cookies
Who wouldn't love it? The class breaks into teams to make more than 30 types of cookies, from espresso cardamom sables to white chocolate cherry biscotti, then treats our staff to the sweets. It's
Chef Elisa's Bourbon Brownie Recipe
Chef Elisa emphasizes ingredient choice, precision and texture to perfect this dessert. She chooses pure, organic butter free of additives, dark brown sugar for an extra rich flavor, and bourbon for
Chef Michael Garrett's Macaroni Pie Recipe
In this episode, Chef-Instructor Michael Garrett prepares a mac and cheese dish inspired by his grandma. He developed the recipe at Red Rooster Harlem when he was executive chef, and he still makes it
Three Chocolate Desserts for Valentine’s Day
The naturally vegan, antioxidant-rich cocoa bean has been worshipped for centuries, and we still can’t get enough of it today. When using chocolate in dessert recipes, our Plant-Based Culinary Arts
ICE Advice on 2019 Food Trends
Here’s what food and lifestyle sources say to expect in the restaurant and hospitality industries this year ⎯ and how to cook, bake and host accordingly. Kitchn says Pinterest “searches for recipes
Natural Gourmet Institute Alumni to Know
Jay Astafa opened Long Island's first entirely vegan restaurant, 3 Brothers Vegan Cafe, and founded a plant-based catering and experiential events company in New York and Los Angeles called PLANT [r
My Culinary Voice: Chef Ignacio Mattos
When it comes to his culinary voice, Chef Ignacio Mattos is all about the palate — and less about fussy presentation. The Uruguayan-born chef cut his teeth alongside Francis Mallman and Alice Waters —