In Conversation with Chef Vinod – The detail oriented mentor instructor
A food production professional for 20 plus years, Chef Vinod has worked with some of the biggest International hotel chains and fine dine…
In Conversation with Nasrene Jeddy – Creating Magic with Sugar
All those who visit ICCA, can’t help but stand and gaze at the exquisite flower creations showcased in the Coffee Lounge Area. What…
Art In Your Coffee
A rich, decadent concoction in the right measure, the perfect cup of coffee is like a warm hug on a cold day. For…
SUCH A SWEET ART
Come birthdays or anniversaries or the mention of the word ‘celebration’, the party is incomplete without the perfect cake. Have you ever laid…
A Pizza Made to Perfection
Talk to pizza chefs and they’ll tell you that pizza-making is not merely a case of kneading dough, scattering toppings and shoving in…
Gladsome Goodness in a Scoop
A desire to expand your summertime horizons needs to be met by trying the Italian version of the ice-cream – The Gelato. Literally,…
Cook Up a Career
Most of us cook to satisfy our hunger while for some the gastronomic wonders of the food travel all the way from the…
6 Different Types of Icing for your Cake
The proverbial ‘Icing on the Cake’ gets even better when there are 6 different ways of professional cake decoration by which you can…
Mmmmm Chocolate!!
The world’s favourite indulgence, 9 out of 10 people love chocolate.. and the 10th who does not like it, well, usually hates to…
Brewing Up Business
With a distinct aroma that produces titillating thrills and the vivacity with which it gets us going, it is hard for many of…
In Conversation with Rachita Raja – Our Savvy Student Services Manager
I remember my first day at ICCA. It was Rachita who did my orientation and warmly welcomed me at my new workplace and…
ICCA Dubai at the WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017
ICCA Dubai having partnered with WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, the premises was abuzz with preparation & excitement getting closer to the event, and…
ICCA Dubai is Proud to Partner with WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017
WorldSkills International and The Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education & Training (ACTVET) under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed…
ICCA at the GulfHost 2017 Hospitality Equipment & Food Services Expo
September will witness the launch of Middle East’s biggest ever hospitality and food services expo event – GULFHOST 2017. Being introduced during Dubai…
5 Impressive Benefits of Coconut
Classed as fruit but frequently confused as a nut, the hard coconut with its soft center and its versatility in cooking cannot be…
Yes Chef!! – Taking yourself to the top of the kitchen brigade
Being the Emperor of the kitchen and ruling over it is often the ultimate goal in Chefdom for most culinarians. However, most of…
In Conversation with Chef Aziz Rajab – Of Food and Beyond
His LinkedIn profile reads as Chef Instructor at ICCA Dubai, French Cuisine Specialist, Continental Food Specialist and avid music fan. But we know…
In Conversation with Shruti Raj – Our Content Writer Who Loves Camera
I now share the cubicle with Shruti Raj and the only way I know her presence is by the sound of the keypad…
In Conversation with Pauline Benzon-Tana – Our Head of Creatives who loves cheeseburgers
A dorky Asian as she calls herself, Pauline heads the creative team and digital marketing at ICCA Dubai. She’s a design enthusiast, who hails…
In Conversation with Our Fit Chef – Lorraine L.T Chivandire
What do you get when you bring together a chef who is as serious about fitness as she is about food? Pure dynamism…
ICCA Alumni – Deepika Shetty shares her story
Make your hobby and passion, your business! That is what exactly Deepika Shetty did and it all started with a fondness for cooking…
Celebrating the Fiery Favourites
With heat impossible to ignore but flavours to savour, the chilli has a fiercely loyal band of fans rooting for it. Available in…
Flame Up Your Love This Valentine!
Come February and the air feels different and one can whiff adoration all around. Talk about Valentine’s and you tend to think roses,…
The Warmth of Homemade Soups
Helping you get through the on and off cold fronts, soup is one of the most comforting foods there is. Don’t have too…
Oh Fish!
With a flavour as fragile as its flesh, we know for a matter of fact that the fish is one of the most…
Basking in the Pancake Passion
There are very few things that are as gratifying as waking up in the morning to freshly-made pancakes? Talk about buttery pancakes graced…
Celebrate Granola Bar… it’s more than just a candy
Compressed into a snack bar that gets us the oomph to keep going, the healthy granola bar ought to be honoured! A saviour…
Pizza… born in Italy, loved by the world.
If Pizza is in your list of favourite foods, then you are no different from the majority of the human race. Everyone loves…
Serving the Senses
Food is one thing that we know that uses all of our five senses. Be it the aromas of those delicate flavors slowly…
Lifestyle Cooking for the Winters
With the temperatures dropping down, let your cooking skills only lift up. Afterall winters are not just about being cocooned in warm clothes…
Colours in Food – Part 4 – Opting for Orange
Fourth in the series of colours in food, the lively orange represents strength at the very best. A colour that marries the energy…
Colours in Food – Part 5 – The Promising Purples
Last in the series of articles on food and colour psychology, this blog urges you to try and incorporate all the colours on…
Get Festive.. Get Feasty!
Food, as we know is an integral aspect of any festival. So with the festive days of Christmas and New Year upon us,…
Colours in Food – Part 3 – Guzzling the Greens
Imagine the food at the table looking like an artist’s palette. When colours and flavours in a dish blend well, it is definitely…
Colours in Food – Part 2 – Plating the Yellows
This is the second in my series of 5 natural and abundant colours that we see in food. The first was posted last…
A Phenomenal 4 Days Spent At Formula1
Live life on the fast track! That is exactly what our students of the professional chef course did in the 4 days spent…
Colours in Food – Part 1 – The Power of Reds
Last week I wrote on food and colour psychology and how we have often been told to eat a rainbow of colours for…
Our Chefs Get Nostalgic Remembering Their Favourite Winter Comfort Foods
Winter is here! It’s that time of the year when the wind’s whipping and the sky is grey. Not many would find that…
Food and Colour Psychology
Nature has a clever way of giving us food in a rainbow of colours. While we all know how vital it is to…
No Mess is Less Stress
Who doesn’t like putting together a delectable meal? However, if you were to ask someone what is the least rewarding part of cooking,…
Perk It Up With A Citrus Peel
Living in a world of abundance today, we are quick to throw away things. Used to seeing certain parts of food as waste…
Italian Cuisine World Summit comes to Dubai & ICCA
The Italian Cuisine World Summit is a fortnight long international celebration of all things culinary and Italian. The summit is organised by the…
Flower Power
Nothing says it like flowers! Think Flowers and the first blooming image that comes to mind will have your mood livened up. Flowers…
Celebrating Flavours
With a potentiality of changing history and strengthening bonds, food is ought to be celebrated! Any activity or event involving wafting aromas and…
Turn to Turmeric
With its deep, golden hues and sharp, slightly bitter flavours, the use of the intense turmeric has been deeply-rooted in history. Besides being…
Nuts Over Nuts
Be it for a delectable nutty crunch or the perfect protein punch, nuts are touted as a dieter’s dream come true. These nutritional…
Grilled Gourmet
It is with the grill that the fat cooks off, meat retains its nutrients, food tastes more appetising, and mealtimes get downright fantastic!…
The Virtues and Varieties of Vinegar
Vinegar is acetic acid in chemistry terms, a liquid produced from the fermentation of ethanol. Praised for its nutritive value, vinegar is used…
Student Interview – Rashmi Motwani
Each student that comes to ICCA has a story to tell. Be it the love of food, or passion for cooking. Dreams fulfilled…
Cheese Workshop by U.S. Dairy Export Council
Working at a Culinary School comes with its share of foodie surprises. When one morning I was asked if I would like to…
Celebrating World Chicken Day
Crossing multiple culinary boundaries with ease and symbolizing nurturance and potency, the chicken has never ceased to subjugate its lovers. The seemingly insignificant…
Hello Honey
Honey is the liquid gold in your pantry. This natural marvel is as sweet as it is beneficial. Whoever said that medicine is…
Fun With Fondant
Cakes are the centrepiece of any celebration, an everyday snack or a dessert at the end of a special meal. But between the…
Celebrating World Veggie Day
Apart from the health benefits they offer, vegetables ought to be celebrated for the colour they bring into our lives. World Vegetable Day…
Too Many Cooks – Make A Great Team!
Team: more recognisable as a word is also an acronym for ‘Together We Achieve More’. Team-building or better still Team-bonding has become a…
A Waffle Or A Pancake
Joining the ranks of famous rivalries, the battle between waffles and pancakes has been a tightly-contested one. Floppy, soft and spongy, team pancakes…
Feeding Your Emotions
There was a time long ago when we ate only when we were hungry. Today we eat to fuel our bodies AND our…
A Sprinkle of Stardust!
A Chef and a Celebrity! Until a few years ago cooking was considered a dull & drab job. Well, not anymore. The immense…
A Kitchen Well Equipped
The kitchen is the heart of any home, and a kitchen functions best when the tools and equipment it carries are carefully picked…
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread!
Bread changed history when it sparked off the French Revolution. This seemingly simple food is used as a symbol for food in general,…
Health Peppers
A great combination of vivid colours, glossy exterior, beautiful shape, crunchy texture and a tangy taste, bell peppers are rightly the jewels of…
Managing Your Time In The Kitchen
The most valuable resource that we have is undoubtedly Time. Limited, not extendable, non- transferable and definitely not storable, wish there was a…
A catch like none other
Harvest of the sea! Some love it, and some do not show much liking for it. Most like me just like to eat…
The honest humble potato
“My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.” – says Oprah Winfrey. One would not associate…
The Knightly Knife
Being a phenomenal cook is not merely about whipping up food that looks and tastes out of the ordinary, but also mastering ways…
A Celebrity in the Making
Nothing screams as loud as your Personality! Whether it impresses or fails to make an impact, your Personality is the trademark of a…
A PAN, A LADLE AND THE SOUL
As a therapist of the mind and emotions, I can vouch the feel-good effects of a scrumptious meal on the cloudiest of days. The…
SUNNY SIDE UP
Eggstravaganza! That’s what you get when you put the egg to perform myriad culinary tasks with barely a notice. With impressively palatable and…
GREET THE HEAT
‘In the Summertime when the weather is fine.. You could stretch up right and touch the sky..’ This hugely popular song by Shaggy…
International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai) brings the Lions Home
Lion Awards 2016: International Centre for Excellence-Middle East & International Centre of the Year Founded in 1878 (136 Years Old), City & Guilds London…
A SLICE WITH PIZZAZZ
With a month of the year officially designated to it, a mathematical theorem named after it, championships dedicated to it and several world records…
RAMADAN REMINISCENCE
As the sun sets and the muezzin’s call for the evening prayer rings out, signifying the end of the day’s fast, my mind…