Alumni
Sampler

Just as our students come from a wide variety
of backgrounds, our graduates travel diverse
paths within the culinary world. Following is a
sampling of some of the roads taken by alumni
of the Institute of Culinary Education.

 

 

 

 

Here is a sampling of some of the roads taken by alumni of the Institute of Culinary Education...
Pippa Calland
Scott Campbell
Chef Pippa Calland; Chef Scott Campbell
   
Food & Wine magazine Edward Frady
Chef Joseph Wrede (seated, front) on the cover of Food & Wine magazine July 2000 issue; Chef Edward Frady
   
Steve Sampson Michael Lawrence
Chef Steve Sampson; Michael Lawrence
   
Claudia Fleming Wine Spectator magazine
Chef Claudia Fleming; (Laura Stanley, CA, '98, Features Editor) Wine Spectator magazine
   
The Art of Eating Oliver Bradford
The Art of Eating (published and founded by Ed Behr; Oliver Bradford
   
Stephen Durfee Susan Stockton
Chef Stephen Durfee; Susan Stockton
   
Mary Corpening Barber Sara Corpening Whiteford
Mary Corpening Barber; Sara Corpening Whiteford
RESTAURANTS

COLIN & RENÉE ALEVRAS — Culinary Arts ’93
Executive Chef and Co-Owners, The Tasting Room, New York City. Named "One of NEW YORK CITY’s Best New Restaurants" by Food & Wine magazine in 2001

PIPPA CALLAND — Culinary Arts ’94 (see photo)
Executive Chef, Le Madri, New York City
Formerly Executive Chef at Coco Pazzo, Philadelphia
Lived and worked in Italy 1998 to 1999. Attended Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners, Costigliole D’Asti


JOSEPH WREDE — Culinary Arts ‘94 (see photo)
Executive Chef and Owner, Joseph’s Table, Taos, New Mexico. Named "One of the Best New Chefs of 2000" by Food & Wine magazine

BOBBY DUNCAN - Culinary Arts '95
Executive Chef, Dylan Prime, New York City
Former sous chef, Gramercy Tavern. Staged in Paris and Napa Valley.

STEVE SAMPSON — Culinary Arts ‘97 (see photo)
Executive Chef, Posto Restaurant, Sherman Oaks, CA
Three years pre-med at Columbia University
Worked and studied in Italy 1997 -1998

SCOTT CAMPBELL — Culinary Arts ‘83 (see photo)
Executive Chef & Owner, Avenue Bistro, New York City
Former employers include Union Square Café, Huberts and LeCirque

MICHAEL LAWRENCE — Culinary Arts ‘90 (see photo)
General Manager, Restaurant Daniel, New York City

RANDY ZWEIBAN - Culinary Arts '89
Executive Chef/Partner, Nacional 27, Chicago, IL. Former rock 'n roll drummer.

BEN HOEN — Culinary Arts ‘96
Owner, Dizzy’s and Dizzy’s Kitchen, Brooklyn, NY
Aquired the diner in 1998, and the catering company in 2000

EDWARD FRADY — Culinary Arts ‘86 (see photo)
Executive Chef & Owner, Edward’s at Kanaloa, Kona, Hawaii
1999, voted Western Regional Chef of the Year by American Culinary Federation

MARK MURPHY — Culinary Arts ‘90
Executive Chef & Owner, Chinoiserie, New York City
Former employers include La Fourchette, Windows on the World

SERGIO GONZALEZ — Culinary Arts ‘93
Executive Chef & Owner, Mediteranneo, Santiago, Chile
Co-Author, "The Chilean Kitchen"

TOM GILLILAND — Culinary Arts ‘91
Owner, Fonda San Miguel, Austin, Texas
1997 Nominated for Restaurant & Institutions Ivy Award, "Excellence in Food Service"

TIMOTHY HALL — Culinary Arts ‘98

Executive Chef & Owner, The Ship Inn, Milford, NJ
One of 12 selected in the United States for England’s 1997 Good Pub Guide


PASTRY & BAKING

CLAUDIA FLEMING — Culinary Arts ‘88 (see photo)
Executive Pastry Chef, Gramercy Tavern, NEW YORK CITY
Named one of the "10 Best Pastry Chefs" in 2000 by Pastry Art & Design
James Beard Foundation "Outstanding Pastry Chef" winner in 2000

STEPHEN DURFEE — Pastry & Baking ‘91 (see photo)
Formerly Executive Pastry Chef, The French Laundry, Yountville, CA. James Beard Foundation "Outstanding Pastry Chef" winner in 1998

TIM HEALEA - Pastry & Baking '98
Bakery Operations Manager, Pearl Bakery, Portland, OR. Member of the 2002 Bread Baker's Guild team, won silver medal (2nd place) at Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie in Paris.

OLIVER BRADFORD — Pastry & Baking ‘00
(see photo)
Executive Pastry Chef, Ecce Panis, Carlstadt, NJ (Headquarters)

GINA DePALMA — Culinary Arts ‘94

Executive Pastry Chef, Babbo, New York City
Restaurant won James Bead Foundation "Best New Restaurant" in 1999

SHIRL GARD — Culinary Arts ‘92
Executive Pastry Chef, Wheatleigh Hotel & Restaurant, Lenox, MA
Profiled in Pastry Art & Design magazine, 2000


MEDIA

SUSAN STOCKTON — Culinary Arts ‘93 (see photo)
Vice President of Culinary Production, Television Food Network, New York City

LAURA STANLEY — Culinary Arts ‘98
Features Editor, Wine Spectator magazine, New York City
Formerly recipe consultant for People magazine

GRETA ANTHONY — Culinary Arts ‘95

Food Producer, Martha Stewart Living Television, Westport, CT

SUSIE MIDDLETON — Culinary Arts ‘92

Executive Editor, Fine Cooking magazine, Newtown, CT

MELISSA LYNCH - Culinary Arts '94
Director of Marketing Promotion, Food & Wine Magazine, New York City


OTHER

ED BEHR — Culinary Arts ‘84

Publisher/Founder, The Art of Eating, Peacham, VT

MARY CORPENING BARBER & SARA CORPENING WHITEFORD — Culinary Arts ‘90 (see photo)
Co-Owners, Thymes Two Catering, San Francisco, CA
Both have degrees in Art History from UNC; and attended La Varenne, France
Caterers, TV personalities, and authors of three books

JOAN BRETT — Culinary Arts ‘90

Director/Owner, Cooking School of the Rockies, Boulder, CO
Formerly an attorney for 15 years in Family Law

INEZ HOLDERNESS - Culinary Arts '98
Wine Director, Blue Fin, W Times Square Hotel, New York City. Former beverage manager at Windows on the World.

RAMON CASTILLO — Pastry & Baking ‘86
Professor of Restaurant Management, De La Salle University, Manilla, Philippines