At ICE, we make it our mission to help students find their culinary voice 鈥 that creative drive within each of us that determines how we express ourselves through food. Whether it鈥檚 a career training program, a recreational course in pie crusts or a special event featuring handmade pasta, we鈥檒l give you the tools to hone your culinary creativity. Join us as we ask some of today鈥檚 leading food industry pros to share their culinary voice.
For , her culinary career began at the dish pit. Before competing on "Top Chef" and graduating from ICE鈥檚 Culinary Arts program, she worked as a dishwasher after school. One afternoon, the restaurant鈥檚 chef was making a batch of tuna salad and asked Ashley to season it with white pepper instead of black.
Having never experimented with seasoning before, Ashley really tasted the difference 鈥 a brief moment in tasting that had 鈥渁 big influence on鈥 Ashley. Since that day, her goal was to cook professionally. Today, the co-chef of NYC鈥檚 acclaimed restaurant Prune couldn鈥檛 imagine her life going any other way. Watch the video to hear Ashley dish on her unique culinary voice.
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