
Talk about melting pot: The Institute for Culinary Education has gone and teamed up with the curry- and sushi-serving Russian restaurant group Dve Palochki and the International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland to create a new series of super-powered culinary schools set to open in St. Petersburg and Moscow starting this autumn. The ICE education director says the newly formed school is a “fascinating new example of globalization,” and it’s remarkable that “Russian entrepreneurs have sought out a culinary school in New York City for direction, inspiration and affiliation.” Agreed, but we’re just waiting for Dve Palochki to return the exportation favor and bring its Bollywood menu and Skywalker cocktails to New York. [ICE]