Personalities

Dave Arnold

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Director of Culinary Technology – The International Culinary Center

Director of Culinary Technology – The International Culinary Center

Dave Arnold began tinkering with restaurant equipment after earning his MFA from Columbia University’s School of the Arts. For an art project that required a 360-degree view of the inside of an oven, he re-fabricated a traditional range with glass walls.

After meeting Chef Wylie Dufresne of wd-50, Dave became even more passionate about culinary sciences and focused his inventive skills on professional and home cooking. In 2004, Arnold founded the Museum of Food and Drink to promote learning about the history and culture of food. In 2005 The International Culinary Center tapped him to head its new Culinary Technology Department. As Director, Dave is dedicated to helping chefs achieve their most ambitious goals using new technologies, techniques, and ingredients.

Arnold has been featured in multiple publications, including the New York Times, Time, Food & Wine, New York, and Popular Science. Esquire named him one of the Best and Brightest in 2008, and he has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the Martha Stewart Show andis a contributing editor for Food Arts magazine. Arnold frequently lectures at leading industry conferences, most recently at conferences in Panama and Colombia. Arnold is frequently quoted in Jeffrey Steingarten's columns for Vogue and has also served on think-tanks for companies such as Unilever, offering his insights on the future of cooking. Earlier this year Arnold signed a double book deal with Norton Publishing. His first book will explore the science behind cocktails and is due out in 2013. Arnold also recently opened a cocktail lounge in New York’s Momofuku Ssam Bar with David Chang.