▁His ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁cul inary ▁world ▁began ▁with ▁cook ing ▁classes ▁at ▁James ▁Be ard ' s ▁cul inary ▁school , ▁taking ▁classes ▁from ▁Be ard , ▁D iana ▁Kennedy , ▁Sim one ▁Beck , ▁and ▁Marcel la ▁Haz an . ▁The ▁classes ▁prompt ed ▁him ▁to ▁open ▁his ▁own ▁cook ing ▁school , ▁Peter ▁K ump ' s ▁New ▁York ▁Cook ing ▁School , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁re located ▁from ▁his ▁a partment ▁to ▁ 3 0 7 ▁East ▁ 9 2 nd ▁Street . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁K ump ▁sold ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁Rick ▁Sm il ow ▁who ▁then ▁moved ▁it ▁to ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Street , ▁opening ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁later . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Sm il ow ▁renamed ▁the ▁school ▁The ▁Institute ▁of ▁C ul inary ▁Education ▁( ICE ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁K ump ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁of ▁C ul inary ▁Prof ession als ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Association ▁of ▁Cook ing ▁Te ach ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁James ▁Be ard ▁Foundation ▁with ▁Julia ▁Child . ▁After ▁Be ard ' s ▁death , ▁K ump ▁and ▁Child ▁arranged ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁Be ard ’ s ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁brown stone , ▁converting ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁cul inary