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  • 27
  • Jun2022

Exploring the Non-Traditional Route to Culinary Success

Exploring the Non-Traditional Route to Culinary Success
I will be the first to say: success in this industry does not have to mean working in a Michelin starred restaurant. Not even to the extent of the aforementioned esteem, culinary opportunities are not limited to working in a traditional restaurant. Food is a necessity and everyone needs to eat. Where there are people, there

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  • 23
  • Jun2022

A Note from the Executive Chef: June 2022

A Note from the Executive Chef: June 2022
Hello everybody! I just wanted to say “hi” with a half-way-through-the-year-already-June-2022-news-letter. I hope you are all doing well. The biggest announcement on our end is the recent retirement of our beloved Front of the House instructor Jim Baker. I was fortunate enough to work with Mr. Baker all the way back at Mary Elaine’s at the

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  • 03
  • Jun2022

Graduation Ceremony: June 2022

Graduation Ceremony: June 2022
Date: Friday, June 3, 2022Registration: 12:00 pmCeremony: 1:00 pmLocation: McDowell Mountain Community Church. 10700 N 124th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85259 Reception: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmLocation: Arizona Culinary Institute. 10585N 114th Street. Scottsdale AZ, 85259

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  • 16
  • May2022

Chef Spotlight: Michael Wolfson, May 2022

Chef Spotlight: Michael Wolfson, May 2022
The culinary industry has been revolutionized as a result of explosive advances in technology and the concurrent growth in global population. In 2021 the global foodservice and food retail industry generated US$ 8.3 trillion of which the United States was responsible for US$ 1.7 trillion. The media is significantly responsible for this unprecedented expansion, especially with

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  • 09
  • May2022

A Note from the Executive Chef: May 2022

A Note from the Executive Chef: May 2022
Greetings ACI Family! I hope this message finds you well. Word on the street is that everybody, every hotel, every resort, and every restaurant is still hiring and looking for talent, so hopefully, none of you are struggling to find employment! If you are though, please please please get a hold of us at the school

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