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On December 13, 2011  Arizona Culinary Institute students along with Chef Wilson will visit Phoenix Children's Hospital. ACI will be bringing Gingerbread Houses for the children to decorate. This was the idea of current student Ariel Herr who arranged this event. ACI hopes to make this an annual event.

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Arizona Culinary Institute is excited to announce the addition of Chef Tracy DeWitt to the faculty. Chef DeWitt will be teaching Advanced Baking and Pastry beginning January 9, 2012.     Bio: Chef Tracy DeWitt started her baking career in a French-Viennese pastry shop in northern New Jersey when she was fifteen years old. She graduated

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Arizona Culinary Institute held the annual pumpkin carving contest on Saturday 29, 2011 during Open House. 5 students competed for prizes. 1st Place: $50 Cash and a Santuko Knife and Halloween treats. 2nd Place: $25 Cash and Halloween treats. 3rd Place: $10 Cash and Halloween treats. Thanks to all the contestants and the students who volunteered

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Arizona Culinary Institute will celebrate the US Constitution on September 16, 2011. Students will be given a constitution quiz and the student(s) with a perfect or highest score with receive prizes.  There will also be a special treat for all students at 10:30am and we will have a special "All American" family meal to end the

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Arizona Culinary Institute's Chef Scott Meyer donated his time and skills to decorate a cake for the Make A Wish Foundation. The Foundation wanted a cake for a little girl with a princess theme. ACI Graduate Brian Shimp is with the local Make A Wish Foundation and will be presenting the cake on September 3, 2011.

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