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“A Thirst for Knowledge” A Series in Wine Education The Arizona Culinary Institute (ACI) in Scottsdale, Arizona is training the newest generation of Chefs.  Frank-lin Spirits and Fine Wines Marketing Manager, Dave Woods has been working with Chef Mattox, Bruce Sandground and the institute President, Chef Wilson, developing a Wine Education Series designed to enhance student’s

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“ACI's herb garden” …another example of how we’re still moving our program forward. As our program continues to evolve in a positive direction, another asset we’ve added to our campus is an herb/lettuce garden.  The project was started a few years ago, and now, after some trial and error, we’ve created a wonderful bed of fresh

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Battle of the Rising Chefs – Shamrock Food Show 2011 On Wednesday, March 9th, two of our students (Justin Richardson and Shaye Graves) competed at the Shamrock Food Show’s “Battle of the Rising Chefs”.  The competition involved culinary schools from around the state of Arizona.  The menu needed to showcase one of the items from Shamrock’s

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Thanks to Dave Wood of Frank-Lin Fine Wines and Spirits and ACI's Management Instructor Bruce Sandground for a great class. 22 ACI students attended a 4 part seminar over 8 weeks learning about White, Red and Fortified Wines. They then had to prepare culinary samples to be paired with each wine they learned about. The students

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Join Arizona Culinary Institute on Saturday, June 11, 2011 for our OPEN HOUSE. Chef instructors will be giving tours of the facilities and will be available to answer your questions. Special cooking demonstrations will be given by ACI Chefs. Admission and Financial Aid Representatives  will be available to answer your questions. Check in begins at 9:00

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