News & Events

  From the Executive Chef Happy heatwave everybody! I hope this letter finds you in good spirits, and that everyone is managing this lovely Arizona summer as well as possible. Here at the school we are getting ready for our week-long-summer-shut-down so that our students can have a nice week off. The offices will remain open

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Congratulations to all the ACI Students who will be graduating on Friday  June 2, 2017  

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Greetings to my Arizona Culinary Institute extended family (that would include anyone taking the time to read this :o)!  I hope you’ve all had a lovely May. Du Jour is still open for dinner for a few more weeks.  We have our last dinner service on Tuesday, June 13th, so if you’d like to dine with

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Get Ready For Take-Off: Wine Tasting Flight Schools at ACI June 8, 2017 Arizona Culinary Institute's Chef Instructor Mark Maccherola, ccc, and students will present another session of ACI's wine flight school on June 8, 2017. Chef Maccherola will be featuring his 4 course menu paired with wines from France. This wine lover's happening features one

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Join your Graduated at the Arizona Culinary Institute's June 2017 Graduation Ceremony. Date: Friday June 2, 2017 Time: Registration 12:00 Noon Ceremony: 1:00 PM Reception at Arizona Culinary Institute 2:00- 3:00 Ceremony Location: McDowell Mountain Community Church 10700 N 124th Street , Scottsdale, AZ. 85259 Located on the NW Corner of Shea Blvd and 124th Street

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This Event is Sold Out ACI Chef Instructor Wine Dinner Thursday May 11, 2017 Arizona Culinary Institute's Chef Instructors are hosting a multi course Wine Tasting Event on May 11, 2017 in du Jour Restaurant. 6 Chefs along with ACI's certified Sommeliers/Instructors will present a six course tasting menu along with six different wines to pair

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April 2017 I’m not really sure how this happened, but somehow Spring Break has come and gone! In the blink of an eye the first quarter of 2017 has disappeared. Since things around here never slow down, here are some of the upcoming activities at ACI….. Beginning the week of Monday, April 17th, du Jour will

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  Arizona Culinary Institute's Alumnus, Chef Tandy Peterson Just returned from an internship at the 10th ranked best restaurant in the world located in Spain. She invites you to experience "Tastes of the Basque Region" on March 9, 2017 at du Jour Restaurant. This wine lover's happening features one seating at 6:30 p.m. promptly. ACI's du

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Arizona Culinary Institute has added 2 Instructors to is Faculty. Returning is Chef Jennifer Sedig, CEPC Chef Sedig will be teaching both Basic Baking and Advanced Baking for the PM Students.   2004 Alumni Chef James West will be teaching the Advanced Cuisine, du Jour Restaurant for the PM class. Please stop be the campus and

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          Hello ACI family, and welcome to 2017!  We are back in full-swing here on campus and enjoying every second of it! We want to welcome all of our new day-program students that started on Monday, January 9th, and say how excited we are to start our new night-program students on Monday,

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