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Ghost Kitchens - Trend Spotting in the Covid Era Chef Erin Coopey, Arizona Culinary Institutes Director of Education One of the top trends in the culinary world this year is Ghost Kitchens. As the pandemic forced closures of indoor dining spaces, chefs began pivoting to delivery as a way to stay afloat. Many restauranteurs are focusing

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$1,000 Scholarship contest Milligan’s Maple Syrup is offering a $1,000 tuition reduction scholarship to Arizona Culinary Institute Students. Eligible students must submit an essay describing their interest in cooking or baking with maple syrup, and an original recipe. 10 students will be selected to prepare their recipes for a panel of judges. The winner will be

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Hello ACI Family! It’s been quite a while since I’ve written one of these updates.  In fact, prior to writing this one, I went back on my computer to look at the last one I wrote and it was dated June of 2020!  If you were in the habit of reading my little ACI monthly updates,

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Hello Everyone As this is my first newsletter of 2020, I suppose a “Happy New Year” is in order, although long-overdue.  I hope this year is off to a great start for all of you.  Things are definitely buzzing around here.  The busy season is upon us, and we have job fairs/recruitment on campus nearly every

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Congratulations to all the Arizona Culinary Institute Students who are Graduating on Friday December 6, 2019

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Arizona Culinary Institutes Fall 2019 Graduation Ceremony Date: Friday December 6, 2019Ceremony: McDowell Mountain Church10700 N 124th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85259 Time: 1:00 pm Reception: Arizona Culinary Institute10585 N 114th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85259Time: 2:00 -3:00 pm

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Hello everyone!  I must apologize for not writing a newsletter for the last few months.  I’m not the type of person to make excuses, but I have been teaching the day-class schedule lately which leaves me far less time to spend on my “Executive-Chefy-type-duties”.  It’s been an exciting time on campus lately:  student enrollment is up

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Arizona Culinary Institute invites you to join us for our popular wine tasting series in Fall/Winter 2019. Each month we will feature a wine tasting menu with 4 courses and a flight of wines carefully paired with the food. These multi-course monthly wine tasting events have been artfully crafted by Management Instructor Kristina Ferro and Chef

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Hello everyone!  I hope you’re all enjoying the lovely Arizona summer.  I’ll say this:  Arizona cooks know how to hang in a hot kitchen, and that’s for damn-sure!  But, it’s nothing new, it happens every year, we push through, and then the uninterrupted months of perfect weather are right around the corner.  Stay strong!                 Things

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Arizona Culinary Institute will be cooking for the 2019 Henry Sheurman's Event on Friday Night June 21, 2019. Tickets for the event are still available. for all the information go to https://tilted-earth.com/wine-dinner-2019/ or register for tickets below. More Information and MenuInformation and Menu

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