Posts tagged with evening program

  • 22
  • Oct2010

ACI Recieves 2009-2010 School of Excellence Award

The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) announced that Arizona Culinary Institute (ACI) received the 2009-2010 ACCSC School of Excellence Award during its 2010 Professional Development Conference in Philadelphia. The ACCSC established the School of Excellence Award in 2008. The award recognizes schools for their commitment to the expectations and rigors of ACCSC accreditation

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  • 08
  • Oct2010

Tasting Menu a Success

Due to the success of our new Tasting Menu on October 6 & 7, we will feature another one on Wednesday evening, October 13th,. We are already sold out for dinner service on October 14th, however. Last night’s tasting menu included a five (5) course menu ( see the menu) featuring a tantalizing starter (amuse bouche),

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  • 27
  • Sep2010

Chef Spotlight | Santos Villarico, CEC, CCE, CPI

Arizona Culinary Institute welcomes Chef Santos Villarico, who recently joined us from Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale. Chef Villarico will be teaching our Advanced Cuisine class, which cooks daily for our restaurant guests. Chef Villarico was born in the Phillipines, but moved here 32 years ago. He worked at the Fairmont Princess Resort for seven years

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  • 23
  • Sep2010

New Basic Culinary Arts Class Starts Monday 9/27

Classes start at Arizona Culinary Institute on Monday, September 27th. One of the most important skills that you will learn in your new Basics I class, is knife skills. Today, as our August class is nearing the end of their six- week basic training , they were tested on their knife cuts. Chef Sayre was grading

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  • 23
  • Sep2010

Student Profile | Rebekah Quintero

Rebekah Quintero began classes at Arizona Culinary Institute in July. You may have noticed her as our student caretaker of the ACI Herb Garden or volunteering for any number of projects. Rebekah is 19 years old, and she and her husband have a 1 ½ year old daughter. She was home schooled throughout junior high and

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