Arizona Culinary Institute http://www.azculinary.com/blog Arizona Culinary Institute is the premier school to begin a career in the culinary arts, baking, and restaurant management professions. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:46:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Congratulations Chef Sayre | Silver Medal Winner http://www.azculinary.com/blog/congratulations-chef-sayre-silver-medal-winner/ http://www.azculinary.com/blog/congratulations-chef-sayre-silver-medal-winner/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:07:15 +0000 aciAdmin http://www.azculinary.com/blog/?p=906 Congratulations to Chef Sayre CEC, CCE, WCC, CPI for winning the Silver Medal in the 2012 ACF Sponsored Catersource Conference and Trade show  held in las Vegas on 2/29/2012. Chef Sayre also won the Judges Choice Award in the Cold Platter Competition.

Congratulations Chef Sayre ACI is proud of you.

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Everyone at Arizona Culinary Institute is very proud of you.

Graduation program 12-2011

]]> http://www.azculinary.com/blog/aci-celebrates-class-of-122011/feed/ 0 ACI to visit Phoenix Childrens Hospital 12/13/2011 http://www.azculinary.com/blog/aci-to-visit-phoenix-childrens-hospital-12132011/ http://www.azculinary.com/blog/aci-to-visit-phoenix-childrens-hospital-12132011/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:06:32 +0000 aciAdmin http://www.azculinary.com/blog/?p=889 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.

]]> http://www.azculinary.com/blog/aci-to-visit-phoenix-childrens-hospital-12132011/feed/ 0 Chef Tracy DeWitt joins Arizona Culinary Institute http://www.azculinary.com/blog/chef-tracy-dewitt-joins-arizona-culinary-institute/ http://www.azculinary.com/blog/chef-tracy-dewitt-joins-arizona-culinary-institute/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:18:31 +0000 aciAdmin http://www.azculinary.com/blog/?p=881 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 from The Culinary Institute of America with two degrees, one for Culinary Arts and one for Baking and Pastry. Her most recent accolade was the gold medal she won (with teammate David Smoake) in the 2006 National Bread and Pastry Team Championship. In 2006, Chef DeWitt was invited to participate in two Food Network Challenges. She competed in a Gingerbread Mansion competition, and was honored with a bronze medal in the Rock and Roll Sugar Showpiece competition.

 

  • 2010 Food Network Challenge: Gold Medal Winner Sugar Destinations Showpiece
  • 2010 ACF: Top Finalists for Pastry Chef of the Year
  • 2010 ACF: Western Region Pastry Chef of the Year
  • 2009 National Pastry Team Championship: Silver Medal Winner and Best Chocolate Showpiece
  • 2009 Food Network Challenge: Gold Medal Winner “Extreme Candy Carnival” Sugar Sculpture
  • 2009 Food Network Challenge: Silver Medal Winner “Extreme Choc Coasters” Chocolate Piece
  • 2006 National Bread and Pastry Championship: Gold Medal Winner and Best Degustation
  • 2006 Food Network Challenge: Bronze Medal Winner for “Rock and Roll Sugar” Sculpture
  • 2005 Food Network Challenge: Incredible Edible Gingerbread Mansions

Check out the Food Networks YouTube video of Chef DeWitt

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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 for Open House.

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]]> http://www.azculinary.com/blog/aci-celebrates-constitution-day-9162011/feed/ 0 Make A Wish Cake | Chef Scott Meyer http://www.azculinary.com/blog/make-a-wish-cake-chef-scott-meyer/ http://www.azculinary.com/blog/make-a-wish-cake-chef-scott-meyer/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:04:18 +0000 aciAdmin http://www.azculinary.com/blog/?p=838 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.

cake 1 Cake 2 cake 3 ]]> http://www.azculinary.com/blog/make-a-wish-cake-chef-scott-meyer/feed/ 1 Casting Info for Next Food Network Star http://www.azculinary.com/blog/casting-info-for-next-food-network-star/ http://www.azculinary.com/blog/casting-info-for-next-food-network-star/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:33:04 +0000 aciAdmin http://www.azculinary.com/blog/?p=831 My name is Christie Clothier and I am a casting assistant for Food Network Star, Food Network’s hugely successful culinary reality series. We are currently casting for season 8 and would like to inform you that we are holding an open casting call in Las Vegas on August 20, 2011.  I have attached a copy of our flyer that further details what we are looking for. Please feel free to send the information below out to any student, faculty, or alumni list serve you may have or forward it on to anyone you think might be right for the show. Any help spreading the word about our search is greatly appreciated!

We are looking for people who are full of life, passionate about cooking, and knowledgeable about food to meet us in person at our open casting call. Please help us reach out to any chef, home cook, caterer or culinary enthusiast who might be interested in becoming the host of his or her own cooking show on Food Network!

 

The details of our event are as follows:

 

Las Vegas Open Casting Call

Date: Saturday, August 20th

Time: 10am- 2pm

Location: The Westin Casuarina

160 East Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

 

If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to contact me or visit our website:

Click on link below for Flyer

http://www.foodnetworkstarcasting.comFNS 8 Las Vegas Flyer

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Wine Education & Food Pairing

Bruce Sandground, Management Instructor and Dave Woods, Marketing Director for Frank-Lin Wine Distributor offer a four lesson wine education and food pairing program, after school and free to all students.  The first class discusses white wine production and different varietal characteristics.  The students tasted four different wines from various regions and scored them using the American Wine Society Evaluation Chart.  The second class has four red wines to be discussed and evaluated.  The third class introduces sparkling wines and fortified wines in to the program.  The top scoring wines are brought back for the final lesson.  The students are divided into teams and pick one of the top wines.  Then, the student teams produce small plates to pair with their wines.  Prior classes have produced dishes like fried shrimp, beef short ribs , bbq pork ribs, pecan pie and flourless chocolate cake.  Students that participate in all four classes receive a certificate.  The program just started its third run on Tuesday, July 19, with 25 day and night students and will finish Friday September 2.  I can not wait to see what this class will produce.

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Enter for a chance to win knives from Dexter and other door prizes.

Click Here to Register Online

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