Arizona Food Service Network

The Arizona Food Service Network is a connection hub designed for community engagement. Our focus is on the food, food service, and food science communities in Arizona.

Winter Fancy Food Show

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The West Coast’s largest specialty food and beverage trade show will take place at The Moscone Center which is located at 747 Howard Street San Francisco, CA (between 3rd and 4th street).

 

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The 42nd Winter Fancy Food Show will take place at the Moscone Center January 22-24.

  • Sunday, January 22, 2017: Show Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.*
  • Monday, January 23, 2017: Show Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.*
  • Tuesday, January 24, 2017: Show Open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.*

*Gateway Ballroom opens at 9:30am each show day

Research Chefs Association

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RCA is heading to the Mile High City for our 2016 Annual Conference & Culinology® Expo. There is more to Denver than the beautiful blue skies and snowcapped mountains! Being a hub for many chef-owned, neighborhood restaurants, there are countless must try eateries to check out. The Denver Post has tagged the gastropub trend as “It’s Cheers meets charcuterie.”

Source: Research Chefs Association

Devoured Culinary Classic

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The Devoured Culinary Classic is the region’s premier week long annual culinary celebration hosted by Devour Phoenix, and Local First Arizona at several distinct venues in Phoenix, AZ. The goal of the events are to showcase celebrity culinary talent, the fine food and drink producers and purveyors of Arizona while furthering metro Phoenix as a dining destination worthy of international prestige.

Bartending Competition

Palette to Palate

Culinary Classic Saturday

Culinary Classic Sunday

Seven Chef Singh Along

Devour Film Screening

 

Check, Please! Arizona Festival 2016

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In its fourth year, Check, Please! Arizona Festival benefiting Arizona PBS touts a new downtown Phoenix location and welcomes a special guest, renowned Italian restaurateur and Emmy Award-winning public television personality Lidia Bastianich.

Sun., March 20, 2016, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Check, Please! Arizona Festival transforms the west end lawn of Margaret T. Hance Park (3rd Ave. and Culver St.), presenting foodies with a convergence of independent restaurants and Arizona culinary celebrities. Icing on the cake this year is the addition of public television celebrity Bastianich, who joins Southwest James Beard Award winner Chef Robert McGrath, host of Arizona PBS’ popular Emmy Award-winning “Check, Please! Arizona.”

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Source: Arizona PBS

Cactus IFT Meeting, Scottsdale CC Culinary Arts w/ RCA Overview

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The History of the RCA & its Certification Programs for Chefs and Food Scientists

Speaker: Susan Murray, CRC and Co-founder of the RCA

Thursday, February 18, 2016 from 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Schedule
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Doors open, Check-in, Networking/Socializing
6:00 pm – 7:45 pm – 5 Course Dinner
– Desert Oasis Facility Tour
– Presentation by Susan Murray
– Culinology in Action!! Interactive Mixology Session
7:45 pm – 8:00 pm – Closing remarks and Depart

Learn about the Research Chefs Association (RCA), Culinology, its history and benefits of having an IFT and RCA dual membership from Susan Murray, CRC. She is a founding and/planning commission member of the Research Chefs Association.  Her 35+ years in the food industry began with a food and nutrition focus in public health. Following culinary school, she pursued food product development for 12 years, then corporate culinary training. During the past 12 years, her focus has been on combining culinary, technical, and “people” skills in creative sales roles. Based in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Susan currently works for Northwest Naturals, creating and selling custom juice formulations to the food and beverage industry.

Dinner Menu
Appetizer
Shrimp Provençale
Soup
Cream of Wild Mushroom
Salad
Southwestern Sonoran baby romaine, peppers, goat cheese & orange vinaigrette
Entrées
*Coffee Crusted Beef Tenderloin -Dauphinoise potato & spinach sauté, espresso & green peppercorn cream sauce
*Prosciutto Wrapped Smoked Chicken -Marsala sauce over a stuffed breast of chicken with sautéed spinach & leek
*Pan Seared Swordfish -Emperors rice, haricots vert, saffron broth
Dessert
Chef’s Special Sample