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.

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

Networking Mixer & Mini Expo

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MarketingBC-640x320cMonday, August 15th | 4:00pm – 6:00pm

Join us for our Networking Mixer & Mini Expo! This specific expo will be focused around helping businesses with their marketing needs. Come mix and mingle with other attendees and make new valuable connections while enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres with a cash bar.

This is event is FREE to attend.

East Valley Business Expo

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Companies looking for a proven, cost-effective and fun way to promote their products and services have the ideal opportunity at the Oct. 5th, 2016 East Valley Business Expo. As the largest annual event of its kind in the East Valley, the expo provides a dynamic setting for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer outreach and sales.

Learn more here.