Besides offering cooking techniques and recipes for home cooks on The Reluctant Gourmet, this site is also a resource for Arizona culinary schools or anyone thinking of starting a career in the restaurant industry, either in the front of the house in restaurant management or as a professional cook in the back of the house.
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A leader of culinary education since 2001, Arizona Culinary Institute offers a Diploma in Culinary Arts, Baking and Restaurant Management as well as operating a student-run restaurant named du Jour.
Arizona Western College - This college, located near the California-Arizona border, offers programs in Hospitality Services Management and Food & Nutrition Studies.
This Tucson based institution offers a variety of programs including: Food and Beverage/Restaurant Management, Kitchen Personnel/Cook Training, Culinary Arts & Related Services and Culinary Arts/Chef Training.
Central Arizona College– This Coolidge institution offers programs in culinary arts, hotel & restaurant management and hospitality services management.
Northern Arizona University – Located in Flagstaff, this University offers programs in Customer Services Management and Foods & Nutrition Studies.
Coconino County Community College – This college located in Flagstaff offers a Hospitality Services Management program.
School of Hotel & Restaurant Management (part of Northern Arizona University) – Located near the large forests of Flagstaff, this school offers a Hotel & Restaurant Management program as well as an International Hospitality Management program.
Phoenix College – Located in the city it is named after, this college offers a Hospitality & Recreation Marketing program.
Maricopa Skill Center – Sunny Phoenix is home to the Maricopa Skill Center, which offers a meat-cutter program.
Scottsdale Community College – Scottsdale residents can attend their local community college and enroll themselves in this Culinary Arts Degrees program.