“Silicon Valley has long boasted some of the finest and most eclectic cuisine in the nation, with restaurant menus featuring dishes from a wide variety of regions and culinary cultures. So it comes as no surprise that a school where chefs earn associate and bachelor degrees in the culinary arts has arrived on the local scene.”
-The WAVE Magazine: Volume 8, Issue 24, November 17-30, 2008
“Chefs in Training; Sunnyvale Orders up an Institute for the Culinary Arts”

The fresh faces of tomorrow’s culinary masters are being unveiled at The Bistro, the student-run dining facility at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California-Sunnyvale. The menu will be created by the chef and students in the A la Carte class, and will change seasonally. Flavor influences will come from our American Regional, Latin American, World Cuisine, Asian Cuisine and Classical European Cuisine classes, with baked goods produced in our Introduction to Baking and Introduction to Pastry classes.

As part of our green initiative (we are a Santa Clara County certified Green Business), our menu has been developed under the 150 mile concept: we will source our proteins and vegetables from local, sustainable sources within a 150 mile radius.  These items and their sources will be identified on the menu.  We are pleased to add items from Full Circle Farm to our recipes this term.  Veronica Foods, a Bay Area company, has partnered with us to supply all of our kitchen oils. 

The Bistro is open for dinner every Thursday and Friday from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, beginning on Thursday January 19^th, through March 16^th, 2012. The bistro will be closed on Friday, February 24^th in observance of President’s Day. For more information or to make reservations, please call 408-962-6444 or email aemono@aii.edu.