Becoming a chef can be an exciting career choice. If you love to cook and you’d love to get paid to do it, why not turn that passion into reality. But what is the experience needed to be a chef? Where to get started?
What is the Experience Needed to be a Chef?
7 Tips to Avoid Chef Burnout
A career in the culinary profession is a stressful endeavor that can lead to chef burnout – a real problem in the culinary workplace today. Burnout costs employers millions, if not billions, in revenue every year, and it contributes to a significant amount of employee turnover. Here’s how you can avoid this costly workplace symptom…
Typical Kitchen Hierarchy of a Professional Hotel Restaurant
As an aspiring chef, I wanted to know how the staff is organized. To get a better understanding of their hierarchy or “kitchen brigade” , I interviewed Executive Chef Andrew Litherland. Here’s his general overview of his staff, depicting the hierarchy of a large professional kitchen, starting from the bottom.
Is culinary school right for you? Pros and Cons of Being a Chef
Looking to break into the food industry and wondering if culinary school is the ticket in? It all depends on the individual, say the chefs we spoke to.Culinary school can be a great way for some to launch a career in the food industry, but there are far too many factors making it difficult to know for sure if culinary school is a right fit for you.Students with no professional experience might find it necessary to achieve basic skills before starting their journey into a fast-paced kitchen environment.For others, suffering through what can be a brutal, trial-by-fire restaurant atmosphere with no previous culinary training is still the right — and cheaper — way to go.Either way, the decision to attend culinary school should be a personal choice that benefits you, and not be based on impressing a hiring manager or chef.
How Many Hours Does A Chef Work?
When you’re starting out as a cook or a culinary student, one of the first things you may want to know is what sort of hours will be expected of you when you begin working in a professional kitchen. How many hours does a cook work? How about a chef? What about an executive chef?