Hi Amber,
Here are my responses:
1) In your opinion do you need to attend Culinary school to be a professional chef?
Absolutely not. If you have the drive and passion to create great food, you don't necessarily need formal schooling. However, culinary school does provide a solid foundation on the fundamental skills of cooking that are very important.
2) What are some of the things that culinary school teaches you that could not be learned in on the job training?
On the job training a great way to develop multi-tasking skills, large volume prep skills and the ability to cook in a high volume kitchen. However some of the fundamentals of cooking, such as braising, knife skills, making quality stocks and sauces, and butchery, among others, can be gained in a learning environment more readily than some restaurant kitchens.
3)Is all the hard work and long hours worth it in the end?
If cooking delicious food and making people happy is your goal, then absolutely it's worth it. Nothing makes me happier than satisfying a group of people with a great meal.
4)what kind of attitude/personality do you think it takes to be a chef?
It takes determination, the ability to handle criticism (food is a very personal thing, and not everyone is going to love everything you make), creativity, imagination and more than anything, a desire to prepare the best food you possibly can.
5) In your opinion is becoming a Chef a career to have in today's society? due to the recession and the declining job market.
In today's job market there are plenty of career choices that are tough. Finding a chef position in today's economy can be difficult, but remember, there will never be a shortage of people looking to eat great food. Great food is never a fad, or a trend, or something that will go out of style. There will always be a need for creative chefs to satisfy appetites all over the world.
After attending culinary school and working in kitchens since I was 15 years old, I found myself taking an office job to make extra money. I was miserable, because I had a passion in me to cook. After a short-lived stint at office live I started a personal chef/catering business 2 years ago and have truly never been happier. If cooking is what you love to do, you have no choice to pursue that which makes you happy!
Regards,
Drew
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Amber's chef videos
This video is good because it is a chef who is also a teacher at a culinary school and he is making the point that you need the education to become a chef.
This video talks about culinary school and also about getting a job after culinary school. How going to culinary school you can get job placement. It also gives you an idea about how plentiful the jobs are in the culinary field.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Annotated bibliography
Fashion Design, Culinary Arts Schools - The Art Institutes. Ed. The Art Institute of Tennessee — Nashville. The Art Institute of Tennessee — Nashville. Web. 05 Apr. 2010.
This is going to be one of the sources that I use. The Art Institute of America will be the most important place that I will go in beginning my career as a Chef. The Art institute has over 40 locations in North America and has been around for years. There website is very helpful and will tell me what I need to know to get my career started. They have tabs for student life, financial aid and career services. They even offer live online chat with a representative from the school or an option to request info and they will email you.
Vogel, Mark . "Becoming a chef." reluctantgourmet.com. Copyright © 1997 - 2010 The Reluctant Gourmet™, n.d. Web. 7 Apr 2010..
This source gives me a lot of information on becoming a Chef, the pros and cons. The writer graduated from The Institute of Culinary Education in NYC. He gives an example of going to cooking school or not, I may use this in my paper. He talks about being a chef for some people is not what they thought it would be. The hours are long and the work is hard. He also mentions how there is a lot of hard work to get to the top even after culinary school.
Cruising, Career. Career Cruising. Yc.edu/library, 1999. Web. 7 Apr. 2010..
This is the career cruising site through the Yavapai college library site. I plan on using this sight to get information about the pay that chefs make. How in demand this job is, is it increasing or decreasing? It gives a good description of what a chef is, I may quote parts of that in my paper. This site gives me an option to read about some of the working conditions chefs work in. It also has two interviews from chefs. I may quote part of those interviews in my paper. I also can gain access to other resources through this sight.
Serpe, Ralph. "Becoming a Chef – Culinary School or On the Job Training?" 2000. Web. 7 Apr. 2010..
This source is written by a passionate cook and writer for chef-ability.com. The site Buzzle.com intelligent life on the web has been around since 2000. This specific article writes about the advantages and disadvantages of going to culinary school or on the job training. He also talks about the advantages of both put together. This article is going to help me with my argument statement so I am sure that I will be quoting or citing lines from this article for my paper.
This is going to be one of the sources that I use. The Art Institute of America will be the most important place that I will go in beginning my career as a Chef. The Art institute has over 40 locations in North America and has been around for years. There website is very helpful and will tell me what I need to know to get my career started. They have tabs for student life, financial aid and career services. They even offer live online chat with a representative from the school or an option to request info and they will email you.
Vogel, Mark . "Becoming a chef." reluctantgourmet.com. Copyright © 1997 - 2010 The Reluctant Gourmet™, n.d. Web. 7 Apr 2010.
This source gives me a lot of information on becoming a Chef, the pros and cons. The writer graduated from The Institute of Culinary Education in NYC. He gives an example of going to cooking school or not, I may use this in my paper. He talks about being a chef for some people is not what they thought it would be. The hours are long and the work is hard. He also mentions how there is a lot of hard work to get to the top even after culinary school.
Cruising, Career. Career Cruising. Yc.edu/library, 1999. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.
This is the career cruising site through the Yavapai college library site. I plan on using this sight to get information about the pay that chefs make. How in demand this job is, is it increasing or decreasing? It gives a good description of what a chef is, I may quote parts of that in my paper. This site gives me an option to read about some of the working conditions chefs work in. It also has two interviews from chefs. I may quote part of those interviews in my paper. I also can gain access to other resources through this sight.
Serpe, Ralph. "Becoming a Chef – Culinary School or On the Job Training?" 2000. Web. 7 Apr. 2010.
This source is written by a passionate cook and writer for chef-ability.com. The site Buzzle.com intelligent life on the web has been around since 2000. This specific article writes about the advantages and disadvantages of going to culinary school or on the job training. He also talks about the advantages of both put together. This article is going to help me with my argument statement so I am sure that I will be quoting or citing lines from this article for my paper.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Collected Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef
the Wikipedia page tells me the actual definition of a chef; A chef is a person who cooks professionally. It also gives a list of different types of chefs that there are. It talks about the education and training that is required to become a chef. It talks about the uniform that most chefs wear or possibly are required to wear. This page can be very helpful in helping with my research on becoming a chef.
the Wikipedia page tells me the actual definition of a chef; A chef is a person who cooks professionally. It also gives a list of different types of chefs that there are. It talks about the education and training that is required to become a chef. It talks about the uniform that most chefs wear or possibly are required to wear. This page can be very helpful in helping with my research on becoming a chef.
Collected Links
http://www.culinarytrends.net/
The culinary trends magazine has been around for 18 years.Every issue has new recipes and new information for chefs and upcoming chefs. If i was to subscribe to this magazine it may help me in coming up with new ideas for cooking. This magazine can also be helpful for the restaurant owning that I want to do. They help with making decisions in what kind of foods and wines are best to order. They say that executive chefs order this magazine.So I would say that this could be very helpful in my research.
The culinary trends magazine has been around for 18 years.Every issue has new recipes and new information for chefs and upcoming chefs. If i was to subscribe to this magazine it may help me in coming up with new ideas for cooking. This magazine can also be helpful for the restaurant owning that I want to do. They help with making decisions in what kind of foods and wines are best to order. They say that executive chefs order this magazine.So I would say that this could be very helpful in my research.
Collected links
http://eggbeater.typepad.com/
I found there are not very many professional chef blogs. I do have to wonder, why? The one that I did find seems to be pretty popular on all the search engines. Chef Shuna fish Lydon who has been cooking and baking professionally for 16 yrs started this blog. The name of the blog is eggbeater. I am actually looking forward to reading more of her blogs. She has done both cooking and baking, both I am very interested in. I actually haven't quite decided if I want to go down the cooking or the baking and pastry road. I am hoping to learn more about both and possibly get some insight on how someone else feels about each of them.
I found there are not very many professional chef blogs. I do have to wonder, why? The one that I did find seems to be pretty popular on all the search engines. Chef Shuna fish Lydon who has been cooking and baking professionally for 16 yrs started this blog. The name of the blog is eggbeater. I am actually looking forward to reading more of her blogs. She has done both cooking and baking, both I am very interested in. I actually haven't quite decided if I want to go down the cooking or the baking and pastry road. I am hoping to learn more about both and possibly get some insight on how someone else feels about each of them.
Collected Links
http://www.artinstitutes.edu/nashville/
This link is to the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of America in Nashville Tennessee. The Art Institute of America is probably the most important place that I will go in beginning my career as a Chef/Restaurant owner. Many famous chefs have attended this culinary school; including Chef Kevin Gillespie, Wolfgang Puck and Chef Terrell Garrett. The reason I chose the Ai(American Institute)in Nashville is because this is the school that I am hoping to attend. The Art institute has over 40 locations in North America and has been around for years. There website is very helpful and will tell me what I need to know to get my career started. They even offer live online chat with a representative from the school.
This link is to the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of America in Nashville Tennessee. The Art Institute of America is probably the most important place that I will go in beginning my career as a Chef/Restaurant owner. Many famous chefs have attended this culinary school; including Chef Kevin Gillespie, Wolfgang Puck and Chef Terrell Garrett. The reason I chose the Ai(American Institute)in Nashville is because this is the school that I am hoping to attend. The Art institute has over 40 locations in North America and has been around for years. There website is very helpful and will tell me what I need to know to get my career started. They even offer live online chat with a representative from the school.
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