The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (CHIC) prepares more students in the Chicago area for successful careers in food service than any other culinary school using the traditional, European hands-on approach to culinary education that was previously difficult to obtain in the Midwest. Affiliated with the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu, CHIC combines classical cooking techniques with leading-edge American technology.
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A 20-Carrot Degree
When selecting a culinary school, there are many different things to consider, and increasingly, more and more students have begun investigating whether or not their culinary school offers at least one vegetarian cooking class. This type of research might seem a little odd at first, but gaining good vegetarian cooking skills might prove extremely advantageous down the road.
How a Vegetarian Cooking Class Can Help
Depending on the fad, city, and season, we often devote huge portions of our time to working out at the gym, but also to eating junk food and processed meals. We seem to have a love-hate relationship with health, diet, and exercise. As time progresses, however, more and more people will gravitate towards healthier, consistent lifestyles. In 5 to 10 years, expect vegetarian options to become more popular on menus.
Vegetarian Cooking Class: Health Concerns
If not for a slimmer, trimmer body, expect many people to gravitate toward vegetarian alternatives for entirely medical reasons. With avian flu and mad cow disease, fewer patrons will be willing to sample meat dishes of questionable origin. As a side note, soy products rarely lead to severe medical issues.
Vegetarian Cooking Class: a Real Challenge
Culinary school is challenging no matter what you plan to study. Vegetarian cooking class presents additional challenges because it's sometimes difficult for a vegetable dish to compete with a traditional meat dish. However, if you're like most aspiring chefs, you probably thrive on challenge. Imagine trying to make a vegan chocolate cake that rivals anything you might find in a dairy-friendly bakery shop. If you manage to do so (and many believe that this is possible) you stand to have an extremely lucrative and rewarding career in the culinary arts.
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A freelance writer and researcher, Austin Brentley is an English teacher currently living and working in Yamaguchi, Japan. His previous experience includes working for a lobbying firm in his native Washington, DC and working for various record and television studios in New York. Austin holds a B.A. in history
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