Chef Training for a Career in the Kitchen
By B.J. Fairfax
Chef School Review Columnist
Perhaps you dreamed of becoming a chef long before the glamorization of the kitchen and cooking, or maybe the Food Network is what sparked your new outlook on chef training. Whatever your reasons for considering a career as a chef, it’s important to take the time to investigate proper chef training.
First and foremost, think about your career and lifestyle goals as a chef—where do you want to go with your cooking skills? Use these insights to help determine what type of chef training is right for you.
Chef Training for Your Cooking Career
A chef may choose to take his or her cooking skills in a variety of directions. For instance, some chef students yearn to open their own catering companies and serve home-cooked fare at events around town. Others dream of serving as executive chef at a five-star restaurant in a metropolitan area. Still others would like to open their own restaurants. And the list of goals goes on.
Figure out where your goals fit on the chef career continuum, and get the chef training that coincides. If you are aiming for the very top—a position as executive chef or the owner of your own restaurant—it will be necessary to get top chef training. If, however, you simply want to serve as one chef on a restaurant team and work your way up to a higher position through hands-on experience, a more abbreviated chef training program may be sufficient.
Take the time to pin down the proper chef training for your career in the kitchen.
About the Author
BJ Fairfax holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She writes for a variety of print and online publications.
Posted on March 19, 2007 at 12:47 PM
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