Transform Your Cooking Talent into a Culinary Career
By B.J. Fairfax
Chef School Review Columnist
Culinary school will polish your culinary skills to a professional shine, and enable you to get your “foot in the door” of the competitive culinary field.
Enrolling in Culinary School
Once you decide to take your culinary talent outside your home and into the “real world,” your next step is selecting a culinary school that will help position you in the cooking job of your dreams—or at least on the path toward that ultimate job. Your choice of culinary school will likely depend on the amount of time and money you have to invest in your professional education. And this commitment to your education will in turn determine your career options upon graduation.
For instance, it is possible to earn a two to three-year associate degree in the culinary arts. With this basic degree, you can get your start at an entry-level, assistant chef position. As you supplement your associate culinary degree with real life experience in a chef’s kitchen, you will begin to climb the culinary ladder.
However, if you choose to pursue a four-year degree from culinary school, your job opportunities should be even more plentiful from the very start. That entry-level chef assistant position could be within the kitchen of a four star restaurant, and you’ll be qualified to take on more responsibility from the outset.
If you have the skills and desire to whip up wonderful meals, take a chance on your talents and consider culinary school today.
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 29, 2007 at 1:06 PM
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