One Step for Culinary, Two Steps for Womankind
Cooking has been around for centuries, but in modern times equipment, preparation, and even the food being prepared has changed. As technology and culture make advancements, so does the culinary world. However, it is also the job of chefs to turn food and the food world upside down. Although there are many jobs in the culinary field, I want to be a chef, as they differ from other careers in terms of education, salary, and working hours. In the early times (B.C. and A.D.), cooking was unknown. The flesh and meat of animals was eaten raw or charred over a fire pit. Although the food was eaten like this for some time, technology advanced and earthenware ( pottery made of clay fired to a porous …show more content…
For instance, there is no sex criteria (although men are preferred), no age criteria, or even an education criteria as you receive on the job training. However, you will need some form of experience, not of the fast food kind. As stated in one of the paragraphs above, because it is a physically demanding job, it is a good idea to be healthy and physically able. In addition to being healthy, a chef also needs the aptitude skills of reading comprehension, speaking, listening, mathematics, active learning, and critical thinking. (GACollege411) Once they have these abilities, they will need to have the employment abilities of coordination, instructing, problem-solving, time management, …show more content…
These paths include going to a post-secondary school, such as Johnson and Wales, where they will teach you the sanitation and inventory process, how to prepare meals, etc. "Even cooks who complete a culinary arts program usually spend several years learning on the job." (Geshelin) Going to cooking school requires you to have a high school diploma or the equivalent, a GED. Another path to becoming a chef is working in the field. Most chefs may start as a dishwasher, and then work their way to becoming a line cook, then a sous chef, then an executive chef. This way make take months to years. On the other hand, there is another form of on the job training, apprenticeships. Culinary apprenticeships are most often given out through the American Culinary Federation. However, to gain one of these apprenticeships you must be 17 or older, have a high school diploma or GED, and pass a substance abuse screening. (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Lastly, you could take classes at a technical and receive a certificate or license. Most chefs obtain these at schools like Le Cordon Bleu. Although education is not required "If you think you 'd like to manage or own a restaurant, a two- or four-year degree in hotel
Cooking has been around for centuries, but in modern times equipment, preparation, and even the food being prepared has changed. As technology and culture make advancements, so does the culinary world. However, it is also the job of chefs to turn food and the food world upside down. Although there are many jobs in the culinary field, I want to be a chef, as they differ from other careers in terms of education, salary, and working hours. In the early times (B.C. and A.D.), cooking was unknown. The flesh and meat of animals was eaten raw or charred over a fire pit. Although the food was eaten like this for some time, technology advanced and earthenware ( pottery made of clay fired to a porous …show more content…
For instance, there is no sex criteria (although men are preferred), no age criteria, or even an education criteria as you receive on the job training. However, you will need some form of experience, not of the fast food kind. As stated in one of the paragraphs above, because it is a physically demanding job, it is a good idea to be healthy and physically able. In addition to being healthy, a chef also needs the aptitude skills of reading comprehension, speaking, listening, mathematics, active learning, and critical thinking. (GACollege411) Once they have these abilities, they will need to have the employment abilities of coordination, instructing, problem-solving, time management, …show more content…
These paths include going to a post-secondary school, such as Johnson and Wales, where they will teach you the sanitation and inventory process, how to prepare meals, etc. "Even cooks who complete a culinary arts program usually spend several years learning on the job." (Geshelin) Going to cooking school requires you to have a high school diploma or the equivalent, a GED. Another path to becoming a chef is working in the field. Most chefs may start as a dishwasher, and then work their way to becoming a line cook, then a sous chef, then an executive chef. This way make take months to years. On the other hand, there is another form of on the job training, apprenticeships. Culinary apprenticeships are most often given out through the American Culinary Federation. However, to gain one of these apprenticeships you must be 17 or older, have a high school diploma or GED, and pass a substance abuse screening. (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Lastly, you could take classes at a technical and receive a certificate or license. Most chefs obtain these at schools like Le Cordon Bleu. Although education is not required "If you think you 'd like to manage or own a restaurant, a two- or four-year degree in hotel