Culinary art

My First Culinary Competition I never thought I would ever be good enough to do it alone... but I underestimated myself. I had gone through three years of culinary arts thinking I could never be good enough to compete in the competitions. Everyone supported me: my teachers, my friends, and most of all, my parents. It took three years of culinary arts, iron chef, and convincing from everyone around me for me to be confident enough to participate in a competition and realize I had a true talent. Iron chef is the entire reason I initially thought about participating in a competition. Junior year, I had the best team I could ask for. Out of seven members, I ended up being the only girl and the guys named our team “The Naked Chefs”. We made it…

You might think that Culinary Arts is just one type of career choice but it’s just a small window to different career paths. Some careers involving culinary arts are: Baking and Pastry Arts, Catering, Executive Chef, Personal Chef, and Wine Sommelier. As similar as they are there are huge differences between them. Baking and Pastry Arts deals with baked goods and pastries. That means you’d have to become a baker or Pastry Chef. Annually they can make from $21,115 to $31,263. An…

of the people don’t follow their passion; they just do. The definition of the word passion is “strong and barely controllable emotion.” Many people can be passionate for their family, job, career, or even something that make a difference in our community. In my life, the word passion is characterized by the love of my family, the outstanding culinary arts program in my high school, and the belief of my religion. The love of my family is a key quality in my definition of passion. As you grow…

Career Narrative The career I’d like to get into is culinary arts. Though I have some other careers that would be equal to this one, I chose to do this one because cooking is exciting. Growing up with just my mom I got to experience on hand things. Whether it was handing her spices or stirring the pot. With this career, my goal is to learn in depth details of cooking and knowing my way around the kitchen. I’d like to have this as a career because you’re supposed to have a job that you love.…

The culinary world goes far beyond following steps to make a plate. When I was younger, I thought that this business was made up of dishwashing jobs and working long hours in the kitchen in order to pay bills. Little did I know that it was a whole other world filled with imagination and flavors that can only be created with dedication and passion. When cooking is done the right way, senses are opened up, cultures are brought to reality, and the true beauty of flavors are enlightened with every…

I am Joshua Harry, a student currently enrolled at College of the Ozarks. I am currently in my junior year of college, and as such I have firmly decided upon a major that fits my desire to serve the Lord and my community. My major is Culinary Arts, or the study and practice of preparing food, so that it provides needed nutrition, tastes good, is pleasant to view, and above all, is safe to consume. Cooking has always been a major part of my life, and because of this, I have decided to dedicate my…

will tell you what you are." quoted by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin French Lawyer, a politician, and then gained fame as epicure and gastronome. I do not know how to cook my own meals 9 years ago before I met my husband and his family. My husband and his sister are a Certified Professional Chef's and his mom is a brilliant home cook. My 2016 New Year Resolution was to cook/bake more food so, in order to start there are steps to accomplish this Prep, cook, and clean. Mise en Place is a French…

What else is required to become an accomplished chef? Learn as much as you can during your interaction with chefs and teachers. Be attentive during practical lessons as you can pick up techniques by observing and listening, that you might not find in any book. In jobs where you need to work with your hands there is nothing like getting hands-on training. Internships are an excellent way of honing your skills. It lets you watch actual chefs at work; you can learn techniques and master the art,…

means director or head of the kitchen. The profession is getting “much more acclaim and and media attention than ever before” (Susan Meyer 9). When going into the culinary arts and becoming a chef, there are different chef titles that one can become. Choosing a career in the culinary arts usually begins with “an interest in food, but it does not end there” (J.M.Bedell…

Get to know the Chef and you will start to enjoy dining out even more. The British musician who penned these words was not writing for a fantastical--out of the world song when he penned these, rather he was speaking his heart out about his love for food and dining. Indeed, fine dining is a high art and the chefs are the true artists. There have been many maestros in the culinary stage. From Michel Guérard to Paul Bocuse to Jiro Ono. Here’s a list of world’s most justifiably revered chefs of…