Monday, June 29, 2009

Culinary Arts Education - First Step

The first step to getting a great [culinary arts education] is researching what it will take to have a fulfilling culinary arts career.

You may like to cook or do great presentations or art designs on the foods that you prepare and present, but is that alone enough to justify a career in culinary arts?

A great culinary arts education demands attention to detail up front. For example, are you willing to put in the long hours necessary standing on your feet in an oftentimes overwhelmingly busy environment with lots of non-stop activity, boiling pots, hot stoves, banging pots and pans, and people screaming orders all around you? If you become a top chef in an exclusive restaurant, you will very likely be in charge of a crew of people where you will be giving orders, organizing schedules, coordinating every event that happens in the kitchen, along with preparing your outstanding, unique creations. The pressure will be great. Can you handle this first step? If you can, read on for the second step in getting a great culinary arts education.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

To be a professional in cooking and to learn other managerial skills to handle all kitchen related activities, the best professional related degree is Culinary Arts. It lets you to learn the cooking related tips and other table manners. Various job opportunities like chef job, managerial responsibilities are there, or can open your own restaurant too. You can earn this degree online even. To enquire about this degree further, refer this link:
http://www.thedegreeexperts.com/online-degree.aspx
Here you can find detailed info about this degree and many others also along with their career prospects.

Unknown said...

"Culinary arts education is instruction and training in the preparation of food and cooking usually taught in cooking schools in many different locations all over the world." said by social service worker(me)

Unknown said...

very nice and great article
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Anonymous said...

Selecting a culinary school is not an easy task. You have to look through various possibilities and points like location, program value, it must be accrediting from local and national authority, etc. There are many top culinary schools but you must select college carefully.

You also made good points and explained well.

Keep coming such useful posts!!

Unknown said...

Excellent Article !

Thanks for sharing this useful information about Culinary Art Education program.

Michael - Studying at School of Social Work.

Sarah Says said...

Good points, working in culinary arts definitely requires someone who is okay with long hours, loud kitchens, high-stress, and standing on your feet all day. The rewards are awesome though! http://bit.ly/hglV55