Culinary school is not a prerequisite for becoming a chef. I used to be under that misconception. It is your experience and skills that make you a chef. I worked in the business for about eight years before I went to culinary school and that was to try and boost my income.
In reality […]

Understand that you must learn as many skills and information as possible, under any chef you work for. These skills are what you need to be successful. It is your job to ask as many questions as possible and to apply the skills and information that you have learned. You need repetition and […]

Becoming a chef is a serious commitment to hard work in an industry that requires you to work long hours, involves high levels of stress, constant deadlines, public and internal scrutiny. If you have any illusions of some glamorous lifestyle and loads of money, you are in for a rude awakening. The kitchen is a […]