Culinary Arts
Apr 6, 2015 | 12:00 pm
A pastry chef is one of the important parts of the brigade de cuisine system within any professional kitchen. Pastry chefs are obviously in charge of arranging, baking, and adorning the desserts. Being a pastry chef is definitely not for everyone, but if you are more than inclined to work and be part of a professional kitchen environment and have part in making delicious and creatively pleasing food, then you may want to think about pursuing a career as a professional pastry chef. First of All However, there are considerations you need to make before you decide to pursue a... Read more...
Apr 6, 2015 | 10:00 am
Importance of Culinary Education You want the advantage of having a proper educational background when applying for a kitchen job. This gets you noticed and puts your foot in the door so to speak. Usually, a degree of any kind connected with culinary education takes at least two years to complete. Culinary arts are a popular bachelor’s degree program, which prepares you thoroughly, provided it is taught well and comes from an accredited school. Larger culinary salaries will be possible provided that you take a 4-year program. Make sure that whatever degree you are taking, it is rich in specializations... Read more...
Apr 6, 2015 | 9:00 am
Chefs are the lead cooks in the kitchen that are responsible for preparing the menu either in a restaurant setting or any other food service industry. Chefs normally supervise and manage line cooks as well as other kitchen staff that work under them. In addition, a starting salary for chef is generally higher compared to other food service workers. The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2011, stated that approximately 90,000 chefs and head cooks are in employment in United States and this number continuously rose two years later. Higher starting salary for chef means that they... Read more...
Apr 5, 2015 | 12:00 pm
Thinking of a culinary arts school? Enrolling in a culinary arts school can open a lot of opportunities, not to mention, the chance to become a successful chef someday. However, there are some people who are thinking twice to enroll in a culinary school even if the drive to become a chef is strong. To get rid of your hesitations and uncertainties, you need to learn about the pros you will gain when you enroll into a culinary school. Formal Education and What You Learn First, a formal education offered by any culinary school will enable you to achieve full... Read more...
Apr 5, 2015 | 11:00 am
Overview of Culinary Arts Profession As time passes, the more culinary arts becomes ever more appealing and popular in the mainstream. Cooking shows are popular on TV, and cooking shows and cooking books are gaining millions interesting audiences. With great success means more people have the chance to enter the culinary business in order to make a living. The culinary arts profession has its ups and downs. Remember, above all else, cooking is not just about being in love with the profession—it is about devotion, concentration and hard work. Once the orders is in, a restaurant start to overwhelm you,... Read more...
Apr 5, 2015 | 10:00 am
What is the salary range for a chef in today’s ultra competitive environment? To some extent, it depends who you ask. If you were to ask a world famous chef, someone who does cable TV and writes books, he or she would tell you that you can earn a fortune in the culinary field. Ask the man working at IHOP or Wendy’s, and you would get a very different answer. This illustrates one very important point: where do you see yourself going in this career path? The Salary Range for a Chef According to some sources in the industry ,... Read more...
Apr 5, 2015 | 9:00 am
The ever-present fact is that the cooking profession is growing in popularity and this means more venues are providing food for their customer, so chefs, bakers and pastry-makers are becoming in-demand workers. Finding a job is easy, if you know how to cook. However, it does remain a challenge to find a job that pays well and has promising advancement potential. If you are breaking into the culinary industry, then stop a moment and consider the professional chef salary. A Career Glance As you can see from a detailed account of US chef salaries, being generously compensated is all about... Read more...
Apr 5, 2015 | 8:00 am
After a culinary program lasting two to four years, you are in a great position to apply for a better than average job in the culinary business. What is needed from a person so he or she begins on the right foot, and goes beyond the average kitchen assistant or kitchen cleaner, is either years of experience and recommendations or an educational culinary degree. Both milestones can give you the chance to work as a chef of some sorts with a starting salary of about $35,000 dollars. This is the starting wage and from then on, you will have to... Read more...
Apr 4, 2015 | 12:00 pm
Interested in cooking for a living? Talk about a dream job! There is nothing quite like being paid for doing something that comes naturally to you. That begs the question though, what is the salary of a chef? A tough question, considering there are thousands upon thousands of jobs, and ultimately the employer decides what you are worth to the market. Having cook talent will bring you opportunity. However, excelling and making a name for yourself in the business may require more professional schooling. What is the Salary of a Chef on Average? Sources such as the Bureau of Labor... Read more...
Apr 4, 2015 | 11:00 am
From Degree to Job Placement If you earn a culinary arts degree, finding a job in this particular industry will be much easier, although in all honesty, there are no easy paths when it comes down to culinary arts. Getting a good education and a respectable degree will increase your culinary degree salary, but you will still have to garner years of experience in order to rise up through the ranks. A usual graduate with culinary arts who have completed a 4-year program can start as an employee with an annual salary of $35,000. Salary Basics Essentially, there are three... Read more...
