APRON STRINGS AND SPICY THINGS: YOUR CAREER IN CULINARY ARTS

So you can beat and egg to within an inch of its life. You can chop celery like Bruce Lee. And you know the difference between an hors-d'oeuvre and a chef-d'oeuvre. Then you may be ready for a career in culinary arts. It's one of the most thoroughly satisfying jobs there is: crafting masterpieces of culinary creativity and having your efforts praised by satisfied diners.

It's also tough, competitive, hard work. A career in culinary arts can be rewarding and challenging at the same time.

You will find most high paying jobs in culinary arts in larger cities. Unfortunately, if you want to seriously work in a very good restaurant, you will usually have to live in a big city. Also, if you are considering a career in culinary arts, be aware that it will be a lot of work, long hours, and you will have to climb your way up the kitchen ladder no matter where your degree is from.





The Recipe For Getting Started
To be a top-notch chef, you will probably need to go to a culinary college of some sort. Some culinary arts schools have much more prestige than others, just as regular colleges and universities do. The more prestigious culinary colleges will, of course, cost more, but in the end, you may be able to land a higher paying job in your career in culinary arts once you graduate. There are several degrees you can earn at a variety of culinary colleges. Among these are associate's degrees, bachelor's degrees and even higher.

When figuring out how to pay for your time in school, it may be possible to receive loans or scholarships to help pay for your degree. You will need to do a little bit of research, and quite often private scholarships and loans may be available depending on the school you choose.





Once you graduate, you can begin your career in culinary arts. That makes it sound so simple, but having a career in culinary arts requires a lot of work and effort. If you really love your job, though, in the end you may find your career in culinary arts to be worth all of the hard work and time. In most restaurant kitchens, there is a pecking order, and once you are hired at a restaurant, you will have started your journey to becoming a top chef.

To have a career in culinary arts, you have to be pretty serious about cooking and have a lot of love for the job. However, just as with any job, if you enjoy your work enough and feel a sense of pride and accomplishment at what you have achieved, you will have a very rewarding career and a good time.