Thursday 17 March 2016

Will Culinary School Promise You The World?

By Shawn Cutler


We have a lot of aspiring chefs in the United States of America. Many men and women have dreams of one day opening their own restaurant, bakery or catering company. However, is paying for a culinary school education worth the money? We always hear all of the hype about how expensive school is becoming. The federal government seems to have no problem lending thousands of dollars to students that want to use $50,000 or more on their education. Many schools today claim that they can train you to become a chef. However, are these claims true?

Most students coming out of culinary school claim to get entry level positions. They are not graduating and getting jobs as sous chefs and head chefs. Their pay is often close to minimum wage and under 14.00 an hour. Is it worth it to get a culinary school education if you cannot find a good job after graduation? This is a question that a lot of potential students are asking themselves. A lot of students today are choosing to avoid culinary school and choosing to work as an apprentice in a restaurant. This is often the cheapest and best way to go.

Culinary school has a lot of perks to it. For starters, you can talk to students that have a desire to learn more about food. You can connect with other aspiring chefs that want to be successful. You can swap recipe and food ideas. Getting a good culinary education takes time. When you graduate, you should not need on the job training. If your school makes you feel inadequate, you should choose a different school. Many culinary schools have high success rates at training their students. Others do not do as well. It is important to allow yourself to have time to train and learn. What does the education have to offer you and why. It is important to learn more about cooking than anything else.

Culinary school is also a time in which many people say that they are learning about food preparation. Most culinary students say that they are tired of waiting to become a chef. However, if you are 20 something hears old, it's hard to get a restaurant to give you control over a kitchen worth over $500,000. Often, your education will show that you are mature enough to get through a program and work hard on menus and preparation of food. It is important to show your expert skills in the culinary field.

Many business owners like Amy from Amy's Bread in NYC got a culinary education before starting their own business. She graduated from the New York Restaurant School and did rather well for herself. She has been featured on several television shows and I think that she has the best bread in the United States. It is extremely fancy and delicious artisan style bread. Workers that do not attend culinary school often spend a few years in the industry before getting promoted to a sous chef or head chef position. Some people spend a lifetime in the industry without ever advancing beyond a line cook.




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