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  • How to Become a Chef

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    Accredited Colleges, Universities & Culinary Academies

    Accredited Colleges, Universities & Culinary Academies Going to a 2-4 year college in order to become a certified chef is the best place to start if you are hoping to be accredited nationwide. Co...

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    Am I a people person?

    Being a chef requires you to be in touch with many people during the day, you will need the ability to deal with them in a diplomatic fashion. Many people think that being holed up in a kitchen a...

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    Am I creative?

    Creativity is necessary if you want to stand out as a chef. Often a meal is made all the more interesting by the way it is presented on the plate. Creativity will also be necessary in dealing wit...

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    Am I good at making split second decisions?

    When cooking more than one thing at once there is always room for a disaster. You need to be able to think quickly in order to avoid any complications. Thinking on your feet is a necessity in work...

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    Am I prepared to study the craft?

    The only real way that you can become a good chef is to put a great deal of effort into improving yourself; not only as a cook, but as a person as well. To do this, you must study the craft. You ...

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    Can I multi-task?

    You will often be required to do many things at once, so be prepared. As you will learn, working in a kitchen is a fast paced environment. It helps if you can keep up. You will soon realize that...

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    Choosing a specialty

    Most chefs have to first choose a specialty before going to culinary school so that they can specifically study that art in general. Each specific culinary specialty has their own level of study, ...

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    Do I handle criticism well?

    Unfortunately you will encounter some people who will not like your cooking for any reason and they will likely send their food back. It helps if you can take the criticism in stride. Food critics w...

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    Do I have the motivation and desire

    Being aware of the amount of time and study that it takes to become a chef, you need to keep yourself motivated if you are to complete your study with the credentials that you are hoping for. As ...

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    How do I Start?

    As I stated before, you must go to school if you are hoping to be head chef or executive chef. There are many avenues that you could chose when deciding where or how you would like to get your tra...

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    How is my business sense?

    Cooking is a business; you will need to know the basics of business in order to run a kitchen on your own. It really doesn’t matter if you are running your own kitchen or someone else’s. ...

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    I’m Interested! What Next?

    Getting started in your quest to become a chef isn’t as hard as you might think. The first thing that you need to do is research. You should: · Research any schools in your area that train...

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    Introduction

    So you want to be a chef! The culinary arts are a great choice for a career. It helps if you have a previous interest in cooking. Most people that decide that they would like to explore the grea...

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    Is it right for me?

    Before you can decide whether or not you should become a chef, you should first consider the demands that are placed on a chef’s shoulder. It can be a very stressful situation for someone t...

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    Qualifications & Advancement

    Once you have started at a beginning level as a cook or apprentice, you will want to move ahead and into an assistant cook position. This doesn’t sound like much, but it will be necessary when l...

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