It has become a tired refrain, mostly due to the influence of food television, for professional chefs to remind us that not all cooks should be called chefs. A chef, they say, is the person in charge of the kitchen, and this implies that he or she has more mastery of cooking, as well as the intricacies … Read more
Ever wondered where the culinary icons you see on TV actually learned to cook? While there’s a heated debate today over whether expensive culinary degrees are truly worth it compared to traditional apprenticeships or learning on the job, many of the world’s most successful celebrity chefs started their journeys in a classroom. Whether they are … Read more
Chefs say pastry chefs are a crazy lot. Seriously, ask around. They do. Yet, chefs today often display a sort of schizophrenic-seeming attitude toward their jobs. They say they love it, but also that it is thankless, grueling work, and no, you should not become a chef. Why is it that we seem to come … Read more
Most people assume that personal chef and private chef are two different ways of naming the same career. However, they are actually quite different jobs. Since becoming either a private or a personal chef can be a rewarding choice of career for a culinary school graduate, it is important to understand the difference. Of course, … Read more