Culinary Arts Careers
Restaurants, hotels and other food service industries often employ three distinct types of employees -- chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers.
- Chefs are responsible for directing the activities of other kitchen workers, menu planning, recipe creation, food and supply ordering, and some specific cooking duties. They are typically the most senior members of the staff.
- Cooks are responsible for the day to day food preparation at the restaurant or facility. Depending on the size of the facility, there may be several cooks, each responsible for a different part of the menu, or a different type of food. For example, there are fry cooks, vegetable cooks, pastry cooks, and other specialties.
- Food Preparation Workers work under the supervision of chefs and cooks, and typically perform less skilled duties. For example, they may chop vegetables, prepare salads, and prepare materials used by the restaurant's chefs and cooks.
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Hotels and motels offer a wide variety of management positions, from reservations managers to hospitality and convention managers, to restaurant manageers and everything in between. Read the sections below to find out about career opportunities in this field.
- Larger hotels and motels have many different departments, each requiring managers with different skills and experience. This overview lists some of the career options in lodging management.
- If you want to be a success, appropriate career training is essential. This section provides information on hotel management training options.
- The number of jobs for trained hotel managers is expected to grow over the next few years.
Restaurant and Food Service Management Careers
Managing a restaurant, or working in an institutional kitchen as a food service manager, is a rewarding career that uses people skills, a knowledge of culinary practices and procedures, and plain old general management ability.
- Restaurant managers have a long list of responsibilities. This overview lists some of the duties of these managers.
- Most new jobs in this area will go to people who receive a degree. This section provides information on restaurant and food service management education and training programs.
- The number of jobs for trained restaurant managers will increase as the population ages. The job growth and earnings section has the details.
Culinary Art Schools
California Culinary Academy San Francisco, California
California School of Culinary Arts Pasadena, California
Scottsdale Culinary Institute Scottsdale, AZ
Texas Culinary Academy Austin, TX
Orlando Culinary Academy Orlando, FL
Pennsylvania Culinary Institute Pittsburgh, PA
Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Program at Brown College Mendota Heights, MN
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Western Culinary Institute Portland, OR
Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta Atlanta, GA
Atlantic Culinary Academy of McIntosh College Dover, NH
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"I entered the culinary art program as a hobby and possibly a career change from nursing... We were able to learn from instructors... while developing our own style and palate...the small class size also fostered the development of long lasting friendships with the other students."
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