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What's the quickest way to be come a top chef?
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Ricardo Andres Fernandez Garcia
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Ok dear audience. I will take on this one, being a chef for 20 years in many places around the world and I believe is my duty to answer this to the best of my abilities in a short read, so you don't get bored and maybe start reading some really good professional cooking books there are lots. Look for the professional ones.
Answer: There is no quickest way to become "top" at anything. All and every one of the people I admire for their accomplishments in their professions or crafts took them most of their lives to become really good at something.
That said, I have seen young guys out fresh of a good culinary school (spoiler alert: there are not so many as you would think and they are not cheap) so, yes, young chefs, talented, being great cooks, assistants, peeling, chopping, carefully triming, and making loads of good work, but being a chef, just a chef, not an executive or head or sous, the chef, that is like a bachelor, an executive chef is like a PhD, and there also artist chefs too, jeje.
So, there are many ways you could choose to go, but now, we are all at home, so reading and practising your knife skills is a good endeavour that I would recommend. Also learn about all the aspects involved in being a chef, which is by far much more than just cooking.
You have to be able to understand the finances of food preparation and serving. Food safety is paramount, Nutritional science knowledge is a plus these days. Different gastronomies, watch Netflix documentaries, a must! Chef's table to see what really is to be a top chef, and Mind of a chef for more of the same but more insightful.
To summarize. Read, watch relevant videos from trustworthy sources, look for online courses, many are free (Coursera!). Practice at home your knife skills and also, bear in mind that when we get out of the pandemic, the whole food industry is going to change and so will have to chefs- A big change is coming dear young audience, and you are going to be the leaders of tomorrow, or at least you have a chance at it if you believe in yourselves and have a high ethical and professional attitude towards any job you do. Think, technology and food. Think food safety and COVID-19.
Will keep on adding to this thread if I see people are interested. Have a lot more to share, but first need some encouragement from the audience, since I am pretty busy finding the solutions of tomorrow.
Wish you all health, strength, courage and vision to survive this uncertain times,
We have gone through this before and we have managed to thrive, be alert but hopeful!
Answer: There is no quickest way to become "top" at anything. All and every one of the people I admire for their accomplishments in their professions or crafts took them most of their lives to become really good at something.
That said, I have seen young guys out fresh of a good culinary school (spoiler alert: there are not so many as you would think and they are not cheap) so, yes, young chefs, talented, being great cooks, assistants, peeling, chopping, carefully triming, and making loads of good work, but being a chef, just a chef, not an executive or head or sous, the chef, that is like a bachelor, an executive chef is like a PhD, and there also artist chefs too, jeje.
So, there are many ways you could choose to go, but now, we are all at home, so reading and practising your knife skills is a good endeavour that I would recommend. Also learn about all the aspects involved in being a chef, which is by far much more than just cooking.
You have to be able to understand the finances of food preparation and serving. Food safety is paramount, Nutritional science knowledge is a plus these days. Different gastronomies, watch Netflix documentaries, a must! Chef's table to see what really is to be a top chef, and Mind of a chef for more of the same but more insightful.
To summarize. Read, watch relevant videos from trustworthy sources, look for online courses, many are free (Coursera!). Practice at home your knife skills and also, bear in mind that when we get out of the pandemic, the whole food industry is going to change and so will have to chefs- A big change is coming dear young audience, and you are going to be the leaders of tomorrow, or at least you have a chance at it if you believe in yourselves and have a high ethical and professional attitude towards any job you do. Think, technology and food. Think food safety and COVID-19.
Will keep on adding to this thread if I see people are interested. Have a lot more to share, but first need some encouragement from the audience, since I am pretty busy finding the solutions of tomorrow.
Wish you all health, strength, courage and vision to survive this uncertain times,
We have gone through this before and we have managed to thrive, be alert but hopeful!
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the quickest way to become the top chef is to learn from everyone, work under many different chefs. evolve your own way of cooking, listen to what others say and do. anyone can smear sauce on a plate and call it something. be the one behind all your dishes, make them yours in some way,
and then you can become a good chef. but you cant have a chip on your shoulder.
the quickest way to become the top chef is to learn from everyone, work under many different chefs. evolve your own way of cooking, listen to what others say and do. anyone can smear sauce on a plate and call it something. be the one behind all your dishes, make them yours in some way,
and then you can become a good chef. but you cant have a chip on your shoulder.
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Danny’s Answer
You should go to a good culinary school. I know a couple of friends that have done that and work in this field. But, you also need to love cooking. Hopefully you do some cooking and have a feel for it. It is not an easy job but very rewarding if you love to cook.
"to be a top-chef, I'd first recommend signing up for the TV show."
said that one annoying guy.
but in all seriousness, i think you should go to a culinary school. a family relative of mine is currently going to one and really enjoying the experience and feel at a school where everybody cooks and she's not the only one.
allie