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Amy’s Answer
Cooks begin in entry-level professions and, through advanced training and work experience, develop their skills (knife skills, palette refinement, customer service, menu/item innovation), add accolades to their resumes (recommendations, reviews, write-ups from critics, awards) and move up to more challenging or prominent positions with better restaurants.
The person working the pass at an Applebee's at the mall today coukd be an Executive Chef at a Michelin-rated restaurant in three years. Build skills, stay ambitious, get results.
Dada’s Answer
Chefs in training must develop a balanced approach to the culinary profession.
some may become sous-chefs de cuisine, or food production managers while some cooks may train or supervise kitchen staff and advance progressively.
As you develop new cooking skills and once you are well equipped to handle greater responsibility, such as supervising cooking stations, kitchen staff in the absence of a chef, often advance .
PS : When dining out, take the time to evaluate food and remember flavor combinations that makes it a stand out dish :)