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dayif
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Perintalmanna, KL
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which subject should i take after 10 to be a chef
which subject should i take after 10 to be a #chef in UK
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Jack Batten
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland
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Dayif,
A lot of high schools have culinary programs you should enroll in them. Also when you are old enough you should try to get a job in the food industry to make sure that you have the passion to be a chef. If your school does not have a culinary program you should take courses that are business related, Because being a chef is not all about cooking you have to manage a kitchen with a goal of making a profit. and you have to manage your staff. from a few to many. I worked one kitchen where I had a staff of 62. Yes you have to know how to cook and make pretty plates but there is so much more to being a chef that you do not see from TV or movies. cooking basic can be learned at school but you need to have the passion first because it is a long road to becoming a chef. hours of working in hot kitchens working weekends and holidays. If you do not have the passion you will fail.
A lot of high schools have culinary programs you should enroll in them. Also when you are old enough you should try to get a job in the food industry to make sure that you have the passion to be a chef. If your school does not have a culinary program you should take courses that are business related, Because being a chef is not all about cooking you have to manage a kitchen with a goal of making a profit. and you have to manage your staff. from a few to many. I worked one kitchen where I had a staff of 62. Yes you have to know how to cook and make pretty plates but there is so much more to being a chef that you do not see from TV or movies. cooking basic can be learned at school but you need to have the passion first because it is a long road to becoming a chef. hours of working in hot kitchens working weekends and holidays. If you do not have the passion you will fail.
Peter McCaffrey
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Napa, California
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Peter’s Answer
Dayif,
All of your classes are important! As a Chef, you use-Math, Science, Art, Language, Leadership and Business Classes. If you have a cooking class option, that would be great! My point is embrace all education while in school. You never know what skills are needed in what ever profession you pursue. Think of school as exercise for you brain. The more you exercise with it, the more you will know!
My advice for you is, when you are old enough, explore a part time job in a restaurant kitchen. Make sure you love what you do before you
go to culinary school. The hours are long-it's nights, weekends and holidays. The pay is low in the early years. But if you master your craft, you may be able to own your own restaurant someday or be a leader in a hotel, caterer, or other food business.
Good Luck!
All of your classes are important! As a Chef, you use-Math, Science, Art, Language, Leadership and Business Classes. If you have a cooking class option, that would be great! My point is embrace all education while in school. You never know what skills are needed in what ever profession you pursue. Think of school as exercise for you brain. The more you exercise with it, the more you will know!
My advice for you is, when you are old enough, explore a part time job in a restaurant kitchen. Make sure you love what you do before you
go to culinary school. The hours are long-it's nights, weekends and holidays. The pay is low in the early years. But if you master your craft, you may be able to own your own restaurant someday or be a leader in a hotel, caterer, or other food business.
Good Luck!