I've always wanted to be a chef, but I'm not too good at cooking.
I can understand that. It takes patience in the beginning. Most people just think of it as glamorously coming up with unique dishes that win awards, but being a chef is being professionally trained in all aspects, even food preparation. Would you have a cuisine you'd focus on?
I like Mexican cuisine for sure!
It does have a rich history.. You'd be contributing to something that had its beginnings over 9,000 years ago, in agricultural Mayan communities! But more importantly, to become a chef, you don't need to feel obligated to go to a formal institution for training. You can apprentice under another chef to earn your knowledge.
That's interesting, I didn't know that.
sous-chef", who acts as the second-in-command in a kitchen, or the "chef de partie", who handles a specific area of production, or “Television chef”, such as Alison Holst. The kitchen brigade system is a hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, many of which use the word "chef" in their titles. Underneath the chefs are the "kitchen assistants". A chef's standard uniform includes a hat (called a "toque"),
the ability for female chefs to both work and have children, Watkins said "Although there are times when my husband would say that I've put my job before my family, I'm happy with my career. I don't think I could put any more into it or take any more out of it. I always wanted to be a chef and I always wanted to be a mum, but the business was my baby and I'd never missed a serving."