Chef - Career Queries

Chef is the person who is responsible for various activities in kitchen like- ensuring the quality and taste of meals, managing the staff and maintaining healthy surroundings.

Hello Ashwin, Nowadays in this competitive world creativity is very important for everyone and in every profession. By being creative you can make a boring and regular dish very interesting,attractive,delicious and nutritious by the skills,equipment and knowledge you possess. Creativity is a must have in the profession of chef as the responsibility lies on his/her shoulders in making every usual dish look different ,tasty , type of different accompaniment/s served .The point is that by his/her creativity he/she has to win the hearts of the customers and to maintain the reputation of the r

There are many myths about the Chefs and the kind of work they do. I am listing down some common myths: 1. Being a Chef is like Domestic labor: Gone are the days when Chefs were treated like domestic labor. The world has changed. It's not the same today. It is one of the respected professions today.  Not just in terms of money but also name and fame, Chefs are doing great job. Sanjeev Kapoor is a wonderful example. 2. Chefs only cook: This is another common misconception. Chefs role has changed over the years and today they perform various roles from directing culinary t

The scope of your career as a Chef depends on a number of factors that have been mentioned below. Please consider all these points before you pursue your career in India or abroad:1. The job opportunities are more in countries like USA where the economy is developed and the hotel industry is in a very good shape. If we talk about India, the opportunities are lesser but they are growing with time. It will still take few years before you will have similar opportunities here.2. The salary of Chefs is much higher in countries like USA, UK, Australia. In India, Chefs do earn a lot but the starting

There are many courses being offered by various boards, councils, and universities in culinary arts which lead to a chef career.In Culinary Academy of India we offer Bachelor's Degree in Catering Technology & Culinary Arts with affiliation to Osmania University and we are the pioneers in Culinary Arts education in India and offering this course since 1996. Don't get confused as there's lot of wrong information on the net about becoming a chef. Most sites tell you that you can join Hotel Management course.But it's not correct anymore as now India has Culinary Arts colleges and these college

If you are starting your career as a Chef you will go through a sequence of positions and it will take you at least few years to reach the top position of Head Chef. Here is how your career will progress:1. Commis Chef: This is how you are starting your journey. You are required to work as kitchen staff and help the other Chefs in various activities. There will be a number of small activities that you will be assigned to. For example, cutting vegetables, helping others in managing the equipments etc.As a Commis Chef, you will be given enough freedom to learn and explore new things. The ot

Below are few books that every Chef must read:

Start by obtaining a bachelor's degree in economics or a related field such as finance, mathematics, or statistics. A strong foundation in economics, including courses in microeconomics, incredibox macroeconomics, econometrics, and mathematical economics, is essential.  

Hello Archana,  So you wish to move into a deskjob so as to avoid standing. Please note even then a little movement would be there. Hoping you are a graduate, you could opt for an MBA in HR whereby you would initially begin as a recruiter folliwed by a generalist profile. Or you could work as a counselor after pursuing a degree in psychology or a career counselor after pursuing a course in guidance and counseling. Other option is working as a receptionist. Language fluency, computer knowledge and a pleasing personality is needed. Hope this helps you. Wish you good luck...

Neurology is basically a branch of medical science which is concerned with diseases and disorders of the nervous system. Neurology is the combination of two words, first is ‘neuron’ which means nerve and second is ‘logic’ which means ‘the study of’. Human body contains a 100 billion neurons located in the brain able to generate their own impulses and of transmitting and receiving impulses from adjacent cells. Neurology gives us the information about: The autonomic nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, and the central nervous system. Functional and

From one of the most interesting and creative corners of science, cartography is a branch where research is the key. The very art of studying or practicing the making of maps is called cartography. It is not just purely science, but a combination of both science’s techniques and aesthetics which builds the base or the structure. The main aim of a cartographer is to communicate spatial details in a way that is effective and informative at the same time.   There are broadly two parts of cartography, either to study the making and history of maps and mapmaking or to make the maps with

Hello Raman,  Cardiology is a part of the medical profession. To pursue cardiology, you first need to clear 12th under Science PCB stream. After that appear for medical entrance exam like AIMS, etc.  Then based on your score at both entrance and 12th, you would be allocated a seat in a medical college. Duration of the course is 5.5 years, whereby 6months are dedicated to internship specifically rural zone. At the end you are awarded MBBS degree, which makes you a general practicioner. But as you have shown an interest in Cardiology, it is a specialization available at the post gradua