Do you want to be the next Master
Chef.? Would like to gain skillful education.? Are you dedicated enough.? With
mushroom of career opportunities in Food Production, this has been the question
every 12th pass student is asking their mentors. These days, degree
in Hotel Management culinary specialization or certificate course in food
production has become one of the most opted out programme among the youth. A
chef is the one who is considered to be highly skilled and innovative cook who
can turn a delicious meal into an artistic presentation. To become a chef, it
takes years to gain knowledge and attain expertise. As it is said “Practice
makes a man perfect.” More practice can earn more fruitful results in this
field.
If you are pulling your socks for
this career move, then it is worth striving and investing your time. But before
that one should learn its ingredients to become a successful chef. You need to
know its P’s and Q’s in depth. Cooking succulent and tasty food requires not
only magic in your hand but also thorough knowledge of food, spices and cooking
techniques.
To know and judge yourself, you
should first ask few questions to yourself for becoming a renowned chef : -
- Do you
have creativity?
- Have
you prepared yourself to study art of culinary preparation?
- Are you
able to please people?
- Can you
handle criticism gracefully?
If you can answer these questions
with a yes then it means you can shape up your dreams into reality. With more
and more interest in international cuisines, creativity to create fusion food
by mixing different cuisines has been welcomed by all. To learn more and gain
education, aspiring students can join cooking or culinary school and can pursue
a degree or diploma course in Food Preparation followed by training as an
apprentice under an expert chef. Joining
such training programme not only help the students in gaining knowledge about
various international cuisines but also prepare them in real life situations
through Out Door Caterings and Internships. Most of the colleges have now
started to focus on personality development of the students as well, which has
become the need of hour to grab a job in any top 5 star hotel. There are
numerable government and private Hotel management colleges all over the world. Aspiring
students can sit for National Council of Hotel Management examination or UEI
Global Aptitude Test. Home Science has always been part of syllabus at various
schools which has now shaped into more professional vocational courses like
Hotel Management. Schooling can be a big help for you to fetch you perfection
in the field of cooking and to become meticulous in cooking. Still if you have
not opted for Home Science, or are from any other stream even, you can pursue
further education in Hospitality Industry.
One can start job as Commis and
with experience & education can attain the position of Executive Chef
within a span of 7-10 years. After the completion of programme the students are
embedded with skills which also enable them to start their own business in
Hospitality Industry.
To conclude, career as chef has
good career opportunities, not only in India but abroad as well.