Career Opportunities for Chefs

There are many employment and business opportunities for a chef. Some of these opportunities include:

Authoring A Cookbook - Writing valuable recipes and tips for cooks.

Catering business - for weddings, business functions, parties, cocktail receptions gallery openings, etc.

Consultant - Working with restaurant owners to develop a menu and aid in the design of the restaurant.

Executive dining rooms for large corporations - Many large corporations operate executive 075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important;" classname="iAs" class="iAs">dining rooms.

Food and Beverage Managers to oversee restaurant and hotel chains.

Food Critics and writers for magazines or news organizations

Food Stylists and photographers for magazines, books, catalogs and advertising.

Full Service Restaurant - Overseeing the kitchen and cooking for restaurant patrons.

Home Meal Deliveries, becoming more popular for people on special diets.

Hotels - Many hotels have dining rooms and restaurants.

Institutional Catering for airlines, schools, hospitals, colleges and correctional facilities.

Instructional Videos - Produce and sell instructional videos for continuing education.

Personal chef for individuals or families.

Research and Development for manufacturers developing new foods or product lines

Teachers for colleges and culinary schools

Culinary professionals need to keep up with new methods and styles of cooking. This is achieved by: Classes -Colleges, culinary institutions,
Government Publications, Food Companies, Instructional Videos Magazines, Networking with other chefs, Newsletters, Seminars, Web Sites, and Workshops

Links

How To Become A Chef
Career Opportunities for Chefs
Find A Job
Culinary Schools
Culinary Scholarships

Study At Home To Become A Personal Chef
Prochef.com Distance learning
NACUFS Culinary Enhancement Workshops for Production Managers
Culinary and wine cruises