EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT CULINARY ARTSEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CULINARY ARTSNATURE OF WORK
A career in culinary arts is an exciting one
that allows you to indulge in your passion
for food by giving you the freedom to
create. There are a variety of positions
within the field that suit what you like to
do, whether it be cooking, creating recipes,
or managing food facilities.
Some restaurant jobs include:
• Chefs- create menus, decide on
restaurant theme, prepare food, manage
employees, market restaurant, oversee
customer relations, and maintain
established contacts and vendorsQUICK FACTS
• A career in culinary arts is an exciting one that allows
you to indulge in your passion for food by giving youthe freedom to create. There are a variety of positionswithin the field that suit what you like to do, whether it be
cooking, creating recipes, or managing food facilities.
• The average annual salary is $40,000 [1].
• Training or getting an education in culinary artistry is vital
to gaining success•Employment is expected to grow 11% in the next six years.
[2]• Garde managers – produce cold food items like salads
• Line cooks – help cooks with a specific duty
• Patisseriers – create pastries and baked goods
• Prep cooks – assemble, decorate, and garnish all prepared foods
• Sous-chefs – assist the head chef plan and supervise daily kitchen operations
• Some non restaurant culinary jobs include:
• Food scientists – apply scientific and engineering principles in research, development, production
technology, quality control, packaging, processing and utilization of food
• Food stylists – arrange foods for photo shoots for magazines, newspapers, books, and for commercial
videos
• Institution/ cafeteria cooks – prepare large amounts of foods for schools, businesses, hospitals, etc…
• Private household cooks – plan and prepare meals, cleans and organizes kitchen, buys groceries, and
may…