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Culinary & Pastry Careers
Unfold the layers of culinary and pastry arts! Immerse yourself in articles that celebrate these deliciously rewarding careers.
Are the Culinary Arts a Good Career Choice For You?
Discover whether your love of food could lead you to a career in the culinary arts, with inside advice from current chefs and former students.
What Is a Stagiaire?
You’ve heard the term stagiaire—but what does it mean? Learn the past—and future—of this culinary practice, and why aspiring chefs should care.
Is It Time for a New Restaurant Job?
It’s a big decision, but sometimes changing jobs can be right for your career. Let’s put this in perspective, and discuss how to change jobs the right way.
How to Organize Your Home Kitchen Like a Professional Chef
To set up a home kitchen like a professional chef, efficiency and organization are key.
How to Calculate Food Cost Percentage
Learn how to calculate food cost percentage, and find out how this vital performance indicator can help contribute to the success of your business.
How to Negotiate with Food Vendors
Explore how to negotiate with vendors, including researching your options, using your leverage, and requesting terms that can benefit your business.
How to Become a Pastry Chef
Curious about how you can turn your passion for baking into a career? Discover how to become a pastry chef, including skills and certifications!
How to Become a Food & Beverage Director
Find out how you can become a food & beverage director by learning the key steps involved in landing this job, in addition to its main responsibilities.
How to Get a Culinary Internship or Externship
Culinary internships and externships allow students to work in professional kitchens and develop skills outside of the culinary school classroom.
How to Become a Food Stylist: A Career Guide
Curious to learn what a food stylist does and what it might take to be one? Explore how to become a food stylist, along with some secrets of the trade.
How to Make a Professional Culinary Portfolio
A professional culinary portfolio is invaluable when seeking employment or clients. Learn the essential components to make your portfolio sizzle.
How to Become a Recipe Developer
A recipe developer career can be a great fit at all stages of a culinary career. Find out what experience and skills can help you become a recipe developer.
How to Become a Traveling Chef
Thinking about a career as a traveling chef? Discover which opportunities are out there, how to find them, and if you have what it takes.
5 Important Networking Tips for All Chefs
Chefs who want more industry connections have to go out there and find them. Here are 5 networking tips for chefs to help you get started!
How to Become a Sommelier
Find out how to become a sommelier, from education to experience to licensing requirements. Plus, alternative careers if you don’t fancy fine dining.
How to Become a Food Writer
Becoming a food writer could be a rewarding career if you enjoy writing and the culinary arts! Here’s how you can take the next step.
How to Become a Chef: The Essential Guide
How to earn the title of “chef” with the broadest application across the professional food service industry.
How Building a Personal Brand Can Benefit Your Culinary Career
Ever wonder how to build a personal brand as a chef or hospitality professional? Discover our best tips and how personal branding can benefit your career.
Why Businesses Should Partner with Culinary Schools for Externships
Working with Escoffier’s externs can help restaurants, bakeries, and hotels to fill entry-level positions and maybe find their next rock star hire!
Which Culinary Career Is Right For You? 5 Tips for Choosing a Career in Food
Even if you know you want to work in food, choosing a career can be difficult. Check these tips for selecting a career in food.
8 Tips for Writing a Chef Resume
Make your chef resume stand out! With detailed work experience and a customized approach for each job, you can show that you’re the person for the job.
8 Tips for a Successful Restaurant Manager Interview
How can you prepare for a restaurant manager interview? Discover our top tips and questions you might expect.
How to Prepare for an Executive Chef Interview
Prepare for your executive chef interview and stage request by exploring our top interview tips. Unpack common questions and skills you might need.
How Professional Chefs Keep Up with Culinary Trends
Professional chefs can keep up with culinary trends by networking with others, looking to younger generations, and practicing creative cooking.
How to Become a Pitmaster
Your ultimate guide on how to become a pitmaster or BBQ expert. Follow a step-by-step process to start on this path!
8 Steps Restaurants Can Take to Prepare for Inflation
Tips to cut restaurant costs as everything from food to labor to utilities gets more expensive. Plus find out what’s contributing to worldwide inflation.
What Does It Take to Be a Line Cook?
Thinking about starting a career as a line cook? Find out how to become a cook, what your daily responsibilities might look like, and how to advance.
5 Alternative Careers Out of Culinary School
Not all culinary students become chefs. Here are five alternative careers culinary school graduates can pursue.
What Culinary Training Do You Need for a Professional Cooking Career?
Culinary training is a long-term endeavor that starts with safety and sanitation, knife skills, flavors, and cooking techniques. Start at culinary school!
What Does It Mean to Be a Professional Cook?
A professional cook prepares and cooks food for a living, but is not necessarily a chef. Learn the difference and how you could start cooking professionally.
5 Effective Ways Chefs Can Communicate With Wait Staff
Great chefs are also skilled communicators. Here are five ways chefs can improve communication with wait staff.
What Chefs Look For When Hiring Culinary School Graduates
Before you begin a professional cooking career, learn about what chefs may look for when hiring culinary school graduates.
How Chefs Can Manage Stress In a Professional Kitchen
There’s no denying a kitchen can be a stressful place to work. Here are ways chefs can manage stress in a professional kitchen.
5 More Ways to Manage Your Time as a Chef
Kitchens are busy places and chefs have to efficiently manage their time. Here are five time management techniques that chefs can adopt.
Starting a Career as a Garde-Manger
If you’re passionate about appetizers and desserts you may be interested in starting a career as a Garde-Manger. Learn more about this important position.
6 Skills That All Restaurant Managers Need
As leaders in the restaurant world, managers are often well-rounded individuals. Here are 6 skills every great restaurant manager typically has.
What Does a Chef Consultant Do?
Chef consultants are valuable resources for coaching and advising restaurant owners and managers. What is a chef consultant, exactly? Let’s explore this role.
What It Takes To Be An Executive Chef
Think you’ve got what it takes to be an executive chef? Find out how you can set yourself up for success in your culinary career.
Career Options For Culinary School Graduates
What can you do with a culinary degree? The options are truly endless. Here are a few common culinary career paths.
How to Start a Career as a Chef Instructor
Learn the steps to becoming a Chef Instructor. Pass on your skills and knowledge, and provide mentorship to the next generation of chefs!
