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I was you when I graduated high school. Got a job at a restaurant first, thank god I didn’t do it.
Cooking/baking at home /=/ cooking for a living
Culinary is brutal. Kitchens are very dangerous places, you’ll never see a cook without a forearm full of scars. The hours on your feet are long. It’s a thankless job that wears on the body and rarely pays enough.
If you want to pursue culinary, I recommend working in a kitchen for a year or so first to see if it’s for you. Look for some line chef roles. Maybe also look into some roles at delis or bakeries in your area. Places like Dunkin’ hire bakers that bakes the donuts every morning. If you love it and want to make it a career, look into it.
No and it is personal.
My brother graduated from the CIA as a pastry chef, interned at the French Laundry, worked in house hold brand name Michelin star restaurants in NYC/SF/LA and was on his feet 16+ hrs a day and missed every holiday. When he was home he was sleeping due to exhaustion and he has a family. He eventually got investors and scrapped enough money together since the pay sucks to start something of his own then suffered cardiac arrest at 48. That profession nearly killed him and he is now disabled. He worked so hard and scarified so much. He has been working in restaurants since he we 15. Loved and excelled at it, very talented in his craft, but fuck that profession, it is a huge sacrifice, and the pay is bad. Much love to all the restaurant workers out there no matter what tier you are at or what you do.
Going to save you all the time right now as someone who went from washing dishes to working cold side (salad/desserts) on the line & eventually hopping restaurants for a few years into fine dining.
Do not go to culinary school, just get yourself into a restaurant. Everyone loves food, many love cooking, but working in a restaurant as a cook is a beast of a challenge. Get the experience first however you can. Go into a restaurant that isn’t a chain or strictly bar food, I’d shoot for a place serving American cuisine, ideally a little upscale with a cocktail bar. Walk in and tell them you want to be a cook, but you don’t have any experience – say you’re willing to wash dishes & learn the line slowly. Express that you are more than capable of learning (put your confidence aside, you can do it!).
A chef somewhere will give you a shot, he doesn’t lose much if he has to fire you eventually. You’ll be fine though if you get the job. Nothing is going to teach you this kind of work like getting yourself into the fire, especially if you’re young. DO NOT be afraid to ask questions, even if you feel annoying. You have one life & you just need to learn, you won’t be working with that same group for more than a year to year & a half because you’ll move onto a better spot as soon as you feel ready.
Also, once I got to fine dining, nobody I was working with had culinary school in their resume except one of my Chef de Cuisine’s & he was a stuck up pretentious prick!
Feel free to DM me & I’ll answer any questions you have! Look for jobs near you on Culinary Agents & Poached! Also worth noting, most front of house positions make twice as much money taking home tips & they do half of the work! I would suggest going for a Host position to get a feel for the industry & the pace. Don’t let anyone discourage you from getting into the industry for some time. It will teach you so much about yourself, about life in general, and it will help you find the work you want to do down the road. I have joked that I think everyone should have to do two years mandatory service industry the way South Korea requires time in the Army. I would not trade my time in that industry for anything. However, if you realize you want to leave – try to get out by 26/27. If you love it, that’s amazing, but either way… you will ALWAYS have a job wherever you go.
Wish you all the best!
I went to culinary school. It was great, I learned a lot. That being said, it will not guarantee you a job. You need to be working while in school. It alone will not prepare for how demanding hospitality/restaurant life is. I enjoyed my time working in restaurants, but left when I turned 30, working weekends and holidays gets old after while.
Work in a restaurant first. They’ll hire anyone with a pulse. If for whatever reason, you still want to go, try to make your boss pay for it.
If you’re just going for personal enjoyment, then sure! I think it would be rewarding for a home cook.
You might like working at a grocery store like Whole Foods or Costco. They pay well and will pay their employees to attend cake decorating and pastry courses.
Only if you can get it on scholarship for free
Not worth it imo. I’ve worked as a pastry chef/ baker for the last 15 years. I never went to school. It’s hard at first, but you pick up different techniques as you go & every place does things their own way. The people that have graduated from some Culinary school always have the biggest ego from my experience working with them. They never clean up after themselves, never want to wash their dishes & they always want to do things their way or say, “ that’s not how we did it in school!” Lots of bad habits. Get a job in a restaurant and work your ass off first and be a sponge with learning and always stay humble. Also, if you think you’ll get rich doing this…do something else.
I dated someone who taught culinary arts at a local community college. About 20% of the folks in the program were people just looking to skill up for their own personal benefit. The program was fairly cheap. The rest were people looking for skills for work. They tended to get placed in decent jobs – it was a very touristy area. Look into that as an option
I thought about it before too with my love for cooking but I think if I did it as a job- I wouldn’t like it as much. No weekends off.
If you have a passion and a goal to work as a chef then it’s a no brainer to go to culinary school. It would have to be Le Cordon Bleu. I have a friend who did this and he makes really amazing quality food at a level that is challenging for home cooks to reach. He’s now working at a one of the top Michelin restaurants rather than a cook at Boston Pizza.
My ex bf went to culinary school in NYC then moved back to his hometown to be the head chef at a restaurant. Since we broke up, I think he’s back in NYC where there’s plenty of opportunities but he always enjoyed it. The hours can be a lot and the pay sometimes isn’t great but if you’re passionate about it, go for it!