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jojonjesse said in January 17th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

Culinary training they have schools that specialize in this the only other way I know of is to have a chef teach you personally

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Laura s said in January 20th, 2009 at 1:38 am

i think culinary training i don’t think going to school to be a chef takes long but i wouldn’t know - I’m not a chef—

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brotherman2112 said in January 21st, 2009 at 4:08 pm

There are culinary schools out there. However one alternative is to become an apprentice to an already established chef. A friend of mine took that route and has become very successful over the years. You could also start from the bottom to the top as a preparer. Stay away from chain restaurants that serve preprepared foods like Fridays, etc. That won’t teach you very much if you already know how to operate an oven or a microwave.

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chefgrille said in January 24th, 2009 at 2:07 am

Culinary school, like the Culinary Institute of America or Johnson and Wales.

They teach you not only cooking, but about the foods, menu planning, trends, costing products, business, everything. It’s very rigorous and stressful, but that’s the only way you get a “chef” designation.

Despite my screen name, I was just a head cook at my own place. Never earned the degree.

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Robert S said in January 27th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

I think most are two years at Le Courdone Blue.