COOKING ART AS A CAREER :-
Various culinary and cooking careers are available with Food and hospitality industries. Customers not only appreciate excellent food but also the way the food is presented. The food and hospitality industry is growing by leaps and bounds and have a very bright future ahead. If you want to make a career in food and hospitality industry you need to know what types of careers you can pursue.
Careers in culinary arts through cooking schools are-
1. Culinary Art :- In culinary arts career, you will not get a job immediately at a senior position. You will need to work hard and climb your way from the bottom level. Experience has no alternative. You need to learn and gain experience from your superiors and in doing so you build on your culinary education.
Various careers after completing a culinary arts program are:
1. Chef
2. Executive chef
3. Sous-chef
4. Pastry chef
5. Spa chef
6. Restaurant owner
7. Restaurant manager
8. Hospitality manager
9. Private Chef
10. Culinary instructor
11. Corporate dining chef
12. Caterer
Culinary arts careers for students after completing diploma or degree are:
1. Food research/science
2. Research and development
3. Gourmet retail
4. Food photography
5. Food writing
6. Food styling
7. Food consulting
8. Food publishing and television
2. Baking & Pastry Arts:- Baking & Pastry Arts program will give you an edge in becoming a Pastry Chef or Baker. As the job of the pastry chef or baker is highly technical and artistic educational diploma or degree in Baking & Pastry Arts is very helpful before initiating a career.
Cooking careers after completing Baking & Pastry Arts program:
1. Master Baker
2. Ice Cream Maker
3. Wedding Cake Decorator
4. Pastry Chef
5. Food Writer
3. Hospitality Management :- Restaurant Management program offers you management position in hotels, restaurants and other hospitality related establishments.
4. Restaurant Management :-
Careers under hospitality management are:
1. Restaurant Manager
2. Food Service Manager
3. Hotel Manager
4. Hospitality Manager
5. Resort Executive Director
6. Cruise Ship Hospitality Manager
5. Food Writer :-
Become a food writer if you are a food lover and have panache for writing, you can choose food writing as a profession. If you have knowledge of the culinary arts then you can write with confidence. When you write, your passion for food should be displayed in your writing. You should be aware of different kinds of cuisine existing in today’s world, new happenings in food and hotel industry so that you have wide variety of choices to make and write about. The more knowledge you have in culinary arts, international recipes and ethnic cuisines the more sincere your write-ups will be.
Types of food writers
1. Cookbook author
2. Research writer
3. Restaurant critic
4. Newspaper columnist – food related
5. Food editor for newspapers, television shows, magazines
A food photographer is a professional who specializes in taking food photos for cook books, magazines and television advertisements. Food photographer makes the food look attractive and in style. Basically when the picture of the food makes your mouth water then the food photographer’s job is complete.
The food photographer does not work alone but instead works with a team. The team consists of art director, the food stylist, the prop stylist, marketing director, the client, and the photographer. The food photographer needs the food to be arranged according to the position of the camera. The food photographer moves the food set in different directions while the camera remains stationery. Lighting is the most important factor while clicking the food photographs.
The Food photographer can work in three types of Food Photography:
1. Packaging food photography
2. Advertising food photography
3. Editorial food photography
Profession as a food photographer is unique and fun. If you love food and have a desire to become a food photographer then food photography is just for you.
