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For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting," said world renowned chef Thomas Keller. Being a chef is not just about having decent culinary skills; in fact, its an art to be mastered. Hence, learning the basics is the first step to being a great chef.
Job profile of a chef: Chef's are head cooks, are in charge of kitchens, overseeing the preparation and cooking of food at restaurants, diners, and other operations where somebody can get a bite to eat. Chefs make sure that the kitchen is a well-oiled machine, managing the kitchen staff to make sure food prepared quickly and as delicious as possible, as well as maintaining records, ordering food, and enforcing food safety standards.
In addition, chefs will hire staff, plan menus, create recipes and make sure that those under him comply to his standards and make sure every plate has that little sprig of parsley on it that nobody eats.
Listed below are multifarious diplomas, certificate and degree courses to becoming Chef:
1. Craft Course Certificate in Food Production and patisserie offered at Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Goa.
2. Diploma in Chef's Management offered at Academy of Culinary Education, Cidade de Goa
3. Bachelor of Catering Technology & Culinary Arts offered at Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts, Habshiguda, Hyderabad
4. Costa Crociere Cruise Chef Course offered at Culinary Academy of India
5. Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Catering Management offered at IAM Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
Pre-requisites for admission process
- The eligibility for admission to a hotel management institution is 10 + 2 with the eligible percentage.
- You must appear for a two-hour entrance exam comprising English, Reasoning, General Science and General Knowledge.
- Then comes the group discussion and an interview round through which the applicant's aptitude and personality is judged.