Culinary Arts

Graduates of the PGD in Culinary Arts course can look for jobs in the hotel management and hospitality industry. There is a wide scope for career opportunities in this field and lot of job opportunities are available for candidates having a formal education in the field. There are a number of career opportunities in hotel management. Culinary arts is also one of the important aspects of hotel management. The areas where graduates with this specialisation can find jobs are :
1. Hotels/ Restaurants / Resorts / Clubs / Bars
2. Food & Beverage Industry
3. Catering Firms Cafes / Bistros / Bakeries
4. Tourism Industry Airlines & Cruise Liners
5. Educational Institutions
6. Government Sector like India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Armed Forces etc.
7. Food Processing Companies
8. Bartending
Culinary Arts Scope in India: Job Roles
1. Chef entrepreneurs: It opens up an avenue for candidates to start their restaurants, food business etc.
2. Executive chef: Manages the kitchen staff, formulates work schedules, crafts menus, and calculates food costs.
3. Sous chef: Supports the Executive Chef in managing the kitchen.
4. Pastry chef: responsible for baking breads, pastries, and desserts.
5. Personal chef: working together with a single or multiple clients to provide meals that best fit the clients nutritional needs, lifestyle and palate
6. Restaurant manager: Manages restaurant for owner, schedules employees, works with the Chef to promote quality food service that is professional and timely.
7. Catering director: Promotes and organizes banquets and catered events.
8. Food writer: producing cookbooks, recipes, blogs and other content for either their own venture of major clients and companies
9. Food styling: presenting food in aesthetically appealing ways, food stylists can often find opportunities freelancing for major publications and media houses.