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MAJOR

Chef Training

Major

Overview

A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

Careers Related to This Major

Chefs and Head Cooks

GROWTH

6.4%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

High school diploma or equivalent

First-Line Supervisors of Food P...

GROWTH

5.9%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

High school diploma or equivalent

Cooks, Private Household

GROWTH

-1.7%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

Post-secondary certificate

Cooks, Restaurant

GROWTH

23.1%

MOST COMMON EDUCATION

High school diploma or equivalent

Leaders Who Majored in Chef Training

Betty Cortina

Editorial Director,

Latina Magazine

Katrina Markoff

Chocolatier,

Vosges Haut-Chocolat

Rob Feenie

Owner/Executive Chef,

Lumiere

Homaro Cantu

Chef/Inventor,

Moto Restaurant

Ray Garcia

Chef,

Broken Spanish

Rick Moonen

Chef,

Rick Moonen Seafood

Syrena Johnson

Chef,

Liberty's Kitchen

Julian Serrano

Master Chef, Picasso Restaurant,

Bellagio Hotel and Casino

Elise Benstein

Food Scientist,

Jelly Belly Candy Co.

Matt Van Blaricom

Teacher,

Iron County Adult Education

Related Majors

Restaurant and Culinary Management

Culinary Arts

Food Service Systems Administration

Food Service

Baking and Pastry Arts

Culinary Science

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