career?

[samir]

after watching all of the celebrity chefs on tv , i am want to
unfortunately, i have not experience and i want to get a job at a restaurant and work my way up to a cook
currently, i go to a junior college since i do not have any experience but i am pretty certain i want to be a chef
am i just wasting my time in college since i want to be a chef but have no experience

[Cat Man]

Samir
If you haven't started entry level and worked in a restaurant before, don't even think about the chef part, until you get the dishwasher and cold prep positions nailed down.

Foodservice is not for everybody so make sure you have the right personality and passion.

It's funny how, when you first start working in a restaurant (first job) as a dishwasher, it's the most miserable job there.

24 years later, I see clearly that dishwashing is one of the greatest jobs in the kitchen (in terms of ease to master). Not only does the entire operation revolve around the dish pit being functional, but it is the one station that touches every single customer dining in your restaurant.

Go start washing dishes somewhere, and then we'll talk.

(Envisioning Borat working in Rocco's BOH)

Cat Man

[AtlTournant]

Samir,don't beleive what you see on television,ok?
"Celebrity chefs" have already paid their dues and worked their way through the industry for years to get to where they are.
It's not all glamor and prestige.While Food Network has opened up our profession to make it more accessible to the general public,it also has hurt our industry by making it look so easy and leaving out the tedious aspects of day-to-day operations that the general public would be bored watching.....

[AtlTournant]

Originally Posted by Cat Man

(Envisioning Borat working in Rocco's BOH)

Cat Man

Too funny,Cat Man!
Will that include a wrestling scene with his manager?

[samir]

i am currently working as a dishwasher at panera break co just using the job as experience

[RAS1187]

Watch the bakers/prep cooks work when you have free time, learn from them. If the restaurant is slow, offer them a hand. As long as the dish station does not suffer, I wouldn't see why you cant help out a little bit with basic prep.

I am currently working with our dishwasher who has taken an interest in cooking. We have gone over simple things like blanching vegetables and basic knife handling. I would like to see him on the line one day.

[samir]

the bakers only work in the middle of the night

[RAS1187]

Watch somebody thats cooking then...