Cook wanting to become a chef...

[jamesford]

My name is james, my nickname is Jamesford. I have about 2 years of cooking experiance, I am 19 years old and I plan on attending culinary school in the sping semester. I currently work at a Kentucky State Park Lodge, as seasonal help (have been working there about 2 months, and I am going to try to get a full time cook position... The assistant chef, as well as the park administrators are also pulling for me, so I have a good chance of getting it).

I love cooking, although I don't know too much about it yet. I am learning more and more each day thanks to my co-workers, who are always more than willing to teach someone who is eager to learn.

I look forward to learning from all of you as well, and hopefully being able to bring something of substance to a topic or two, but I am mostly here to learn.

[Mezzaluna]

It's nice to meet you, James! You sound like a person with your nose pointed in a direction that will take you wonderful places. I'm sure the professionals here will agree that your attitude of learning from everyone you come in contact with is a secret to success.

You'll enjoy browsing the forums, but I'm certain you'll learn from the cooking articles, cookbook reviews and recipes here as well. We have a forum for culinary students (and those headed that way), so I know you'll want to hang out there. Our search tool will help you easily locate topics we've discussed in the past.

Welcome! We'll look forward to your participation here.
Regards,
Mezzaluna