Chef question
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I was wondering...
how does one be a chef?
what are the courses he has to take?
what is the education route he must follow? -
check out and enquire at SHATEC
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Join Shatec
Take up DCS-Diploma in culinary skills -
This is one area where you need interest and talent..So make sure you're really interested first,as for talent,you'll realized it soon enough..Those hawker centres cook,did they even attend shatec?
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LOLOriginally posted by stellazio:This is one area where you need interest and talent..So make sure you're really interested first,as for talent,you'll realized it soon enough..Those hawker centres cook,did they even attend shatec?
U can either work in a hotel's restaurant or any other eateries or even open ur own eatery if u have the cash. -
You sure u wanna be a chef? Let me tell u that a chef earns little for the hours and effort he puts into his work (dun talk abt those celebrity chefs - i dun consider them chefs anyway). but if u got the passion, why not.
If you talk to the chinese chefs in Singapore at least, most of them if not all will tell you that they are chefs because they are not good in their studies. No courses, no certs...they just started from the bottom and become who they are today.
If you talk to the western chefs, they believe alot in education. Alot of the Western Kitchen Executive Chefs in Singapore do have some form of education for example, Mr Weibel, Director Of Kitchens for Swissotel was educated in schools before becoming who he is today.
So you can decide to go to schools or just simply start cooking.....in any case, its good to learn from the bottom if you wanna be a chef. -
shatec for no name chef, if you want the real thing go to cordon bleu or culinary institute of america.
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Most important is u muz be confident in the food u make, and hve god damn many many innovative ideas of food. If u oly koe hw to c a recipe and cook as follow, but nt create a new recipe, then no matter wat u study, or wat sch u go to, u will still end up as noting. At most give u a sous chef name at age of 50!
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the requirements for that is that i need a NTC-3 in food preparation....Originally posted by Patrik:Join Shatec
Take up DCS-Diploma in culinary skills -
it takes more than a diploma to become a chef
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yes i agree with you. but what the school offers you only are fundamentals ! yeah those are good school with good names but when you come out and apply for a job, you might not get it even if you are from a good school !Originally posted by vito_corleone:shatec for no name chef, if you want the real thing go to cordon bleu or culinary institute of america.
you've got to be creative as a whole & always ready to learn new things ! i'm now in the culinary arts school of ontario, canada ! there are alot of good culinary schools out there.. you just have to find em !
schools like institut paul bocaus (france), french culinary institute (NYC), etc etc... but if you want to join a culinary school in sg, try @sunrise.. they offer more then what shatec offers ! -
well....i checked out the @sunrise site and looked at their tuition fees...they seem to onli have a tuition fee table for international students...how abt local students?Originally posted by ben1406:yes i agree with you. but what the school offers you only are fundamentals ! yeah those are good school with good names but when you come out and apply for a job, you might not get it even if you are from a good school !
you've got to be creative as a whole & always ready to learn new things ! i'm now in the culinary arts school of ontario, canada ! there are alot of good culinary schools out there.. you just have to find em !
schools like institut paul bocaus (france), french culinary institute (NYC), etc etc... but if you want to join a culinary school in sg, try @sunrise.. they offer more then what shatec offers ! -
try calling them ! i know for sure they've got better placings all over the world vs shatec ! don't rush into things ! come to canada ! they've got good schools here !Originally posted by Rockhound:well....i checked out the @sunrise site and looked at their tuition fees...they seem to onli have a tuition fee table for international students...how abt local students? -
maybe for chinese food but generally most chefs must have a good command of chemistry and the food they work with and those skills can't be acquired without going through a specialised course.Originally posted by dragg:it takes more than a diploma to become a chef -
i must agree with that ! you'll need the basics which the school will teach ! after that its all abt exp and knowladge..Originally posted by vito_corleone:maybe for chinese food but generally most chefs must have a good command of chemistry and the food they work with and those skills can't be acquired without going through a specialised course.