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What Does a Chef Do?
Responsibilities
- Plan menus and ensure ingredient quality
- Create new recipes
- Keep up with culinary trends
- Assign prices to dishes and services
- Develop a network of suppliers and vendors
- Supervise and coordinate activities of chefs you manage
- Inspect supplies, equipment and work areas for cleanliness
- Manage administrative operations
- May order food and supplies
How To Become a Chef: FAQs
The bottom line:
This creative career will both push you and reward you. Being able to cook for a living is a dream come true for some, but it requires years of hard work. If you know this is the right career for you, check out the training opportunities near you. SkillPointe has hundreds of training partners, so you can find the best program for you and get started on your next chapter.
Becoming a chef is worth it
Ebony Magae loves being a sous chef and teaching students skills they need to succeed in the culinary industry.
"I am a caregiver naturally, but cooking was always in my heart," says Ebony, who was in nursing for years before she switched careers.
Her only regret? That she didn’t make the leap sooner.
"I wish I would have known it was this fulfilling 20 years ago!"
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