Fire Up Your Culinary Career
Culinary Careers, Jobs & Salaries
Discover how the culinary field is structured and which path you may want to pursue.
Cooking Career Specialties
From broiler cook to sommelier, the culinary arts cover a range of specialties. Which is right for you?
Cooking Career Statistics
Cooking takes creativity and good instincts. But it's a good idea to know your numbers, too.
Career Planning for Culinary School Graduates
So, what happens after you get your culinary degree? This article, by Chef Joe LaVilla of The Art Institute of Phoenix, covers what you need to know.
Resume Help for Cooking School Graduates
A good resume, although it does represent you on paper, is not a form of self expression. Not even for chefs.
Top 5 Online Resources for Chefs
With the advent of the Web and popular online chef resources, restaurant professionals can keep their sharp edge by learning about culinary trends and other relevant information online.
Land Your First Professional Culinary Job
Searching for your first job out of cooking school can be an intimidating experience if you don't know how to approach the job hunt.
Steps to Becoming a Head Chef
To truly succeed as a top chef requires commitment, perseverance and a love of food preparation and planning. Are you ready for this top challenge?
Cooking School Continuing Education
Continuing education in cooking is a great way to learn about exotic styles and new cooking techniques, and could even help prepare you to manage your own restaurant.
Culinary Organizations
One of the best ways to find out about careers in the culinary field is through professional associations.
On Set: Challenges of Being a Production Chef
We all see and hear about TV’s favorite chefs, but what about the cooks who serve behind the scenes? There are many challenges that chefs and caterers face when cooking under the restrictions of a production schedule.
Heart Healthy Foods
These days it’s no secret that a large portion of the food out there isn’t very good for us. So which foods are friendliest for the heart, and how do you cook them?
Top Questions About Baking and Pastry Arts
Get answers to your questions about baking degrees and the pastry arts. Could you become the next Ace of Cakes?
Guide to Culinary Arts Degrees
Culinary degree programs come in all flavors: associates, bachelors, and diplomas. Which is best for you?
Introduction to Cooking Schools & Culinary Institutes
A long look at school types and locations, getting in, paying for school, and what to do after graduation.
Is Being a Chef Right for You?
A career as a chef is only one of several options for culinary arts graduates. Is it right for you?
Online Education in Cooking
Going to cooking school online may sound strange and hard to accomplish, but if you already have culinary lab experience, it can be done.
Finding the Right Culinary School
How do you pick the perfect culinary school for you?
Ranking Cooking Schools & Culinary Institutes
How can you rank the best cooking schools? There are no hard and fast rules, but here are some starting points.
Culinary School Accreditation
You've heard that you should attend an accreditated cooking school to land a good job. But does accreditation work, and why is it important?
Culinary Scholarship Guide
Cooking school can be expensive. Find information and resources to help you get the money you need for your cooking school education.
Top 10 Qualities of a Great Culinary Professional
What's it take to be outstanding in the culinary field?