Restaurant Careers
Restaurants offer careers well beyond the line. This section covers becoming a line cook, culinary school compared with learning on the job, what a sous chef does, preparing for a restaurant job interview and hospitality paths outside the kitchen, drawing on labor statistics and educational sources.
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Hospitality Careers Beyond the Kitchen: A Buyer’s Guide to Paths
Not every food-loving career is at the stove. Here is how service, bar, restaurant management, hotel management and event planning work as…

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Restaurant Job Interview: A Checklist for Applicants
Whether you are applying to the floor or the line, a little preparation goes a long way. Use this checklist before, during…

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What Does a Sous Chef Do?
The sous chef is the kitchen’s second-in-command. Here is what the job involves on a normal day, how it differs from the…

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Culinary School vs Learning on the Job Compared
There is more than one way into a professional kitchen. See how a formal program, learning on the line and a registered…

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How to Become a Line Cook: A Walkthrough
Say you want to cook on a restaurant line but have never worked in a kitchen. Here is the realistic path, from…
