Culinary Schools instruct in the arts of cooking and baking. Students learn how to identify fresh meats and vegetables, create new recipes, and prepare appetizers, soups, sauces, entrees, breads, pastries, desserts, and much more. The Culinary Arts curriculum also includes nutrition, kitchen management, sanitation, hygiene, safety procedures, cost control, human resource management and table service techniques.

Some Culinary Schools specialize in baking and pastry arts, where students learn about basic syrups, creams, icings, pies, cakes, candies, straight and sponge dough methods, pastries, fillings, specialty yeast dough items, breads, cookies, tarts, and other types of baked goods.

Most professional chefs and bakers begin their career by attending an accredited Culinary School. Upon completion of a 4-year course in culinary arts, the career chef may dedicate five or more years working as an apprentice under the supervision of a head chef. Apprentices of the culinary arts often start off as support staff, advancing from one kitchen position to the next, and acquiring a well-rounded experience under several different mentors.

Culinary chefs are considered to be food artists, and they are experts at combining ordinary ingredients to create gastronomic masterpieces. Employment possibilities for culinary chefs are endless, including such positions as personal chef, industrial chef, hospital chef, restaurant chef, school nutritionist, baker, cake decorator, bread artisan, and educator.

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