What is the best advice you can give me
I want to be a chef and i would like the guidance you can give me #chef #cooking #travel
4 answers
Ravi’s Answer
As an amateur cook myself i would like to point out that the passion cooking should come from the Heart. Preset a dish that heals your Soul.
Anyone can cook , but what makes you different is how well you cook.
Just like any other field you learn by practice and in cooking self play an important role.
Online you can fine infinity number of recipe which you can use for your practice. with each dish you make you will learn something new.
In case you are passionate you can go for couple of weekend classes to get the basics right.
Mostly in the culinary school they teach you different techniques which is not required if you are not making it a career. One important thing i would like to mention is there is no certain set of rules you will learn and it all comes to experience and practice.
The best mentor will be your MUM while you are starting.
I would suggest you get the following book:- Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia child
This will help you improve your technique.
Gloria’s Answer
Never stop learning. Right now, you are at an age where school occupies a lot of your life - high school and college. There will be a time when you finish your degree when school will not be a part of your daily life. I challenge you to make sure that you keep learning. It does not have to be school. Make sure that you stay engaged in the industry that you work in. Read books on topics that you know nothing about or have interest in. Every few years, take a class to learn something that you didn't know before. This can be artistic endeavors like dancing to learning how to scuba dive. Being a student all the time is a great reminder that the world is a big place and there is a lot of learn. Always being a student can keep you humble and remind you that others who may appear stupid to you are just people who may not know what you know. Knowledge is power. That is a real thing. Make sure that you take advantage of that power.
Gloria
judhajit’s Answer
Travel and be happy.
Dada’s Answer
Be Passionate and spend time in the region of the cuisine you're interested in.
Learn the techniques and how local chefs are adapting with the innovating techniques with in their own culinary traditions, this experience will certainly come through in your food and help create a unique perspective . Do not lose focus especially when your learning the craft !
Good Luck !