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Zaylin
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How long would it take me to open up a restaurant?
I know that reaching this goal would be expensive and tedious, but I've been cooking my whole life so opening up a restaurant would be something that I would look forward to doing, but I don't know how long it would take and how much school I would have to complete. #CulinaryArts
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Rebecca Tang
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Rebecca’s Answer
I am glad to hear that you would like to open up a restaurant yourself and your passion in cooking. Firstly, I would recommend you to finish the fundamental education, e.g. high school. That gives you the basic knowledge that you may use in your lifetime. At the same time, you could continue to learn and practice the cooking techniques of different cuisine.
After you finish the high school, you can explore to continue your study in culinary institution in your country, e.g. Le Cordon Bleu is a famous cooking school with presence in multiple cities.
Before you open up your own restaurant, I would recommend you to work in some famous restaurants first. It can help you to understand the daily operation of restaurant, e.g. sourcing of ingredients, establish network with suppliers, etc. and setup of the restaurants, .e.g, what equipments and where to buy it, etc. It gives you the chance to earn the monies to establish your own restaurant.
Please also note that the restaurant location may also have impact to the business.
Hope the helps! Good Luck!
After you finish the high school, you can explore to continue your study in culinary institution in your country, e.g. Le Cordon Bleu is a famous cooking school with presence in multiple cities.
Before you open up your own restaurant, I would recommend you to work in some famous restaurants first. It can help you to understand the daily operation of restaurant, e.g. sourcing of ingredients, establish network with suppliers, etc. and setup of the restaurants, .e.g, what equipments and where to buy it, etc. It gives you the chance to earn the monies to establish your own restaurant.
Please also note that the restaurant location may also have impact to the business.
Hope the helps! Good Luck!
Garth Clingingsmith
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Garth’s Answer
Rebecca is right. Finish high school. Get some secondary education. It doesn't have to be culinary school. I'd argue that a business management degree is just as valuable as a culinary school.
But, you need that kitchen experience. So, find the best restaurant wherever you're getting some business schooling. FYI: "the best" can mean a lot of things. Maybe they've been around for 30 years. Maybe it's a place with a menu that aligns with the menus you've been writing in your head. Maybe it's the place that does scratch cooking. Maybe it's the level of service you want (fine-dining, family freindly, take-out, etc). You'll know the place you need when you see it.
Work there to get yourself through school. That experience and the connections to those people will be invaluable as you move toward your goal. Once you're in that space, let people know your goal-say it out loud. People will point you in the right direction.
Good luck!
Identify the type of restaurant you want to run.
Identify the type of kitchen you'd like to run.
Find an affordable business school (nothing wrong with community college).
But, you need that kitchen experience. So, find the best restaurant wherever you're getting some business schooling. FYI: "the best" can mean a lot of things. Maybe they've been around for 30 years. Maybe it's a place with a menu that aligns with the menus you've been writing in your head. Maybe it's the place that does scratch cooking. Maybe it's the level of service you want (fine-dining, family freindly, take-out, etc). You'll know the place you need when you see it.
Work there to get yourself through school. That experience and the connections to those people will be invaluable as you move toward your goal. Once you're in that space, let people know your goal-say it out loud. People will point you in the right direction.
Good luck!
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