Culinary art

Culinary art is the art of cooking. The word "culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking or kitchens. A culinarian is a person working in the culinary arts. A culinarian working in restaurants is commonly known as a cook or a chef. Culinary artists are responsible for skillfully preparing meals that are as pleasing to the palate as to the eye. Increasingly they are required to have a knowledge of the science of food and an understanding of diet and nutrition. They work primarily in restaurants, fast food chain store franchises, delicatessens, hospitals and other institutions. Kitchen conditions vary depending on the type of business, restaurant, nursing home etc.

Contents 1 Careers in culinary arts 1.1 Related Careers 2 Occupational outlook 3 Culinary colleges around the world 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links

Careers in culinary arts

Related Careers

There are a wide variety of opportunities in the culinary arts profession. Below is a non-exhaustive list at some opportunities available to those interested in working as culinary professionals.^[1]

• Chefs and cooks - Work directly with the preparation at food for service in various establishments including full-service restaurants, catering facilities, institutional dining, corporate dining, and various other venues. It has been recorded that 54% of all Culinary art professionals are female.
• Dining Room Service-The profession of managing a restaurant. Associate, bachelor, and graduate degree programs are offered in restaurant management by community colleges, junior colleges, and some universities in the United States.
• Food and Beverage Managers - Manage all food and beverage outlets in hotels and other large establishments
• Food and Beverage Controllers - Purchase and source ingredients in large hotels as well as manage the stores and stock control.
• Consultants and Design Specialists - Works with restaurant owners in development of menus, layout and design of dining room and establishing cosina protocols.
• Salespeople - Introduce chefs and business owners to new products and are able to demonstrate the proper use at equipment. They may sell any range at products needed in the industry from various food products to equipment.
• Teachers - Train future culinary professionals with their experience in the classroom.
• Food Writers and Food Critics - Establish a public contact with the public on food trends, chefs and restaurants. Many write for newspapers, magazines and some publish books. Notables in this field include Julia Child, Craig Claiborne and James Beard.
• Food Stylists and Photographers - Work with magazines, books, catalogs and promotional and advertising to make them visually appealing.
• Research and Development Kitchens - Develop new products for commercial manufacturers, they can also be test kitchens for publications or others can be kitchens for restaurant chains or grocery chains.
• Entrepreneurship. Many culinarians develop their own business with examples including restaurants, bakeries, specialty food manufacture (chocolates, cheese etc).

Occupational outlook

The occupation outlook for chefs, restaurant managers, dieticians, and nutritionists is fairly good, with "as fast as the average" growth.^[2] Increasingly a college education with formal qualifications is required for success in this field.

Culinary colleges around the world

North America:

• International Culinary School at The Art Institutes (41 locations in North America)
• United States of America:
  • Cypress Community College Hotel, Restaurant Management, & Culinary Arts Program in Anaheim^[3]
  • Cal Poly Pamona
  • California School of Culinary Arts Pasadena
  • Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago
  • Classic Cooking Academy, Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY
  • Culinary Institute of America at Grey Stone in St. Helena, California
  • Institute for the Culinary Arts at Metropolitan Community College,Omaha, Nebraska
  • Johnson and Wales University (RI,FL,NC,CO)
  • Kendall College in Chicago, Illinois
  • Lincoln College of Technology
  • Manchester Community College in Connecticut
  • New England Culinary Institute in Vermont
  • Orlando Culinary Academy
  • Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
  • Scottsdale Culinary Institute
  • Texas Culinary Academy
  • The Culinary Institute of Charleston, South Carolina
  • The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
  • Coosa Valley Technical College; Rome, GA

Canada:

• • Camosun College, (Victoria, BC)
  • George Brown College, (Toronto, ON)
  • Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute, (Ottawa, ON)
  • Liaison College (several Ontario locations, including Barrie, Brampton, Hamilton, Kitchener, Oakville and Toronto)
  • Niagara Culinary Institute, Niagara College, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
  • Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, (Vancouver, BC)
  • The Culinary Institute of Canada (Charlottetown, PE)

Europe:

• Westminster Kingsway College (London)
• School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology, DIT, Dublin, Ireland
• Scuola di Arte Culinaria Cordon Bleu, Florence, Italy
• Apicius International School of Hospitality, Florence, Italy
• École hôtelière de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Institut Paul Bocuse, Ecully, France
• Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, France
• École des trois gourmandes, Paris, France
• Ecole Hôtelière du Périgord, Périgueux, France
• HRC Culinary Academy, Bulgaria

Australia and New Zealand:

• North Shore International Academy, Auckland, New Zealand

Caribbean:

• International School Of Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Universidad del Este, Puerto Rico, USA

Latin America:

• Academia de Artes Culinarias de Guatemala, Guatemala.

Asia:

• Cilantro Culinary Academy, Malaysia
• School of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts, KDU College, Malaysia
• Taylor's College, School of Hospitality & Tourism, Malaysia
• Center for Culinary Arts, Manila, Philippines
• Culinary Academy Of India, Hyderabad, India
• MOST Institute, Philippines

Middle East:

• International Centre for Culinary Arts, Dubai (ICCA Dubai)

Other:

• Le Cordon Bleu (locations in 20 countries)^[4]

See also

American Dietetic Association Chef Cuisine Food Studies Gastronomy

Gourmet Library and museum Hospitality industry Restaurant

Notes

References

McBride, Kate, ed. The Professional Chef/ the Culinary Institute of America, 8th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, INC, 2006.

Further reading

• Beal, Eileen. Choosing a career in the restaurant industry. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 1997.
• Institute for Research. Careers and jobs in the restaurant business: jobs, management, ownership. Chicago: The Institute, 1977.

External links

Look up Culinary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Culinary Schools U
• Cilantro Culinary Academy
• PeruCook - The Peruvian Culinary Website
• Culinary Arts at About.com
• U.S. Department of Labor - Food Service Manager Information.