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The
Art Institute of California San Diego (San Diego 7650 Mission Valley Road,
San Diego , CA 92108
The Art Institutes system of schools is a leading educator of students in the
creative and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs.
Every program of study offered to you is regularly reviewed by industry leaders,
advisors, and employers for relevance in the marketplace. Changes are made,
if necessary, to integrate subject matter into the curriculum so that our degree
programs reflect the way things are done in the real world of work. Programs
listed are not offered at all locations. Programs
in California: Associate of Science: Culinary Arts(AS),
Graphic Design(AS) - Bachelor of Science: Advertising(BS), Culinary
Management(BS), Graphic Design(BS), Interactive Media Design(BS), Interior Design(BS),
Game Art & Design(BS), Media Arts & Animation(BS)
TYPES OF CULINARY JOBS
Restaurants
There are many types of foodservice operations to choose from when
determining where to work, but restaurants are the most obvious
choice. It is often a restaurant or a chef of a particular restaurant
that inspires the decision to become a chef.
But not all restaurants are created equal! There are small, individually
run restaurants. These could be a Mom-and-Pop operation to a chef-owned
fine dining establishment. There are also much larger operations,
including restaurants that may have multiple outlets, or high seating
capacity, or are just high volume. Finally, there are corporate
restaurants - referring to those that have similar menus, management
and methods no matter where they are based.
Hotels/Resorts
The other obvious choice is the hotel and resort industry. Hotels
offer a great deal of variety in one location, allowing growth and
challenge without changing employers. Hotels and resorts usually
have several restaurants on premises as well as banquet facilities
and specialized service areas, such as a bakeshop or butcher.
Catering and Institutional
Other foodservice operations fit different needs. Catering companies
tend to have few full-time positions, but they are a great place
for temporary employment or side jobs to boost your income. Institutional
foodservice (retirement homes, corporate lunch rooms, hospitals
and schools) are not always on the cutting edge of culinary, but
they offer great hours and benefits.
The Personal Chef
The personal chef is becoming a larger component of the foodservice
industry. In the past, this job was mainly concerned with being
the chef for a person or family. It involved everything from shopping
to preparing the meals, and perks often included traveling with
the client, or extended periods of downtime when the client was
away.
Today, the personal chef industry has developed into a kind of
specialized catering company. Chefs often have several clients,
and, rather than cook on a daily basis, they prepare a series of
meals to last the week. This can be done in a client's home, or
at a centralized kitchen where meals are then packaged for delivery.
This style of personal service allows the chef to schedule their
own time and amount of work - a benefit that is reflected in the
increasing number of chefs in this category.
Other Culinary Careers
There are many other areas that you could pursue with a culinary
degree. Chefs can be found working for major food companies in research
and development, in research for large restaurant chains, or as
production chefs for specialty food producers. Chefs are also in
demand in hospitals, schools and corporate facilities.
Of course, culinary does not have to mean cooking either. Some
chefs take their knowledge of food and become restaurant managers,
food and beverage directors of hotels and resorts, sommeliers or
even professional wait staff. Some chefs who tire of working in
the kitchen, but want to stay connected become food sales representatives.
They may represent a specialty grower, or producer, or they may
be a rep for a large foodservice purveyor.
Still others combine their culinary education with their personal
and professional interests, such as writing or photography, which
can lead to careers in food writing for newspapers, magazines or
cookbooks. And, of course, there is also food styling, the profession
that makes food look its best and/or authentic in front of a camera
to produce both still-pictures and video productions that we see
of food.
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