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[Ariadna Parrent]

Doyou love to lead as much as you love to cook? Does the idea of being in charge of an entire kitchen excite you? If so, becoming an executive chef or head chef could be the perfect move for your career.

Nevertheless, it is important to have a strong culinary background to be successful in this role. Executive chefs will likely be responsible for creating dishes and managing kitchen operations; in order to thrive in this position, an aspiring chef should have significant experience working in restaurants, and may even want to pursue a culinary degree or other certification.

Head chefs, on the other hand, are responsible for the quality of every dish as it leaves their kitchen. This means ensuring the quality of the food and its aesthetic presentation, and that their kitchen staff follows all food safety and hygiene practices. They must have the attention to detail to make sure each dish gets just the right finish of balsamic glaze or grated truffle, along with the foresight and management skills to train their staff effectively.

Head chefs manage personnel with whom they work shoulder-to-shoulder. Even in restaurants that do employ an executive chef, the head chef is the highest-ranking person actually working in the kitchen. As such, their chief responsibility is managing the brigade de cuisine, the now-standard system of assigning kitchen duties developed by Georges Auguste Escoffier. In order to be able to manage so many different techniques, a good head chef must possess both extensive culinary knowledge and great management and communication skills.

While executive and head chef salaries may vary depending on employer, geographical location, and experience level, one thing generally holds true: these can be the highest-paid culinary positions. According to data gathered by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for Chefs and Head Cooks (the category that includes executive and head chefs) is $56,520, with the highest earners reaching over $90,000.

Both of these positions require an ongoing commitment to learning, years of experience, and possibly a culinary degree. But while executive chefs and head chefs work together closely and have some overlapping duties, the specific differences between the roles mean that, in restaurants where these are distinct positions, you may be better suited for one over the other.

Both positions involve personnel management, but in different ways; think about which style of management you prefer as you consider whether executive or head chef would be a better fit for you. Are you better at crafting policies, conducting performance reviews, and enforcing standards? If so, executive chef might be the right role for you. Do you prefer working directly alongside the people you manage? Then you might be cut out to be a head chef.

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Chef Chad was recently awarded Silver at the national NACUFS Culinary Challenge, a prominent cooking competition for higher education professionals. During the competition, chefs are challenged to create a dish out of a limited number of ingredients and under a strict time limit. Chef Chad crafted a char siu wonton noodle soup that impressed the judges and won Silver. Congratulations!

Chef Chad said that competing at NACUFS pushed him as a culinarian, as the timed cooking competition is very different from cooking in your own kitchen and requires a unique skill set. To compete, he adapted his organizational skills and learned how to plan every single step and movement to make every second count.

At the University of Houston, Chef Chad works to make an impact on quality food, not just in one kitchen, but in kitchens across the University of Houston system. He grew up in an agricultural community and was part of FFA (Future Farmers of America), which he believes gives him a greater understanding of what it takes to craft meals for his guests.

Chef Charles Gibbons is a talented and hard-working chef who has been part of Chartwells for eight years. Since he first joined, he has made a difference as a community-focused pillar of the University of Minnesota team.

Chef Charles finds purpose and fulfillment in his role because the work that he does supports students not only during their college years, but also throughout their lives. He is proud that the eating habits and health benefits they receive on campus will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

Chef Ashley says that the WIC program has helped open her eyes to the experiences of other female chefs like her. Through WIC, Chef Ashley connected with other female chefs who have undergone the same shared experiences. Her favorite part of the program is hearing from some of the leading women in the industry, which she says has really helped light her fire.

Chef Thomas was formally educated in French cuisine, and he has used his talents in a wide range of different roles. For most of his career, he worked in private restaurants or as a private chef in New York.

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories as well as acknowledge the important contributions of our Black and African American communities.

Some stations by nature will never have more than one or two cooks working it at a time (grill comes to mind). But others are usually going to require double or triple the staff that those other stations might (garde manger is almost always in this category). In kitchens where the structure calls for the position of CDP, the cook who occupies that role is most likely going to be first in line to be promoted to sous chef in the event that such a position opens up.

This is the area that takes the most cooking skill and the most physical/mental coordination. Anything that gets cooked in a pan is the responsibility of the saute cook. As you can imagine, depending on the menu, this always holds the possibility of getting out of hand in a hurry. For example, I worked a station once where I had chicken saltimbocca, linguini a frutti di mare, green beans, spinach, rigatoni bolognese, and a roasted half-chicken on my range all at once (this is when I take the time to mention that rarely will a cook be asked to run only one of these stations. While I had that six-burners of madness going, I was also in charge of the roasting oven and the broiler). Being able to know your cook-times (and also the frequency of needed action/attention) for each dish is imperative to your survival here.

All that being said, garmo usually has the most amount of components on their station, many of which require planning days ahead (think fermenting, drying, curing, and other techniques that take more than a day to complete), so it does require heightened organizational skills, that are also required on every other such station, so yeah. I guess Garmo is sorta the bottom rung.

I know that working and succeeding in fine dining comes at the great expense of your physical and mental well-being. The hours are punishing and the obsession with excellence is taxing. The high-pressure environment is a breeding ground for toxicity and abuse: That sous-chef from earlier once burned me with a hot blowtorch.

Then there's the chef, who is technically his or her own boss in the galley, only reporting to the captain. However, given how closely the chef and chief stew work together to feed the charter guests, the crew members often clash over who's in charge when it comes to service.

So, who really has the higher rank? We finally have the answer, thanks to the Below Deck Season 7 After Show, above. "A lot of chefs come into a yacht, and they think that they're above the chief stew," Captain Lee Rosbach explained, to which Kate Chastain replied that she believes the positions are "lateral."

Kevin Dobson and Ashton Pienaar also agreed in the After Show that the chef is neither below nor above the chief stew on a yacht. "Put your egos aside. It's not about you, Kate. It's not about you, Kevin. It's about the guests," Ashton said. "Everybody needs to get their s--t together and work together as a team for the better of the charter."

Kate, Kevin, and the rest of the Below Deck crew break down more of their drama in the After Show, including why the chef said he "f--king snapped" over the galley fridge, which you can check out, above.

The Higher Certificate in Culinary Arts-Professional Chef Programme provides students with the key skills, knowledge and competencies required to work as chefs in a professional kitchen. The programme is a focused course with theory lectures, masterclasses, guest lectures and field trips.

This course will teach your everything you need to know about life as a chef. You will develop essential culinary knowledge and skills which will you take you on a global sensory tour learning about cuisines from all over the world while working with and recognising the wonderful food produce developed on the island of Ireland. Students who successfully complete this course can progress to year 3 of related courses.

This programme will provide the learners with both theoretical knowledge and specialised culinary skills, developed through the acquisition of creative and technical competencies, all within a realistic learning environment. The education and skills you will develop will be directly linked to best practice with a focus on provenance, seasonality and sustainability.

The programme is a two-year programme and at the end of year one, there is a mandatory 12-week placement in an Irish Hotel, Restaurant, or other approved establishments, organised by the LInKS office in conjunction with the student

It has opened up so many doors for me and afforded me many new and exciting opportunities, such as representing Galway and Ireland in the European Young Chef award in Barcelona and going on to win this award in 2018. In 2019 I was invited to join the international jury to judge the 2019 competition.

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