Well, surprise -- culinary school isn't worth it. (work, career, wage)
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A few of the people I have heard of who have made it as chefs were in the business field first. They saved up enough money, teaching themselves at home/weekend workshops, building a following by hosting parties, and then opening their own restaurants. Still risky since many restaurants do not make it.
The folks I know who have 'made it' in the restaurant/food service industry all started out either washing dishes/busing tables or waiting on them. Basically, they started at the bottom and learned the industry from the ground up.
Koale
My wife went to culinary school. It was a full time 2 year program that cost less than what these schools are charging. 30K for a seven month program? Seems insane.
The folks I know who have 'made it' in the restaurant/food service industry all started out either washing dishes/busing tables or waiting on them. Basically, they started at the bottom and learned the industry from the ground up.
Koale
The folks that I know that have 'made it' in the restaurant/food service industry all attended the Culinary Institute in NYC and were hand-selected by recruiting chefs. The top schools have relations with the top chefs.
This is a perfect example of people watching way too much cable T.V. and believing it.
That does things like make you think you can go to culinary school and become a chef in New York overnight, or open a cute little shop selling $5.00 cupcakes or something, and actually make a living that way in today's economy.
That does things like make you think you can go to culinary school and become a chef in New York overnight, or open a cute little shop selling $5.00 cupcakes or something, and actually make a living that way in today's economy.
Pure fantasy.
You're actually wrong. I personally know a chef who got hired as an assistant chef in NYC right out of culinary school.
I also know 2 different people who opened up a cupcake shops in Princeton and a surrounding town and make a living from it.
Thank the Food Channel for the surge in people wanting to be chefs. Fact is, most end up being a line cook making $8-$10 an hour, and its hard work.
Those for-profit schools are ripoffs. The money they charge is insane. A tech school is much cheaper and much better.
Those going to culinary school need to understand that the odds of them becoming another Bobby Flay are slim to none. Most will end up cooking at Perkins for peanuts.
Well..some of those chefs on the Food Channel never attended culinary school. Rachel Ray, for example. Most of the chefs who did go to culinary school worked in restaurants as line cooks or dishwashers before attending school. I think that it is a good idea to have some entry level experience before going to college so you know what you are getting yourself into.
In any kind of economy a degree that ends with arts whether it be pastry arts, culinary arts, graphic arts, or fine art is pretty worthless. If it is your dream to pursue these fields, try community college or even better self education.
Shouldn't a chef school take at least 2 years? It is a lot of information to learn in only 7 months! That seems kind of fishy.
Most culinary schools are only 6-9 months. French Culinary Institute in NYC is $50-60,000 for 6-9 months in Culinary or Pastry. That's not including living expenses in NYC.
I'm not quite sure whether these settlements will fly though. Law Schools are the most notorious for lying about their job prospects. Students take out $200,000 in law school loans, and end up working at Starbucks because most Law Schools have horrible job prospects.
When is some sanity going to come back? Even with "help" who would loan her the money?
Sometimes being turned down for a loan is the best thing that can happen to a person.
Many of the private, for-profit schools are shams and best to be avoided. Just like the "Art Institutes", the price of the degree far outweights the actual earning potentials of the field.
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