Posted by George on February 26, 1998 at 07:46:57:
In Reply to: Instructors: Why not interships? posted by Joe on February 25, 1998 at 13:55:06:
: So I have a problem that has been bothering me for
: a while. Why are we not sending our young culinary
: students to other restaurants for internships?
Most programs do, in their extern programs.
: we have on campus restaurants, that they are getting
: the basics from...but not the real time training.
Possibly, but when a student is paying big bucks for the privledge, I think it's better for them to get a chance to work all the stations, under the direction of an experienced chef, with out the distractions that occur in the real world.
Unfortunately many (most) are totally cluelesss, and have no kitchen experience, let alone line experience. They need to be acclimated to the task and the climate, THEN throw em in the water and see who swims!
Best Wishes
George