Posted by Gerard on September 15, 1998 at 08:36:07:
In Reply to: BEEN THERE, DONE THAT??? posted by Kim on September 13, 1998 at 18:34:49:
Kim,
>>Finally, with what qualifications can I expect to begin employment as a sous-chef. I need to know what to expect in terms of $$$ if I walk into a job with my Grand Diplome in hand and little experience >>
Expect to start at the bottom no matter what diploma you have, sous chef requires a few years of hands on skilled training, after all you'll be doing the chefs job while he sits in the office and prints out pretty charts. Heres what to realistically expect, start at prep cook and spend at least a few months at every station, doing vegs, salads, garde manger etc.
All this assumes you are in a good kitchen and not just dunking pasta for 8 hrs.
You'd be better off starting as a $7 hr apprentice in a good kitchen then decide if you want to take some classes to fill in the blanks. Save the $40K to buy a restaurant.
Cheers, Gerard.