Posted by Gerard on November 28, 1998 at 12:54:54:
In Reply to: Where do I start? posted by Justin on November 26, 1998 at 13:40:10:
Find a good local restaurant, talk to the chef.
Decide which courses at UCLA would enhance your career, dump the underwater basketweaving courses right now.
If you think you can go all the way take some business and accounting, you'll thank me in 15 yrs.
Exec chefs need business training besides the culinary stuff, any fool can cook but to be a top chef you have to be a professional manager (and psychiatrist).
Get a couple of yrs PT experience before going to cul school.
Join ACF, get certified as a chef.
Cheers, Gerard.