Culinary

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Culinary Arts is the art of preparing and cooking foods. The word "culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking. A culinarian is a person working in the culinary arts. A culinarian working in restaurants is commonly known as a cook or a chef. Culinary artists are responsible for skilfully preparing meals that are as pleasing to the palate as to the eye. They are required to have a knowledge of the science of food and an understanding of diet and nutrition. They work primarily in restaurants, delis, hospitals and other institutions. Kitchen conditions vary depending on the type of business, restaurant, nursing home, etc. The Table arts or the art of having food can also be called as "Culinary arts".

Careers in Culinary Arts

Related careers

Below is a list of the wide variety of culinary arts occupations.

• Consulting and Design Specialists – Work with restaurant owners in developing menus, the layout and design of dining rooms, and service protocols.
• Restaurant management – Manage a restaurant, cafeteria, hotel dining area, etc.

• Food and Beverage Controller – Purchase and source ingredients in large hotels as well as manage the stores and stock control.
• Entrepreneurship – Deepen and invest in businesses, such as bakeries, restaurants, or specialty foods (such as chocolates, cheese, etc.).
• Food and Beverage Managers – Manage all food and beverage outlets in hotels and other large establishments.
• Food Stylists and Photographers – Work with magazines, books, catalogs and other media to make food visually appealing.
• Food Writers and Food Critics – Communicate with the public on food trends, chefs and restaurants though newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books. Notables in this field include Julia Child, Craig Claiborne and James Beard.
• Research and Development Kitchens – Develop new products for commercial manufacturers and may also work in test kitchens for publications, restaurant chains, grocery chains, or others.
• Sales – Introduce chefs and business owners to new products and equipment relevant to food production and service.
• Instructors – Teach aspects of culinary arts in high school, vocational schools, colleges, recreational programs, and for specialty businesses (for example, the professional and recreational courses in baking at King Arthur Flour).

Occupational outlook

The occupation outlook for chefs, restaurant managers, dietitians, and nutritionists is fairly good, with "as fast as the average" growth.^[1] Increasingly a college education with formal qualifications is required for success in this field. The culinary industry continues to be male-dominated, with the latest statistics showing only 19% of all 'chefs and head cooks' being female.^[2]

Notable culinary colleges around the world

Africa

• School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
• International Hotel School, Cape Town, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa

Asia

• Tadmor School of Hoteliery, Herzliya, Israel
• JaganNath Institute of Management Sciences, Rohini, Delhi, India
• College of Tourism & Hotel Management, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
• Culinary Academy of India, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
• ITM School of Culinary Arts, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Europe

• Culinary Institute of Bologna, Bologna
• École des trois gourmandes, Paris, France
• HRC Culinary Academy, Bulgaria
• Institute Paul Bocuse, Ecully, France
• Mutfak Sanatlari Akademisi, Istanbul, Turkey
• School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology, DIT, Dublin, Ireland
• Apicius International School of Hospitality, Florence, Italy
• Westminster Kingsway College (London)
• School of Restaurant and Culinary Arts, Umeå University (Sweden)

America

Latin America & Caribbean

• Academia de Artes Culinarias de Guatemala, Guatemala.
• Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Puerto Rico
• Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute, Trinidad and Tobago

North America

• Camosun College (Victoria, BC)
• Georgian College (Owen Sound, ON)
• George Brown College (Toronto, ON)
• Humber College (Toronto, ON)
• Sault College (Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
• St. Clair College (Windsor, Ontario)
• Vancouver Community College (Vancouver, BC)
• Baltimore International College, Baltimore, Maryland
• Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College
• Culinary Institute of America
• International Culinary Centers in NY and CA
• Johnson & Wales University, College of Culinary Arts
• Kendall College in Chicago, Illinois
• Lincoln College of Technology
• Manchester Community College in Connecticut
• New England Culinary Institute in Vermont
• Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
• The Pennsylvania School of Culinary Arts, Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
• The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Sullivan University Louisville, Kentucky
• Los Angeles Trade–Technical College
• Texas Culinary Academy

Oceania

• AUT University (Auckland University of Technology)
• MIT (Manukau Institute of Technology)
• Wintec, Waikato Institute of Technology

Other

• Le Cordon Bleu (locations in 20 countries)

See also

Notes

References

• McBride, Kate, ed. The Professional Chef/ the Culinary Institute of America, 8th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, INC, 2006.
• "Cooking Schools 101." Cooking Schools. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.
• "History." Of Culinary Archives & Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.
• "History of Culinary." Culinary Arts information RSS. N.p.,nd. web.17 Sept.2013
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• "The Culinary Timeline." The Culinary Timeline. N.p,.web. 17 Sept. 2013
• "TheFood Timeline--social History, Manners & Menus Timeline." TheFood Timeline--social History, Manners & Menus Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2013.

Further reading

• Beal, Eileen. Choosing a career in the restaurant industry. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 1997.
• Institute for Research. Careers and jobs in the restaurant business: jobs, management, ownership. Chicago: The Institute, 1977.

External links

Commons has media related to Culinary art.

Look up Culinary in , the free dictionary.

• U.S. Department of Labor – Food Service Manager Information.
• U.S Department of Labor – Chefs, Head Cooks, and Food Preparation and Serving Supervisors Information.