This document provides information on three culinary careers: food critic, food photographer, and TV chef or culinary personality. For food critics, it describes the typical qualifications of a bachelor's degree in fields like journalism or English. Food critics work freelance for publications, evaluating and writing about food. Food photographers need skills in areas like lighting, composition and cooking to take attractive photos of food. They may work for stock agencies or be hired by food companies. TV chefs usually have years of experience working in restaurants to share insights on cooking shows. They teach viewers cooking techniques on screen.

1. Culinary
Career Fair
GROUP 1

2. TV CHEF OR
CULINARY
PERSONALITY
FOOD
CRITIC
FOOD
PHOTOGRAPHER
TOP 3 CAREER CHOICES

3. FOOD CRITIC
A food critic, food writer, or
restaurant critic is a writer who
analyzes food or restaurants and
then publishes the results of their
findings to the public. Those who
share their opinions via food
columns in newspapers and
magazines are known as food
columnists. They are ofte n
experts in the field.

4. QUALIFICATIONS
Food critics typically need a
minimum of a bachelor's
degree in a field such as
journalism, communications,
or English. These areas of
study will help you improve
your writing and
communication skills, which
are critical in this field.
POTENTIAL JOB
SETTINGS
Most food critics are freelance
and work for publications, such as
magazines, newspapers, travel
guides and food-related websites,
on a contract basis. They may
also be self-employed and have
their own websites or publications.
More successful food critics can
end up working on television or
radio.

5. RESPONSIBILITIES
A food critic will use their
culinary experience to help
them provide detailed reviews
of the food they order.
They will generally take notes
about the food quality during
the meal and convert those
notes to a full article at the
time.

6. There is no formal set
of tasks and duties that
a food critic is
designated. In most
situations, they will be
only responsible for
submitting their writing
by the deadline their
employer determines.

7. FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER
Food photography
is a still life
photography genre
used to create
attractive still life
photographs of food.

8. REQUIRED SKILLS
Food photographers
must be experts at
many skills, including
lighting composition,
editing,
communication,
networking, and even
cooking.

9. QUALIFICATIONS
Food photographers often go into
one of two training programs:
culinary arts or commercial
photography. A culinary degree
with background knowledge of
photography will ensure that you
know your photo subject, including
how to prepare foods and their
chemical properties that can be
affected by shooting conditions.

10. Potential Job Setting
The food photographer takes pictures of food for packaging,
magazine articles, cookbooks, and advertisements. The
pictures taken must evoke the delicious smell, texture and
taste of the product and this takes a high degree of
expertise to get absolutely right every time.
Many food photographers contract their work out with stock
photo agencies, which sell photos to large publishers and
other companies for general use. Others are hired by food
manufacturers, cookbook publishers, food magazines, and
restaurants, either full-time or on a contract basis.

11. RESPONSIBILITIES
As an advertising photographer, you'll
create images for use in marketing
various products and services. In
general, photographers are trained in
how to plan a photograph, use
lighting equipment and after images
with photo enhancing software.
A photoshoot may involve rearranging a
dish and changing the lighting hundreds
of times before you capture the perfect

12. NOTABLE FIGURES
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
CAREER
Food photographers can advance
in their careers by moving from
working for someone else to
owning their own business. They
may also advance by increasing
their client base and working for
more prestigious magazines,
publishers, or companies. Others
become food stylists.

13. Food photographers are usually independent entrepreneurs, so
it’s typically up to them to find clients who need their refined
skills and specialized services. Potential clients could include
independent restaurants or hotels, food manufacturers,
magazines and newspapers, grocery stores, food influencers,
social media managers, and more.
In order to obtain jobs and keep work coming in, food
photographers have to dedicate a portion of their time to
building their network and making connections. That means
food photographers should be comfortable putting themselves
out there and selling their expertise.

14. TV CHEF OR CULINARY
PERSONALITY
TV Chef shows or food
programs on TV are
created for a gourmet chef
or master chef that own
their own restaurant or at
least has worked at a top
restaurant or hotel for a
long time.

15. REQUIRED
SKILLS
This part of working as a cook on TV
will be greatly helped if you are already
good with teaching others about
cooking and directing other chefs in a
kitchen. Your teaching skills will be
highly used on TV as you are basically
training and teaching your viewers how
to cook, which is why they tune in to
cooking shows. Your processes,
techniques, hints, skills and steps must
all be followed, explained, shown
precisely and analyzed when you
make TV cuisine

16. QUALIFICATIONS
This will mean that you must have years of experience in the
chef business so that you can share insightful tips with
people.
Acquire culinary training, either in a formal setting or a
professional kitchen. The public demand for cooking
programs and television chefs has prompted many culinary
schools to offer media training, with an emphasis on
television, as part of the standard curriculum. Cooking seen
on most food programs deviates from classical cooking
techniques, but a strong culinary background adds credibility

17. POTENTIAL JOB SETTING
FILM/TV PRODUCTION

18. Most cooking programs hire a professional
chef or culinary expert to host, or cook
dishes and share recipes during the show.
Your responsibilities may include offering
advice about dining or interacting with
other professional cooks and restaurateurs.
They help keep the kitchen organized and
running efficiently. They ensure proper
food handling, sanitation and following
food storage procedures.
RESPONSIBILITIES

19. NOTABLE FIGURES
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
CAREER
To cook on TV is very different than
cooking in a restaurant and whereas
before you work fast and not always
elaborately, for TV you have to show
every step as you do it so that the
viewers can understand and follow
what you are doing. You will also have
to explain what you are doing and why
for the food programs on TV.

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