Steps to become a successful professional chef.

1. Recipe For
Becoming A
Successful
Chef.

2. Part I:
Ingredients

3. Passion.
Passion is the salt of your
culinary career. If the smell of
fresh cut vegetables and the
sound of tossing spices into
fire excites you, you have
what it takes to become a
Chef.

4. Technique.
Without understanding the
basic functions of food
science and cooking, passion
would only get wasted. It is
important for aspiring chefs to
have an intimate knowledge
of all cooking functions such
as baking, freezing, chopping
and everything in between.
Technique is irreplaceable.

5. Flavor.
Everyone has a built-in sense of basic flavors such as
sweet, salty or sour. But a chef needs a further and
more nuanced sense of different flavors and the
range of sub-flavors their combinations produce!

6. Aesthetics.
Making good food is only the
first half. A well-presented
food pampers not just the
sense of taste, but sight as
well! The food industry is
increasingly giving
importance to creative
display of cuisines and a Chef
must have the skill of
developing his own style of
aesthetics with different
recipes he serves.

7. Sourcing.
Sourcing is an art that is often
missed in the culinary
journey. The ability to pick the
right spices, vegetables and
other accompaniments from
the market place that are
fresh and right in their
synergy with rest of the
ingredients is paramount to a
Chef's career.

8. Part II:
The Recipe

9. Training.
However endowed with the
skills mentioned above, one
still needs a formal training
where nuanced aspects of
Culinary management are
taught in a setting that is
competitive and nourishing.
The experience of senior
Chefs and other
professionals from the
industry adds great insight
to the aspirant.

10. Education.
There are excellent
institutions that offer such
training such as AIMS that
offer world-class education in
niche area of Italian cuisine in
partnership with renowned
international colleges.
http://www.theaims.ac.in/dualdegree.html

11. Part III:
Serving

12. Team work and Leadership.
Being a good Chef goes beyond being a
good cook. A good Chef has to learn the art
of leading an entire team of cooks towards
his idea of a good recipe. He also needs to
have the skill required to work in a team,
take suggestions and delegate tasks.

13. Business Skills.
Food is an industry, and without business
acumen and keen sense of monetary
understanding the Chef will fail to undertake a
holistic control of his processes. Whether one
chooses to work for a restaurant chain, or
start one of his own, the business skills
required are equally valuable at both places.

14. Creativity.
Everyone wants something new. Successful chefs
take ideas and inspiration from a variety of sources
to come up with fresh recipes. They innovate with
their style and content to keep their customers
excited and fulfilled.

15. If all the steps above are followed
in the right balance, there you go!
Ready to be a great Chef.