I feel apprehensive about some of my schoolmate's success in the culinary field. I would love to believe that we all will attain some form of notoriety as professionals. It must be understood that not all persons are destined to be famous, but with emphasizing on hard work and diligent effort in this craft, the truly outstanding students will rise to the top.
I have mentioned to many people that the only place where success comes before work, is in the dictionary.
there seems to be a lack of educating in real world situations. Students speak of papers that must be handed in, or one plate that was presented in their minds as perfect, not many conversions are centered around the real life of line cooks. The industry can be brutal to those who do not possess a thick skin. It seems that many are under the impression that once they enter the culinary field, they will be transform into the most
notable of Chefs on the strip.
There seems to be a lack of comprehending that the culinary industry is like all other industries, one has to work their way up the ladder to become the one in charge. The ones that possess the gift of creativity above and beyond the average cook will be the star of the future, maybe. Self confidence is an extremely potent
weapon to achieve success, but also has to be some form of humility to ground someone from the facade of
being greater than their abilities can support. Shoot for the stars, if you miss, you might hit the moon.
I agree with you 100%, not everyone will make it to the top within this industry, let alone half way. The culinary industry is an extremely brutal industry in the sense that if an individual cant keep up with the riggers and the demands required of them then the industry will chew them up and spit them out. I have heard personal stories from individuals within the industry regarding the demands of this particular career choice. Some good but unfortunately mostly bad stories. Stories that questioned my initial decision in attending culinary school, however, that's them, and i am me. What happened for the unfortunate is no ones fault but their own. They obviously could not advance for one reason or another due to the fact they lacked initiative. One must strive, one must carry a confidence as you have stated. Without question, humility has and always will play a part in ones successes. Thank You Brada Gino.-James Pratt
ReplyDeleteShoots Manoots. You understand what it truly involves to succeed. Your comments and advise I will accept. Hahahahaha.
DeleteWhile I can appreciate the dose of reality that you provide in your post, I feel that it paints an overly pessimistic view of post-college life of the industry. I think that it is universal truth that theory (school / education) rarely matches the real-world application. I have always found that education and degrees are there to provide a very rough framework and show that you can learn, and like you state does not necessarily guarantee success or fame in your chosen profession. The person that will truly be successful is the person that can use the basic principles that they have learned in school, apply them in their role in the kitchen, and combined with hard work, dedication, and their creativity can be very successful while fame needs the added components of the right talents, the right location, and the right management that can recognize success.
ReplyDeleteClaro que si. I mentioned the students who are so self involved and have yet put themselves into the heat of the kitchen. The chefs at school are nice because they must be. The real world chef who has no time for the unprepared, is a totally different person. Thank you Dulce.
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