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Food Jobs: 150 Great Jobs for Culinary Students, Career Changers and Food Lovers |  | Author: Irena Chalmers
Publisher: Beaufort Books, Inc.
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 48027
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 400
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7 x 1
ISBN: 0825305926
Dewey Decimal Number: 647.95023
EAN: 9780825305924
ASIN: 0825305926
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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WINNER: 2008 Gourmand World Cook Book Awards: Best Food Book for Professionals "In these difficult times, jobs are probably the most important issue, before banks or real estate ... FOOD JOBS is packed with practical information, easy and even funny, very serious and accurate in its comments and advice. It is difficult to imagine how it could be better."
- Edouard Cointreau, founder and president of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards Do you want to turn your passion for food into a career? Take a bite out of the food world with help from the experts in this first-of-its-kind What Color Is Your Parachute? for food related careers. Maybe you're considering culinary school, maybe you're about to graduate, or maybe you're looking for an exciting career change. How can you translate your zest for flavor into a satisfying profession? Should you become a chef or open a specialty foods shop, write cookbooks or try your hand at food styling? Culinary careers are as varied as they are fascinating--the only challenge is deciding which one is right for you. Filled with advice from food-world pros including luminaries such as Alice Waters, Chris Kimball, Betty Fussell and Darra Goldstein, Food Jobs will set you behind the stove of your dream career. In this tasty, nourishing book, food industry veteran Irena Chalmers offers profiles of food jobs by the dozen--everything from the traditional (maitre d', caterer, dietitian) to the behind-the-scenes (restaurant consultant, kitchen designer, hotel promoter) to the holy-cow-I-can-get-paid-for-that? (yacht chef, tea taster, fortune cookie message writer). Chalmers provides essential information for getting started and succeeding in your chosen culinary role including job descriptions, candid musings on what the job really entails and who it's really for, and testimonials from the best in the field (Bobby Flay, Todd English, Gordon Hamersly, Francois Payard, Danny Meyer, Anthony Bourdain and more). The book also presents an array of resources on where to find more information to put you ahead of the competition. Bursting with real-life wisdom from those who've been there, Food Jobs will expose you to the myriad of different food jobs available and guide you to the one that's right for you.
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Reframing Options September 3, 2008
Gerard Fischetti
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Having worked in the hospitality industry for almost 30 years, this book can help anyone considering employment in foodservice. Instead of the traditional thinking of "what job fits my qualifications?", this book demonstrates how to make your place in the world by making a job or finding a job to fit your qualifications; to fit your personality and to fit your passion. For many people, this is a major paradigm shift.
Irena has filled the pages with examples, testimonials and research demonstrating how to make your passion into a rewarding career. So, exactly how many people are out there that hate their jobs? Apparently they never read this book.
This book exceeded my expectations. September 1, 2008
Food Lover (Denver, CO United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is very good for not only the food field but also for other "creative" jobs. I'm a flower designer but I started reading this book and picked up many great hints to extend my work and my career.
I was inspired by the author's knowledge and writing style. I also appreciated learning about not only so many jobs which are involved with food, but also new ways of thinking about the job search process.
Before you get a new job, or change your career direction, if you read this book you'll be sure to pick up lots of new ideas. This is a very interesting book on many levels.
The ultimate guide to careers in and out of the kitchen! September 9, 2008
V. Arcoraci (New York)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is THE book I have been waiting for! From front of the house to back -- and down alleys you never even thought to explore, Irena Chalmers has created a comprehensive guide for any person interested in pursuing a career in the food industry. Food Jobs covers all the conventional occupations you can think of. PLUS, it goes on to include the unconventional and eccentric jobs for culinary and food study graduates like me that are looking to find their dream job and know it isn't located in a professional kitchen or behind an office desk. Irena has drawn on her years of experience and has done her research, interviewing experts from all arenas: chefs, food stylists, artists, publicists, retailers, farmers, writers, anthropologists, educators...you name it. This book is a must read!
If you are passionate about the food industry, you will love "Food Jobs" March 26, 2010
Jane Bonacci, The Heritage Cook (San Francisco Bay Area, CA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Have you ever dreamed of working in the food industry but weren't sure what kind of job you would like? Do you love food but without a culinary degree you thought you could never follow your passion? With captivating humor and insight, Irena Chalmers has written a guide to help career changers, culinary students, and food lovers explore the many facets of the culinary world.
It takes great skill to describe positions so that people think, "Hey, I could do that." Irena recently wrote, "If you can do crossword puzzles and read a map, you have the kind of brain that would enable you to be a cookbook indexer or a fact checker." I immediately sat up and thought I may have the skills to break into the business after all!
I look at Irena's delightful listing of unusual food jobs as proof that there is truly something for everyone. No matter how esoteric your passions, there is someone out there that needs your expertise. From those who want to cook on the line, to product demonstrators, anthropologists, and cookbook doctors, there is something for everyone.
Start reading this book and your synapses will immediately begin firing. One option after the other, comments from some of the best minds in the business, references to books you should read, organizations you can join, and blogs to follow - the opportunities are endless and the only limitation is your own imagination. Buy "Food Jobs" and start on your path to becoming a happier and healthier person.
Food Jobs: 150 Great Jobs for Culinary Students, Career Changers and Food Lovers
A Unique Addition To The Career Planning Shelf September 8, 2008
David Ansel (Austin, TX United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are so many fantastic stories to learn from in this book... it truly lays out the breadth of possibilities in food jobs in a way that's never been done before. I think its best gift is that it is mind-expanding for the food career seeker... that is, many of the "jobs" in this book are due to innovations and entrepreneurial spirit, so they weren't really existing jobs before they were created out of the minds of these folks. So it's not so much a "how to get a job" book as much as a "how to create a job" book, and that is its true gift.
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