College Degree Makes Culinary Arts Dreams Possible with Wolfgang Puck

In America, it is important for any student that is about to finish their high school education to enter college. However, when you enter college you must see this as the opportunity that you have to make the best of the education that you are given. If you are lucky enough to be able to attend college then you should do everything you can to put the education to use. You should do internships while you are still attending school and use those internships to make connections that will land you employment once you finish school. Otherwise you will be attending school and you will find that there is no job available when you are handed your degree.

From a young age I was raised to love cooking and so I decided to attend school for culinary arts in order to possibly own a restaurant own day. I knew this would take a lot of work but goals should be taken in steps and I decided to look into the best culinary arts programs within traveling distance so that I would be able to commute their every day. I attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. I traveled to school via Metro North train system and it took me 45 minutes each way. I never missed a day of class because I was anxious to get the basic education needed in order to manage the kitchen. When the intensive cooking classes started I asked for help from professors and this helped me to build connections with them. I was able to demonstrate that I was willing to work and learn and this landed me a position in a kitchen in Brooklyn, NY doing preparation for the head chef at the local Applebee's restaurant. It was hard work but I was able to put my education and degree to work with something that I enjoyed and they offered me the ability to learn the business from the bottom. I began to understand more and pick things up faster and it became rewarding for me as my skills improved. I was able to attend extra sessions with professors that helped me sharpen my skills in the kitchen.

I decided that I was ready to enter the world of employment and I asked a professor to help me find a position. He knew someone that worked for Wolfgang Puck Catering in Los Angeles, California and he was able to help me land the job. It has been a long road to success but working for Wolfgang has been enjoyable and I am still training to run a kitchen in the future.