Chef - Queensland Industry Tourism Council
Chef
Chef
Chefs are professional cooks who are well trained in all aspects of food preparation and presentation. Chefs may choose to specialise in a specific cuisine and some even open their own restaurants or publish cookbooks.
Chefs work in the kitchen of a restaurant or other dining environments such as bars, cafes, hotels and mobile kitchens that cater for events such as festivals, conferences and weddings.
Day-to-day
- Plan and design menus
- Estimate food and labour costs and order ingredients and supplies
- Monitor the quality of dishes at all stages of preparation and presentation
- Discuss food preparation issues with managers, dietitians and kitchen and wait staff
- Demonstrate techniques and advise on cooking procedures
- Prepare and cook food
- Explain and enforce hygiene regulations
- Hire and train staff
Future demand
Very strong
How to become a Chef
- Becoming an apprentice in a commercial kitchen is a common pathway in becoming a chef.
- You could complete a:
- Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
- Certificate IV Kitchen Management
- Diploma of Hospitality Management
- Certificate in Kitchen Management
- Bachelor of Culinary Management
- You may also need:
- A food handling certificate
- A food safety supervisor certificate
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Nick Flack
Chef
Nick Flack
Chef
In my starting years, chef life for me meant excitement, intensity & global opportunities to learn my craft. Now, mid-career, I love creating an incredible, immersive, and intimate dining experience with my wife, and our tiny powerhouse of a creative team at our own restaurant – The FLACKYARD. Life as a chef can be a brilliant world of dreaming, doing & delighting – but always holding true to old chef wisdom – that if you slow down, you go down.
