Una persona altamente calificada que se encarga de la producción de alimentos en una cocina comercial de un restaurante, hotel, complejo turístico , hospital o de cruceros se refiere normalmente como un chef. Sus funciones son muy diversas. Aparte de la gestión de la cocina y la supervisión de su personal, tienen que planificar menús, cálcular el coste de cada plato, y gestionar los inventarios y adquisición de materia prima.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre un chef profesional y un cocinero?
Aunque muy a menudo los dos términos chef y cocinero se utilizan indistintamente para referirse a un individuo que produce comida en una cocina, para aquellos dentro del comercio gastronómico, hay una gran diferencia entre los dos. La diferencia radica básicamente en la educación y la experiencia. En el mundo de hoy una persona con un titulo de un instituto culinario que se une a una cocina comercial será reconocido como un sous chef en cuanto completen su formación.
Do you love the smell of a freshly baked loaf of bread coming out the oven? Or the feeling of a croissant melting in your mouth? Pastry is a colourful world of smells and tastes, it has many sweet and savoury recipes with its own rules! If you are one of a kind, looking for where to learn all the…
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With most foods in Italian cuisine being made up of only a few ingredients, it is no wonder that many are delighted and fascinated by these foods. For them nothing matters more than quality of ingredients. After all everyone knows how Italy is famous all over the word for the very best ingredients: wine, extravirgin olive extravirgin olive oil, Modena's…
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There are many professional culinary courses that impart training to aspiring chefs. Some of them hone the student’s skills in the stream he wishes to specialize. The professional culinary courses cover topics like: Food preparation Food science and microbiology Restaurant business and management Nutrition Food preservation and storage Cultural impact of food These professional culinary courses teach skills necessary for…
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To become a chef you do not have to have academic qualifications, but you definitely do have to have a passion for food and cooking, the stamina to take long hours on your feet and the ability to multitask. And of course you have to have creativity and imagination in food presentation. In a large kitchen chefs work as a…
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Los estudiantes de Chef Academy Of London participaron en la edición de este año del Taste of London, un evento culinario fantástico que se celebró en Londres del 18 al 22 de junio de 2014.Como en pasadas ediciones, nuestros estudiantes tomaron parte activamente en la recaudación de fondos en apoyo a la organización humanitaria Action Against Hunger. Han participado en…
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Chef Academy of London se enorgullece de contar entre nuestros colaboradores con la leyenda de cocina Marcus Wareing. Protegido de Gordon Ramsay, se conocieron en Le Gavroche trabajando para Albert Roux y posteriormente trabajaron juntos durante varios años. Marcus actualmente es el chef patrón de Marcus, restaurante premiado con dos estrella Michelín en Knightsbridge y también supervisa The Gilbert Scott…
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MasterChef: The Professionals is back on our television screens again! The competitive cooking show is a more recent version of MasterChef but with professional working chefs instead of amateurs. It televises the hunt for a professional chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world. Each show sees a new group of Professional Chef enter the…
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Although it is possible to become a chef by training on the job and not attending any formal culinary courses, it is a very long drawn out process. You have to join the trade at the bottom of the ladder as a kitchen assistant, possibly washing dishes and work your way up. It is therefore always advisable to get formal…
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