| | |  | Career Books | Home » » Food Jobs: 150 Great Jobs for Culinary Students, Career Changers and Food Lovers | | | | | | | Description: | | 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.Chalmers provides essential information for getting started including testimonials from the best in the field (Bobby Flay, Todd English, Gordon Hamersly, Francois Payard, Danny Meyer, Anthony Bourdain and more). | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Irena Chalmers | | Paperback:
| 400 pages | | Publisher:
| Beaufort Books, Inc. | | Publication Date:
| September 01, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0825305926 | | Product Length:
| 9.8 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.63 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 33 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Reframing OptionsSep 03, 2008
By Gerard Fischetti
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.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
The ultimate guide to careers in and out of the kitchen!Sep 09, 2008
By V. Arcoraci
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!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
This book exceeded my expectations.Sep 01, 2008
By Food Lover
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.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
If you are passionate about the food industry, you will love "Food Jobs"Mar 26, 2010
By Jane Bonacci, The Heritage Cook
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
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
fabulous, informative bookSep 08, 2008
By Carolyn Golder
What a gift this book is! I've been struggling with my love of working with food. Not sure of where to go with it.
Then along came this book and it swung the door wide open for me. There's more ideas and information on working in food than I would have thought possible. By the time I finished reading it everything shifted.
There was an explosion of jobs I never even dreamt of and insights and information galore. I keep re-reading it and get more and more inspired each time. Thanks to the author for changing my stymied world view to one of expansiveness and hope. I'm giving it 5 stars. I wish it were possible to give it more.
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