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Pursing a Culinary Career
My best friend from elementary school through high school had some trouble finding his niche in college-to put it lightly. After attending six different universities, most of which he flunked out of, he decided to pursue a career as a chef. After completing an 18-month program at a culinary school, he was able to land a job as a sous chef in San Diego.
While he loves working in the food industry, he said that it took some time for him to adapt to the fast paced atmosphere and large scale cooking duties. One of the most daunting tasks, he told me, was entering the restaurant’s large food storage cabinet and having to locate product. Now that he has had time to adjust, he is thriving in the highly competitive restaurant world.
So You Want to Open a Restaurant?
From renting a building with kitchen space to writing the menu, entrepreneurs have their work cut out for them when they enter the restaurant industry. On the one hand, food service is one of the few industries that isn’t going belly-up thanks to the economic recession. On the other hand, competition can be fierce and running a restaurant isn’t always a fun and glamorous proposition.
After securing a rental space, putting up appropriate decorations and hiring a knowledgeable, competent staff, your first priority should be to install some high-quality food service equipment. While it might be possible to get by using old, secondhand equipment, there’s no guaranteeing how long it will last without going on the fritz. When preparing food is your primary business, there’s no sense taking unnecessary risks.