Culinary Arts Centre
Culinary Arts Centre
Culinary Arts Centre Sdn. Bhd.
2530, Level 5, Harbour Trade Centre,
Gat Lebuh Macallum,10300 Penang, Malaysia.
Tel : 604-263 7721 Fax : 604-263 6721
Email : lebruce@pc.jaring.my
Our Principal, Mr. Bruce Lee
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Profession of Chef (Chinese Big5 Version)
What are the challenges ?
  1. Odd working hours and working on public holidays.
  2. The challenge to transform simple raw materials into nutritious food and wholesome food thus benefiting valuable guests of the organization.
What is the importance of a chef ?
The chef ensures that there is enough good and nutritious food for the guests. In a large cruise ship, which cater to about 2,000 guests and hundreds of crew members, all the meals from breakfast to late supper must be enough. The number of meal for the whole day could add up to thousands a day.

This is the reason why the chef's pay is one of the best among professional careers.

Where shall I start if wish to take up chef as my career ?
In older days, we learn through experience by working under experienced chef arranged by our parents. At present there are a lot of Hotel schools, culinary arts programs, and cooking schools where you can start off with.

Another way, is to go straight into the industry by working as a kitchen helper or apprentice with a certificate/diploma, future promotion opportunities would be greater together with skills mastered during their practical training.
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What are the rewards and opportunities of the profession ?
  1. Attractive salaries when one reaches the Chef position.
  2. The opportunity to taste the best and all the good food available.
  3. "Have apron with travel". A chance to see the world and learn new cuisine. Meet people and experience the culture of other countries.
  4. Opportunity to express yourself through the culinary art of creating spectacular dishes, decorations and preparation skills.
  5. You can be a "Boss", open your won restaurant, pastry shop or food outlet.
What are promotion opportunities in the profession ?

A cook can only earn the title of Chef after he has completed a training period or apprenticeship and working for a few years as so called commis cook.

His first position as Chef is called Demi Chef or Chef de Partie. The Chef de Parties responsible for a particular such as the kitchen, pastry, banquet kitchen or the coffee house kitchen.

The next step as a chef is the Sous Chef. In large hotels there is an another position which as the Executive Sous Chef who is the right hand man. He assists the Executive Chef who hold the highest position in the kitchen .

What are the responsibilities of the Executive Chef ?
The Executive chef is more than just a cook. He is a manager with lots of different skills. He is an accountant, who makes sure that the cost of the food production is kept profitable. He is also a designer/artist who creates dishes on plates which could look like fine art paintings. He help plans the menu, managed his brigrade of cooks, make sure the food is the best and ensure that the kitchen is clean.