Most chefs go into the culinary field not to become rich and famous, but to pursue their calling. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, chefs earn a median annual income of $40,630 per year. While this might seem like a reasonable salary for the average population, it pales in comparison to what celebrity chefs […]
Forgetting Helps You Remember,That’s Why Spaced Learning Works
It turns out that forgetting is an essential part of learning. When learners (or educators) talk about “teaching to the test” and “cramming,” they are describing massed learning—attempting to learn and remember a mass of information in a single session or a few closely spaced sessions. That “learning” is measured by the learners’ ability to […]
Dinstinct Between Baking School and Pastry School
What is the difference between Baking School and Pastry Schoo? Most of the time, “baking school” is an umbrella term used to describe everything related to the act of baking, including both baking and the pastry arts. After all, pastry and baking are really two sides of the same coin; each one includes a set of […]
What Are the Different Types of Chefs?
So, you dream of becoming a chef? Perhaps, you have seen chefs on television cooking up delectable goodies and wowing audiences. Or maybe you grew up experimenting in the kitchen and preparing your family’s meals. But how do you make this dream a reality? Before you embark on your culinary career, you must first consider […]
The First Steps To Find a Culinary School
Finding the Right Culinary School: What to Do First Once you’ve decided that you’re ready to take the plunge and go to culinary school, there is still quite a bit of work to be done—especially finding the right school. Unless you’ve received a culinary scholarship tied to one particular school, you’ll need to consider everything […]
How to Become a Restaurant Manager And Forge a Career in Dining
Restaurant managers, also called food service managers, are responsible for ensuring that restaurants operate efficiently and profitably when keeping customers satisfied with the dining experience. Not only are restaurant managers required to maintain a restaurant’s business performance, they also need to task with maintaining high standards for food, service, health, and safety. If you love food […]
Study Shows That Early Childhood Education Pays Big Dividends
Providing poor children with high-quality early childhood education – from birth through age 5 –according to a new study that followed participants for 35 years, results in adults who are healthier, earning higher incomes and less involved in crime. The study showed that a positive impact especially on boys and their families. Described by the […]
Craving the Comestible? Resume for Culinary Scholars
Born and raised in the Midwest, I have become accustomed to the taste of a great steak. Aside from the flavor, the various cuts and presentations, the thing about a steak that leads me back to them time after time is that each steak is its own work of art…prepared especially for me! I think […]
How To Learn Best?
It’s time for a very short quiz. Do you learn more – 1. Taking a walk across an abandoned car park Or 2. Studying for a required calculus test? Teachers, academics and most folks will probably choose #2. Even if we don’t like calculus, we are taking a required test. That’s gotta be important. Yet […]
You Never Got Taught in School This Lesson : How to Learn!
A paper published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest evaluated ten techniques for improving learning, ranging from mnemonics to highlighting and came to some surprising conclusions. The report is quite a heavy document so I’ve summarised the techniques below based on the conclusions of the report regarding effectiveness of each technique.If you want to […]