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What is it like working as an Executive Chef?
March 2015
Difference in work.
Executive Chef:
Carefully balance the relationships between yourself and front line staff. Delegate when necessary. Job entails extensively more paperwork/desk job work than Sous chef/Executive Sous Chef roles. Work Balanced.
February 2015
It takes a good amount of time.
Executive Chef:
Simply put, it takes a good amount of time to get where you want to be in your career.
Between raising a family and paying bills, including student loans, it may take 2 decades to catch up before your even remotely comfortable.
Stay abreast of current trends and try a variety of different positions related to where you want to be to gain experience.
Lastly, work hard.
October 2014
Share your knowledge about the daily responsibilities.
Executive Chef:
Listen and learn.
September 2014
Lots of stress.
Executive Chef:
Train your staff properly and lots of mentoring.
August 2014
Executive Chef:
Don't necessarily follow current food trends, follow your demographics, not everything is a trend everywhere for everyone.
February 2014
Fellow managers.
Executive Chef:
Count on yourself for development.
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