Comments on: Eat, Pray, Find a Job: 7 Foodie Careers

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:23:00 +0000

That sounds im interested in this too . what is the name of this career?

By: Holdthepickles

Holdthepickles — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:09:00 +0000

Hi,
I would also would like to know more about this career path. I am a pastry chef. My email is holdthepickles@ymail.com

By: yudi batara

yudi batara — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:37:00 +0000

I am quite satisfied as a connoisseur of food and are always interested in the natural foods and health benefits.

http://healthyfood-list.blogspot.com/

By: Todd canning

Todd canning — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:05:00 +0000

I would love to find out more about your job and how to join up . My e-mail is toddchefcan@verizon.net. Todd Canning

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:51:00 +0000

I am currently a Toxicologist with a federal government agency. I completed a diploma in Culinary Arts hoping I could get my foot in the door as a Food Scientist or in Culinology. Do you have any advice on how to do that? You may contact me at washinte@yahoo.com.

Thanks for any assistance.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:49:00 +0000

Hi Pamela,

I am currently a Toxicologist with a federal government agency. I completed a diploma in Culinary Arts hoping I could get my foot in the door as a Food Scientist. Do you have any advice on how to do that? You may contact me at washinte@yahoo.com.

Thanks for any assistance.

By: Andrea Luberto

Andrea Luberto — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:25:00 +0000

How did youet started in this?

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:07:00 +0000

I’m a culinary grad from work at a private golf club with a triple digit salary. if you have talent and good work ethic with great product and food skills it pays well.

By: flightchef

flightchef — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:38:00 +0000

I am a CIA grad who chose to work in the aviation industry. I’m a flight attendant on a corporate jet and cater the food for my passengers. It is a great job, with awesome travel benefits and total creative freedom. I don’t have to worry about food cost and the pay is great. I wish more chefs would pursue this career, there are a lot of people doing it that have no food knowledge or culinary skills.

By: Lrlntad

Lrlntad — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:54:00 +0000

How do you start a small home business in food ?

By: Luke

Luke — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:47:00 +0000

Being an Executive Chef for Healthcare is a lot fun and is very rewarding. Yes you have to feed the patients a well balanced meal so they get better but you also get to cook for the Dr’s and the cafeterias. We do at least 15 caterings a week. This week is the employee Christmas party we will be serving 1200 employees prime rib, chicken florentene, roasted potatoes, broccoli casserole and assorted desserts. Salary is 50,000 to 75,000. Monday through Friday and most holidays off.

By: Norm

Norm — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:56:00 +0000

where do i sign up?

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:22:00 +0000

Who do you talk to about that, my wife loves to travel and I’ve been a chef for 20 years.

By: Food Court Jester

Food Court Jester — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:26:00 +0000

I second the culinology comment. As someone who manages food scientists and chefs, the food manufacturing industry could always use more food scientists with culinary sensibilities to work in product development. A food science degree coupled with some internships and even restaurant experience can actually amount to a pretty lucrative career. A food science degree from a state school (cheap tuition) will earn you $40K + to start in most markets across functions like operations, quality assurance and R&D, even food ingredient sales. I cooked in restaurants through high school and college and I couldn’t justify or afford paying $30-40K a year in tuition for a culinary degree that doesn’t guarantee easy entry into a corporate job so I went with food science. There are still many more food scientist positions needed in manufacturing than culinary. Most culinary grads end up making $8-12/hr working nights, weekends and holidays in hotels and restaurants for years. Of course, a lot of kids go to culinary school with dreams that they’ll be the next Bobby Flay kind of like a lot of kids from the ghetto think they’ll be a pro athlete. If I were spending that kind of coin on a degree I wouldn’t be learning to cook, I’d be a doctor, lawyer or engineer. Granted, I didn’t have to worry about that because I’m not that smart.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:26:00 +0000

Sounds like exciting work. How do you get started in a job like that?

By: Mark Parker

Mark Parker — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:01:00 +0000

I have always been amazed that more people in the culinary business do not do what I do. I am a CIA grad and instead of pursuing the ‘high end’ world I have made a career in high volume. I take care of food and camp operations for international construction projects and am presently in Mongolia feeding 12,000 people per meal. As far as salary since your article shows pay scales..try $300,000 – $500,000 per year depending on location.

By: Wms2009

Wms2009 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:39:00 +0000

Very interesting. I have worked for some large food/restaurant companies employing outside food “consultants”. Some were OK, others bad, all expensive. Sounds like you have a great background for this mix of biz and food. Just curious how you find and get connected with clients and how you charge.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:06:00 +0000

Really! You actually think these jobs are available? Sure get in line with the hundreds of thousands of people who will do most of these for free just to get your foot in the door.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:31:00 +0000

Food activism seems so incredibly important, but it’s also good to keep the realities of the current job market in mind. Thanks for pointing this out.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:29:00 +0000

I’m bummed I didn’t come across this career while researching, because it sounds like a perfect fit for a foodie! Where did you hear about this job?

By: brian

brian — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:25:00 +0000

thanks for pointing out the obvious!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:14:00 +0000

I wish could have included all the amazing food jobs I came across while researching! Food Scientist is a really interesting option.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Wow! What a sweet job! Thanks for sharing. How did you end up in that field?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:58:00 +0000

Eagle eyes! Thanks for catching that!

By: Fredilev

Fredilev — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:23:00 +0000

I work as a Culinary Strategy consultant. In that role I work with client on projects a varied as recipe development, editorial strategy setting for websites, evaluation of potential take over targets for food companies, food trend tracking… It’s a blending of hands-on culinary and marketing. I guess that’s what you end up with when you have degrees from the Culinary Institute of America and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

By: Linda V. LaFianza

Linda V. LaFianza — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:05:00 +0000

What about food anthropologists?

By: Sage Culley

Sage Culley — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:00:00 +0000

I loved this article. I’ve been looking for a career that is more creative that I could transition out of the operations side of the hospitality business (event coordinator) . I actually explored this at KSU but didn’t think I could make a living while staying in Kent, Ohio. With 20 years in the hospitality business and from a family of artists this could really be a wonderful fit. Any thougths?

By: jason ghedrey

jason ghedrey — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:41:00 +0000

i’d like a job copy editing for you. It’s “bon appetit” not “bon appetite.” Cheers.

By: Mailrana

Mailrana — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:34:00 +0000

Annie– FYI, I reside in DC metro area (including Maryland & Virginia) and for the last 3 years I and many others I know have searched for PAID FT, PT and/ or CONTRACT work as Food Activist and feel compelled to tell u that there are none to very, very, very few few jobs. Must create a project or org and raise funds for such positions and in these difficult economic times where hunger is on the rise, it is damn near impossible!! That is telling it as it really is…

name & email withheld

By: Pamela

Pamela — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:33:00 +0000

I’m suprised not to see Food Scientist. There are lots of us out there…

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:22:00 +0000

What about a Food Scientist, there are many of us the program is growing, also think about Culinology as a degree option if you are into cooking and science. There are few schools that offer it, but it is a growing field.