Ok so I want to open a restaurant after I get out of culinary school. I love all kinds of food and I think people should have choices because everyone loves different types of foods (i.e. Chinese, Italian, American, African, Swedish…) and I was thinking I could start a restaurant that has a little bit of everything instead of a base restaurant. Do you think that's a good idea or is it too much work?
No, not a buffet. Just a regular off the menu restaurant.
Wow, I never thought about all that. Thanks so much. I'm gonna take that into HUGE consideration!

I thought about doing the same thing…I would call it World Cuisine…Have a regional dish…Large Pizza/Fettucini Alfredo, Enchiladas/Chicken Mole', Chicken Fried Steak/Fried Catfish, Asian Rice Noodles with Garlic Shrimp/Mongolian Beef, Gyros/Kabob, …The restaurant could be sectioned by region. My Fiance' came up with a name – "It's All Good".

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I am having a career conflict.

My parents have told me I need to pick the career I want now and I thought about it. The two top things on my list were Veterinarian and Chef. So completly different from each other.

I love animals and really want to be a vet, but there's so much schooling needed and money I don't have.

Then again I love to cook. I love taking a basic food and find some way to spice it up and make it mine. I love to cook things. My ultimate culinary dream would be to open a resturant that is everything in one. You cna get something as simple as a burger and fries, but you can also get something more upscale. You can get a piece of cake or eclaires. You can get italian or mexican or thai. I would have booths, but also candle lit tables on the patio.

How do I pick? I want to be both so much, and there are so many pros and cons to each.

Ask yourself this question.

If you hit the lottery tomorrow and could do anything, which would you choose?

Choose that one.

and there's nothing that says you can't do both, btw.

Hello!
My name’s Isabelle I’m 22 and I’m a qualified cook; I did a catering school in France.
Actually I live in London, but I’m looking for a job as a chef or cook assinstance in Swansea starting from 17th March 2008. I’m Honest, reliable, Hardwork and I have desire to learn and improve my culinary abilities in a nice and polite team.
I’m looking for a job if possible with accomodation.
I speak basic English, french. And italian. Thanks.

Hello!
My name is Isabelle. I'm 22, I speak basic English, French, and Italian, and I am a qualified cook. I did catering school in France, but I now live in London. I'm looking for a job as a chef or cook assistant in Swansea, and if possible with accommodations. I can start March 17, 2008. I'm honest, reliable, hardworking, and I have a desire to learn and improve my culinary abilities with a nice polite team. Thanks.

m totally sh!tting it right now!! Im 22yr i have a high school diploma some college but no college degree and i have a diploma in culinary arts but i CANT STAND COOKING!!!!!
Im am unemployed right now. i used to work at sprint but i quit cuz of the drama there. ive been unemployed for almost a month now!!! money is running out and i have bills to pay. The sad thing about it is that i want to go back to college but i dont know what i want to study. And given the fact that i am not financially stable right now i dont want to waste time or money TRYING TO FIGURE OUT what i want to do for a living. I dont just wanna pick a random field to study cuz i dont even know what i like to do. I dont want to go half way into a course then realize i dont like it and wouldnt do it for a living then back out and start something else. ive done that way to many times and i believe thats how i ended up jobless and confused. somebody please help!!!

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ive studied real estate, italian, japanese, engineering, fashion design ( i love this but i HATE SEWING) but i never really finished any of them. plus i dont like them except for fashion. fashion i do like but its hard to make it here. I also love acting. but again, its hard to make it a career. I need something i would enjoy now and would give me income now so that i can pursue other things. what should i do??? how do i get myself to figure out what i want to do for a living without putting myself into more debit with loans or wasting time???

Apply to a university of 4 year college as an undecided major. Then once admitted, immediately make an appointment to see a career counselor on your campus. He or she will have you take the discover and/or focus test which you will answer questions on whether you like math, writing, working with people, working alone, etc. and based on your answers you will be given a list of potential majors that might suit you according to what you like and what you don't. Then you can take intro courses in some of those fields and take your general education courses too. If after the intro course you find you don't like it, you take 2-3 new intro courses the following semester or quarter and by the time you're a junior, you'll have found something you enjoy.

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ok…I’m 15, 16 in December and i am trying to find a really good college near Gainesville, Ga(I’m moving there after high school). For the longest time i wanted to be a marine biologist but since i started spending more time with my Italian Grandparents, i found out that I’m really interested in culinary arts. My grandfather had a restaurant in Medina, New York(where i was born) named Louis’ Fine Dining. People from all over came just to eat there. In 1995(i was 3)my parents and i moved down to Georgia to help my uncle with his dairy business. One summer when my grandparents came to see us, my grandfather got sick and they moved down here with us and had to close their restaurant. Now that i have thought about it, i want to open a restaurant with all of the same Italian foods that they served, in his name. sorry this has taken so long to get at the point….does anyone know about a good school around the area of Gainesville? if so, please tell me what college it is and tell me what you think about my plans.

Thank You!!!
Courtney

You should check out collegeboard.com and use the MatchMaker feature. It lets you put in locations, majors, campus size, etc. to figure out what schools you might be interested in.

Good luck!