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Kentucky Culinary Arts Schools

By Stanley Rubenti
Stanley.Rubenti@culinaryartsschoolsreview.com
Culinary Arts School Review Columnist

The U.S. Department of Labor predicts favorable growth for chefs and food preparers in the coming years. However, competition for many of the better paying jobs will be quite high, so if you plan on launching a career as a chef, you’d better begin researching the various culinary arts schools in your area. Without a degree from an accredited program, your chances of earning a comfortable salary are quite slim.

Are Cooking Schools Truly Essential?

In theory, you could master a whole slew of recipes and techniques simply by reading cookbooks. So are cooking schools truly essential for this particular career? Absolutely. Books and web sites won’t necessarily teach you how to manage a professional kitchen. Culinary schools can. Books and web sites won’t teach you how to keep inventory, balance books, interact with customers, supervise employees, and meet important deadlines. Culinary schools can. Restaurants can be very stressful and fast-paced environments. Without the training and certification that only cooking schools can provide, you won’t last very long in most professional kitchens.

So Why Kentucky?

Kentucky has an impressive number of outstanding cooking schools spread throughout the state. It also doesn’t hurt that Kentucky is surrounded by acres and acres of fertile farmland. The fact that the state generates over $1 billion in agricultural exports should be proof Kentucky’s commitment to producing fresh wheat, corn, poultry, and dairy. In fact, you might become spoiled by the easy access you’ll have to farm fresh produce. Not all culinary arts schools in America enjoy comparable access.

Living in Kentucky

In addition, Kentucky is simply a great place to live. As the home of Colonel Sanders, it’s quite obvious that locals take food seriously. But eating is only a part of Kentucky’s charm. There’s the annual Derby that attracts gambling and sports fans from around the country. And if you like Bluegrass music, just know that if you’re not in Kentucky, you’re probably listening to an imitation.

Sources

Kentucky Department of Agriculture

About the Author

A freelance writer, Stanley Rubenti currently lives in Bangkok where he writes columns for a variety of publications. Stanley holds a B.A. in history.