| West Coast culinary careers run the gamut within | | | | foodie curiosity, but demand is also high because |
| the food industry, and each individual role provides | | | | many people are looking to start pursuing their |
| hundreds of benefits. Here are just six of the | | | | career in the culinary arts. |
| many benefits to having a culinary career on the | | | | Reason #5 – A Healthy Outlook |
| West Coast. | | | | People on the West Coast are conscious of what |
| Reason #1 – Flexibility in Your Locale | | | | they eat and take their health seriously. Healthy |
| As a culinary professional you could find a career | | | | menu items are always in demand. Fortunately, |
| in California or you could teach in one of the | | | | the warm weather means many fresh fruits and |
| many fine cooking schools in Washington. There | | | | vegetables are accessible on the West Coast |
| are few borders to where a culinary career could | | | | making it easy to cook healthy foods. |
| lead you. Whether you choose to pursue your | | | | Reason #6 – A Variety of Flavors |
| chef career here on the West Coast or abroad, | | | | On the West Coast there are a variety of |
| your options are flexible. | | | | different people from different backgrounds. From |
| Reason #2 – An Invitation to Express | | | | the North there are Canadian and European |
| Yourself | | | | influences, from the South there are many |
| Chances are that if you are interested in a | | | | Mexican and Latin American tastes, and then |
| culinary career that you are a creative person. | | | | there are the Asian cultures from across the |
| You are probably interested in creating unique | | | | Pacific Ocean that have brought their culinary |
| dishes that are truly one of a kind. Part of the | | | | dishes here stateside. |
| appeal of a culinary career is that you get to take | | | | With such a strong melding of flavors, it is no |
| what you learn in cooking schools and apply them | | | | wonder there is a restaurant for everyone here. |
| to your practice. | | | | A California chef can choose to specialize in any |
| Reason #3 – Variety Springs Happiness | | | | number of ethnic food varieties or create a fusion |
| Many office workers complain that each day is a | | | | of flavors. |
| lot like the day before. When you work as a | | | | This article is presented by Le Cordon Bleu |
| career chef in California or in another Western | | | | College of Culinary Arts in Sacramento. Le Cordon |
| state you have the luxury of having a new day | | | | Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Sacramento offers |
| every day you work in the kitchen. Changes in a | | | | Le Cordon Bleu culinary education classes and |
| menu, daily specials, and large events provide an | | | | culinary training programs in Sacramento, |
| opportunity to cook and bake new culinary items | | | | California. To learn more about the class offerings, |
| frequently. | | | | please visit Chefs.edu/Sacramento for more |
| Reason #4 – Cooking Schools | | | | information. |
| In Washington, Oregon, and California, there are | | | | The jobs mentioned are examples of certain |
| cooking schools popping up all over. These cooking | | | | potential jobs, not a representation that these |
| schools range from a degree or certificate | | | | outcomes are more probable than others. Le |
| program to a very casual one-time only cooking | | | | Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Sacramento |
| class. Part of the demand for cooking schools like | | | | does not guarantee employment or salary. |
| these is to satisfy the average person’s | | | | |