So You Want to Be a Chef? is a complete guide to traditional and non traditional culinary careers. The text features revealing interviews with industry professionals, and analysis of over seventy-five jobs. The new Second edition includes descriptions of daily job duties, hours, working conditions, qualifications, promotion opportunities, and possible career paths. This new text is well suited for the culinary student who is about to embark on their culinary education and career exploration.

So You Want to Be a Chef?: Your Guide to Culinary Careers

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Drummond, Karen E.

Brefere, Lisa M.

Barnes, Brad

Professional Cooking

wiley

Definitive, up-to-date coverage of nutrition  Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals is the essential resource for the most complete, up-to-date information on nutrition and diet. New and expanded material in this Fifth Edition addresses such topics as biotechnology, vitamins, minerals, and organic foods. Many new tables and figures present a broader range of facts on the nutritional value of foods, as well as such timely material as "Food Practices of World Religions" and a "Reduced Calorie Menu for Asian-American Cuisine."  This new edition of Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals features:  * New Dietary Reference Intakes for calories, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and selected vitamins and minerals * More "Chef's Tips" highlighting ways to incorporate nutritional knowledge into cooking and menus * The Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet using the National Cholesterol Education Program 2001 clinical guidelines * The 2002 American Cancer Society nutrition guidelines * Up-to-date statistics on overweight and obesity in the United States and the latest information on weight loss, including drugs and surgery * Updated Hot Topics, which discuss often controversial subjects related to nutrition, and expanded Nutrition Web Explorer activities  Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals is used in certificate courses by the American Culinary Federation and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, and this Fifth Edition continues to be a bedrock resource for students and professionals in the foodservice industry.

Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals, Sixth Edition & Smolin iProfile Set

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diets & Weight Loss

Preparing a resume, putting together a job search portfolio, finding potential employers, interviewing, and generally advancing one's culinary career can be daunting. So You Are a Chef helps readers determine which culinary career path best suits his/her needs, set career goals, write up a resume, prepare a portfolio, contact prospective employers and interview for positions. Students are walked through the process of all this in the hopes of helping them achieve career success. So You are a Chef covers everything from getting potential job candidates pass the 30-second test and win interviews to networking and becoming an active member in professional organizations. 
Each copy of the book includes a CD-ROM filled with helpful electronic tools, including <ul>
<li>Resume worksheet and checklist</li> <li>Resume templates</li> <li>Portfolio worksheet and checklist</li> <li>Job log</li> <li>Cover letter templates</li> <li>Thank you letter templates</li> <li>and goal-setting chart</li> </ul>

So You Are a Chef: Managing Your Culinary Career

The Study Guide to Accompany Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals, Seventh Edition is a useful tool to help students study and review the material in the textbook Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals. It contains 13 chapters of learning objectives; chapter outlines; nutrition web explorer; chapter review quizzes; and student worksheets. The purpose is to reinforce learning, support your study efforts, and assist you in mastering the material.

Study Guide to accompany Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals, Seventh Edition

Business & Money

Industries

So You Want to Be a Chef? is a complete guide to traditional and non traditional culinary careers. The text features revealing interviews with industry professionals, and analysis of over seventy-five jobs. The new Second edition includes descriptions of daily job duties, hours, working conditions, qualifications, promotion opportunities, and possible career paths. This&nbsp;new text is&nbsp;well suited for the culinary student who is about to embark on their culinary education and career exploration. So You Are a Chef: Managing Your Culinary Career, with CD-ROM is the ultimate career guide for student and professional chefs. Whether you're seeking a job fresh from culinary school or completely changing your career path, this book will make it easy for you to brave today's intimidating culinary job market. Find expert advice on the culinary job search from beginning to end. Written in a clear, accessible style, this guide illuminates important ideas with numerous examples, documents, forms, and other helpful features drawn directly from today's culinary industry.

So You Want to Be a Chef? 2e & So You Are a Chef with CD Set

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals is the must-have reference for the most thorough, up-to-date information on nutrition and diet. New and expanded material in this Sixth Edition addresses important topics such as the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, MyPyramid, balanced menu options and recipe ideas for morning and afternoon breaks, basic principles of food presentation, meeting special dietary needs, weight management, and much more!

Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals 7th Edition with Flashcard Set

Discover the delicious answers as you satisfy your hunger forscience! The Science Chef Travels Around the World is serving up a feast offun with over 60 easy-to-do food experiments and recipes. Come andjoin the adventure! You'll travel to 14 fascinatingcountries--starting in Canada and ending in Ghana--and along theway you'll explore the science secrets of food. Why does orange soda fizz? Do vegetables really die when you pickthem? What makes peanut butter smooth? You'll discover thescientific answers to these and dozens of other yummy mysteries.Plus you'll get to make and eat Sizzling Mexican Chicken Fajitas,tasty Italian Cannoli, Awesome Chinese Egg Rolls, and many otherdelicious dishes. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced cook, you can become anInternational Science Chef, too. All experiments and recipes arekid-tested, include metric equivalents, and require only commoningredients and kitchen utensils. The Science Chef Travels Aroundthe World also includes rules for kitchen safety and a completenutrition guide.

The Science Chef Travels Around the World: Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids

Children's Books

D'Amico, Karen E.

Literature & Fiction

Serve up a heaping lesson of history with delicious recipes from our nation's past-- from the pilgrims' first feast to today's high-tech, low-fat fare Who knew history could be so delicious? In The U.S. History Cookbook, you'll discover how Americans have lived and dined over the centuries. This scrumptious survey of periods and events in U.S. history mixes together a delectable batter of food timelines, kid-friendly recipes, and fun food facts throughout each chapter, including such fascinating tidbits as: Sunday was baked bean day in many colonial family homes; pioneers took advantage of the rough trails to churn milk into butter; the Girl Scouts first started selling cookies in the 1930s to save money for summer camp; and so much more! Kids will have a great time learning about the past while they cook up easy and yummy recipes, including: * Cornmeal Blueberry Mush, a favorite dish of the Native Americans of the Northeast * King Cake, the traditional cake served at the Mardi Gras Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana * Amazing Country Scrambled Eggs, an essential part of any hearty pioneer breakfast * Cocoanut Pudding, a favorite dessert of travelers riding the transcontinental railroad in the 1870s * Baked Macaroni 'N' Cheese, a popular and inexpensive dish enjoyed during the Depression The U.S. History Cookbook also includes information on cooking tools and skills, with important rules for kitchen safety and clean up.

The U.S. History Cookbook: Delicious Recipes and Exciting Events from the Past

Jossey-Bass

Learning about health and science has never been so fun --anddelicious! What does a heartbeat sound like? How strong is my hair? Why do myeyes blink? What's in a sports drink? With more than 50 safe andeasy recipes and activities to try, you'll discover the nutritiousanswers to these and tons of other scrumptious mysteries. And bestof all, you get to eat the results when you're finished! You'llmake carbohydrate-packed Blueberry Power-Snack Turnovers,protein-boosting Crunchy Chicken Fingers, calcium-rich Creamy,Dreamy Yogurt Orange-Banana Frozen Pops, and much more. The Healthy Body Cookbook is a delightfully clever smorgasbord ofhands-on lessons about the crucial role that diet and exercise playin the development of heart, blood, bones, muscles, skin, teeth,and the nervous and digestive systems. All activities arekid-tested and require only common ingredients and kitchenutensils. There's also a helpful list of safety rules, anexplanation of tools and skills, and nutritional values for eachrecipe.

The Healthy Body Cookbook: Over 50 Fun Activities and Delicious Recipes for Kids

Growing Up & Facts of Life

This revision of the most successful textbook in supervision for the hospitality industry covers current topics such as managing a diverse workforce, and is reorganized into three sections focusing on leadership, human resources, and management.

Supervision in the Hospitality Industry (Wiley Service Management Series)

Miller, Jack E.

Porter, Mary

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