An online dictionary defines a chef as the chief cook of a restaurant establishment or a hotel. The chef is usually the one responsible for planning what is needed for the food preparation, menu, and everything that is related to kitchen and food matters.
As for becoming the chef, one must realize and understand that it is not all about cooking. A big part of being creative is needed in becoming a successful chef. Aside from planning the daily menu, a chef also needs to be in the kitchen doing all the kitchen stuff that is necessary. It doesn’t sound like it requires a lot of work but if you try to get to the fundamentals, you’ll realize that cutting, chopping, stirring and a lot of action words are all needed in completing the job of a chef.
And then you ask, what does it really take to become a good chef? First of all, if you don’t have any appreciation on how a restaurant food is prepared, then you don’t have any idea how chefs work. It isn’t easy being a chef. There are a lot of areas you will need to concentrate on. Apart from that general view, the way you present your food and maintain consistency in doing it is an art at its...