I was wondering the same thing the other day but couldn't find anything either. : (
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That would be so cool <3 I wish I could learn to be a vegan cook, it'd be neat.
Perhaps one day someone with a kind heart will team with a bunch of vegans and make such a school. It'd be neat
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Perhaps one day someone with a kind heart will team with a bunch of vegans and make such a school. It'd be neat
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I doubt washing dishses in a vegan restaurant will eventually lead you to be a cook. I am interested in opening my own vegan restaurant some day and i want to go to a full on culinary school. I know a lot of vegan chefs just go to regular culinary schools and cooking through the meat section, and use eggs etc. until they graduate and just stick to what they want. But i don't think I could do that. Even if i wouldn't have to eat the final product, I would not feel right about cooking meat or using it as a tool to learn.Originally Posted by MrFalafel
There are loads and loads of vegan/vegetarian cooking classes all over the place.
http://coned.georgebrown.ca/section/culi/vegecert.html
http://www.holistic-cooking.co.uk/
http://www.compassionatecooks.com/deals.htm
http://www.indiancooking.ca/schedule.htm
http://www.thebigcarrot.ca/classes.htm
http://www.vegetariancatering.ca/classes.htm
and lots more.
What are you folks looking for, exactly? A degree in vegan cooking or something useless like that or real experience?
If you want to learn to cook for yourself there are zillions of classes and books. If you want a job in the vegan catering industry go get low level dish washing job in a top notch vegan restaurant and work your way up.
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Here's a school that teaches chef skills as well as the basics about opening up a restaurant. http://www.naturalgourmetschool.com/...ighlights.html
But can you imagine being 2 years into your restaurant business with investments and debts and then suddenly realising you dont like working until 1am everyday? Better to find out first.
Every single successful chef I know started out doing prep-work in the back kitchen of the kitchen. The most important aspect of this work is finding out if restaurant work is really what you want to do. Dreaming about spending a few hours in a kitchen creating up tasty treats for adoring customers may be a far cry from the realities of working 12 hours a day buy, prepping and cooking to order to demanding customers who want everything right now.Originally Posted by missmushroom
I doubt washing dishses in a vegan restaurant will eventually lead you to be a cook. I am interested in opening my own vegan restaurant some day and i want to go to a full on culinary school. I know a lot of vegan chefs just go to regular culinary schools and cooking through the meat section, and use eggs etc. until they graduate and just stick to what they want. But i don't think I could do that. Even if i wouldn't have to eat the final product, I would not feel right about cooking meat or using it as a tool to learn.
Here's a school that teaches chef skills as well as the basics about opening up a restaurant. http://www.naturalgourmetschool.com/...ighlights.html
But can you imagine being 2 years into your restaurant business with investments and debts and then suddenly realising you dont like working until 1am everyday? Better to find out first.
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What he said. ^^^ You have to start at the bottom and work your way up - unless you're planning on just a little, local, mom-and-pop hole in the wall. In which case, you may not be able to hire many staff and will be doing the dishes and prep work yourself anyway.Originally Posted by MrFalafel
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Every single successful chef I know started out doing prep-work in the back kitchen of the kitchen. The most important aspect of this work is finding out if restaurant work is really what you want to do. Dreaming about spending a few hours in a kitchen creating up tasty treats for adoring customers may be a far cry from the realities of working 12 hours a day buy, prepping and cooking to order to demanding customers who want everything right now.Originally Posted by missmushroom
I doubt washing dishses in a vegan restaurant will eventually lead you to be a cook. I am interested in opening my own vegan restaurant some day and i want to go to a full on culinary school. I know a lot of vegan chefs just go to regular culinary schools and cooking through the meat section, and use eggs etc. until they graduate and just stick to what they want. But i don't think I could do that. Even if i wouldn't have to eat the final product, I would not feel right about cooking meat or using it as a tool to learn.
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I understand what you are saying but that wasnt the point of my post. Being in a kitchen and observing and cleaning isnt going to help me be a chef if the most creative dish i know how to create right now is vegetable stir fry. I will check out that website though- thanks.Originally Posted by MrFalafel
Every single successful chef I know started out doing prep-work in the back kitchen of the kitchen. The most important aspect of this work is finding out if restaurant work is really what you want to do. Dreaming about spending a few hours in a kitchen creating up tasty treats for adoring customers may be a far cry from the realities of working 12 hours a day buy, prepping and cooking to order to demanding customers who want everything right now.
Here's a school that teaches chef skills as well as the basics about opening up a restaurant. http://www.naturalgourmetschool.com/...ighlights.html
But can you imagine being 2 years into your restaurant business with investments and debts and then suddenly realising you dont like working until 1am everyday? Better to find out first.
Hello missmushroom, we seem to share one of the same dreams.
I am thinking about leaving the computing industry and would really like to to become a vegan chef. I know it would be really hard work and very long days but if i was serving healthy animal free food to paying customers and earning a modest living from doing so I would be very very happy
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I really love the thought of one day opening a vegan restaurant and not only giving people happiness through very tasty food but also increasing their health. I am not sure what path to take or what legal requirements there are to become a chef in the UK. I know how to cook very tasty food already and just want to share this with others ! Please let me know how u get on and if yout interested i will keep you updated with any progress i make. Good Luck
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I am thinking about leaving the computing industry and would really like to to become a vegan chef. I know it would be really hard work and very long days but if i was serving healthy animal free food to paying customers and earning a modest living from doing so I would be very very happy
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