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Have been pondering the same question. A hobby of mine is cooking, but turning a hobby into a job might remove all the fun. Especially considering the restaura

Have been pondering the same question. A hobby of mine is cooking, but turning a hobby into a job might remove all the fun. Especially considering the restaurant industry is exhausting. Have a few friends who are chefs and they do genuinely enjoy it and are passionate. not sure if I could do that though.

dmbche 3y ago
Highly not recommend opening a restaurant - chat with any chef, they'll tell you the best food they've had was in their own kitchen. You're better off organising soirées or large meals for friends and charging the cost of food if that gets too high - you get the best of both worlds. But as another commenter said, making a youtube channel or something of the sort could be a great idea - but no sure profits. And going to culinary school is an absolute pleasure - I highly recommend it for your own knowledge only.
tayo42 3y ago
Ive been thinking about this a lot. I feel the only way to get any credibility with food is to be a professional chef, otherwise no one seems to care? Or do something crazy like uproot your entire life and dedicate it to one cuisine like mark wiens did and create content for a western audience. but that seems to extreme for me.
- imiric 3y ago
  It's a long shot, but you could always create a cooking channel / show. There are many amateur cooks on YouTube that have a large following, not necessarily because of their cooking skills. But then again, you can try your luck at the creator lottery with any other topic as well.
robopsychology 3y ago
I've had the same thoughts as you - I've heard from chefs the thing you should do is take a part time job working in a kitchen to double check you enjoy it. The pay is awful, the hours are long, and if you lose interest in cooking you may kick yourself. You could always take a sabbatical between jobs and attend a culinary school in Europe which would be awesome?

dmbche 3y ago

Highly not recommend opening a restaurant - chat with any chef, they'll tell you the best food they've had was in their own kitchen. You're better off organising soirées or large meals for friends and charging the cost of food if that gets too high - you get the best of both worlds. But as another commenter said, making a youtube channel or something of the sort could be a great idea - but no sure profits. And going to culinary school is an absolute pleasure - I highly recommend it for your own knowledge only.

tayo42 3y ago

Ive been thinking about this a lot. I feel the only way to get any credibility with food is to be a professional chef, otherwise no one seems to care? Or do something crazy like uproot your entire life and dedicate it to one cuisine like mark wiens did and create content for a western audience. but that seems to extreme for me.

imiric 3y ago
It's a long shot, but you could always create a cooking channel / show. There are many amateur cooks on YouTube that have a large following, not necessarily because of their cooking skills. But then again, you can try your luck at the creator lottery with any other topic as well.

robopsychology 3y ago

I've had the same thoughts as you - I've heard from chefs the thing you should do is take a part time job working in a kitchen to double check you enjoy it. The pay is awful, the hours are long, and if you lose interest in cooking you may kick yourself. You could always take a sabbatical between jobs and attend a culinary school in Europe which would be awesome?