Culinary Material at SWIC Libraries

Understand what it takes to be a chef by reading the comprehensive information in So You Want to Be a Chef?: Your Guide to Culinary Careers, 2nd Edition.

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.

The Culinary Institute of America provides all the information that caterers and would-be caterers need to set up and run a successful catering business of any kind.

Ruhlman's thoroughly researched examination of the grocery store and its place in our ever-shifting food landscape, now available in paperback, is by turns personal, political, and practical in its focus. His profile of the Cleveland-based family-run chain Heinen's provides the perfect lens through which to examine our evolving attitudes about food and how these echo larger changes in American culture.

Written from a chefs' perspective, this hands-on, practical book includes the formulas for success and profitability that every restaurateur should know: cost controlling, controls in purchasing, receiving, production, forecasts in sales, and controls in sales and revenue.

This title gives aspiring chefs, sous chefs, chefs de cuisine, and executive chefs the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to lead, supervise and manage foodservice workers. In-depth, it outlines those elements crucial to success in today's quality driven foodservice industry.

The Professional Chef, the official text of The Culinary Institute of America's culinary degree program, has taught tens of thousands of chefs the techniques and fundamentals that have launched their careers. Over 660 classic and contemporary recipes, with almost 200 variations, were chosen especially for their use of fundamental techniques. With lavish, four-color photography and clear, instructive text, The Professional Chef, Seventh Edition guides culinary students--professional aspirants and serious home cooks, alike--to mastery of the kitchen.