The cook's skills, talent and passion...

Hi!,


I'm gonna make a commentary about being a cook/chef.. This is just based on my own impression about people who makes food..


I have worked in several kitchens, worked with several cooks and chefs, tried food from several households.. From fine dinning, banqueting, industrial catering, home cooking, to street food.. I have tried them all!! I'm a fan of food in different forms and flavours..


My dream is to experience the food around the world.. but whats behind every bite??
What I have observed on most of the cooks that I've seen preparing their dish, is some of them are just sheer talent, some are just skilled, and some has both..


Talented cooks are the people who uses their instincts, they are the ones who doesn't have proper standards in preparations but yet, they produce good food. They rely on their creativity and senses in cooking. You will see most of them in your friend's house, their mom, dad, brother, or sister... These kind of persons can turn into good chefs, given a chance to get a proper trainings. Most likely they have good passion on food..


Skilled cooks... these cooks are trained to cook in various dicipline. They cut in standard ways, cook up to standards, prep and garnish up to the standards. In short, they are living cook books! hahaha!!
The best part that I like about skilled cooks is they are easy to manage. Tell them and they'll do the job just fine..
But you might find some of them who already worked in the kitchen for long years but doesn't grow.. I think whats missing in them is the urge to learn new things, explore and create something different.. They've got the skills already, so they end up being contented on what they do..

But it doesn't have to stop there... Cooking methods evolves all the time! Food culture Changes as Fashion Changes! So there are always a lot of new things to discover and it'll never stop!!!

Always be at the top of your game!! Explore new horizons!!