http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/cookingschool Questions tagged with 'cookingschool' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:31:52 -0800 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:31:52 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/107388/Is%2DChef%2DSchool%2DCool I want to become a better cook, is chef school the nuclear option? As a child, my mother insisted that I do the eating and not the cooking. Despite her best intentions, I ended up quite clueless on how to cook. In college, I improved by cooking for myself and quite enjoyed it. I just graduated from college and I'd like to pick up a tangible skill on the side and attend chef school. The reason is because I've only been cooking for 2-3 years and would like to improve faster than the oh-just-keep-at-it-and-it-comes-with-age-and-experience rate. SO, collective mind:<br> 1) Is cooking school going to improve my skill? I am not "gifted" at cooking nor do I cook all the time. Am I going to have the rude awakening that unless I enjoy cooking all the time or have some innate skill, I'm doomed? <br> 2) Is it possible to do cooking school in the evenings while holding down a fulltime job?<br> 3) Does anyone know the prices/good chef schools in Austin? I've looked at Texas Culinary Academy and the Cordon Bleu Program. I don't know anything about them or their prices.<br> 4) Can anyone who has gone to chef school give advice to the casual cook who doesn't plan on being a chef at a restaurant the cost/benefit analysis of going to chef school? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.107388 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:31:52 -0800 chef chefschool cooking cookingschool cuisine culinary food resolved school bodywithoutorgans