There are more than 18,000 restaurants in New York City. Culinary training schools send their grads right into the workplace. Why not consider studying in New York?

by Gabby Hyman

You won't go hungry in New York. More than 8 million people live in this city of more than 18,000 restaurants. Another 40 million tourists visit New York every year to sample the city's renowned haute cuisine at restaurants or the hundreds of hotels, or simply to nosh at small diners and delicatessens. No wonder that there's an abundance of jobs for trained cooks and pastry chefs from Battery Park to the Bronx.

Perhaps you've dreamt of working in the restaurant business. It makes perfect sense to take your culinary training where the action is. Where else can you find the Tavern on the Green only steps away from a knish pushcart? Hotels have their own tantalizing restaurants; and there are the renowned restaurants of Little Italy, China Town, and boutique eateries of Greenwich Village. Whether you want to begin as a prep cook, study to become a sous chef for a four-star establishment, or become the manager of your own restaurant, culinary training schools in New York are ready to take you there.

New York Culinary Schools Serve Up Expertise
In as little as two year's time, you can complete an associate's degree in occupational studies in the culinary arts and restaurant management. Or you can attend accelerated certificate training programs that offer specializations in culinary and pastry arts.

Depending on your career preferences, courses can include specializations in wine service and spirits studies, banquet and menu planning, pastry preparation, catering, and restaurant business management. You'll get culinary training the New York way in nutrition, sanitation, restaurant front-house skills, and more. Management courses provide training in staff management, accounting, marketing, legal issues, and more.

Culinary Externships Put You Right into New York Eateries
Most culinary training programs require an externship -- a part- or full-time working position inside a participating New York restaurant, bakery, or hotel. You'll learn advanced culinary skills from the people who cook for a living. It's a perfect opportunity to put your classroom training to work and gain invaluable hands-on experience. At the same time, you'll develop life-long business contacts in the New York culinary professions.

Put your dreams into practical action. Contact New York culinary training programs today to evaluate their programs and see how quickly you can cook up a new life for yourself.