Culinary Arts

When Cultural sensibilities cause professional dilemma !
In a series of conversations I keep on sharing here, got this call from a concerned parent in Maharashtra.
Our family has religious beliefs and are purely vegetarian. My kid wants to be a chef, is there any scope for a person who doesn't want to even cook non vegetarian food?
So, writing for benefit of those with similar concerns:
I agree that maximum hotels offer a range of both vegetarian & non vegetarian dishes as all cuisine have varieties in both. However the best part of this industry is that there are many opportunities that allow you to work as per your comfort zone.
Keeping in mind the kitchen, there are many different kinds of chefs, you may opt for the bakery & confectionery, salads or even garnish sections as these do not involve non veg. Otherwise in case you are willing to cook non veg food,it is not so necessary for vegetarian students to taste what they have made. It will be suffice if they are willing to cook non-vegetarian dishes.
Admission to Hotel Management programs at ITM-IHM are open in mumbai.
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Being an alumni I would like to share some insights .School of Hotel Management and Tourism, Lovely Professional University has reached a certain level through which it can be said that we are leaders of the future. Extremely equipped with modern technologies, latest trends, enriched and expert intellectuals, exquisitely designed curriculum and pedagogy to train student all leads to create perfect industry ready professionals for future. Apart from this the School has the following distinctive attributes:Student diversity: Rich diversity of national and international students. International students
from different countries along with Indian students from 26 states.Curriculum: High academic standards maintained by offering the curriculum framed in
consultation with Industry experts.Student exposure: Being a part of a resource rich University, the students have an advantage of
interdisciplinary exposure which is not possible in standalone colleges.In campus support: The School also trains its students in the campus hotel named Uni Hotel of
25 rooms hosting national and international guests where students practice along with the staff.Infrastructure: The School has five modern kitchens with two bakeries. All kitchen and bakery are
equipped to enable student to perform scientifically and to attain their best of learning through
most modern gazettes. We have four training restaurants to teach student about the authentic
serving style of food and beverage. We are equipped with one front office laboratory, two
housekeeping laboratory, two computer laboratories with 60 computers and a simulation
laboratory for aviation.Placement: 78% placements record with minimum 26% students selected as Management
Trainee (Junior Executive level) till date and the placement is with brands like Accor Group of
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Internship: Industry internships in top national and international five-star hotel brands like Leela
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(Maldives), Shangri-la (Thailand), Marriott & Hyatt (USA), Michelin Star Restaurant (L Auber
Grade Trama) France, etc.Intellectual Strength: Faculty members with holistic blend of academic & industrial exposure.

Culinary Sciences refers to learning the art of preparing, cooking and presentation of cuisines from all around the globe. Commonly known as Chefs, the professionals of this field are also known as Culinary Artist who not only are experts in cooking food but possess thorough knowledge about the nutrition value of each of the ingredients that have been incorporated in the dish. The professionals undergoing academic learning in this field know food or culinary science, its presentation, nutrition and diet. Its all about learning the pre-preparation and post-preparation process involved in exclusive cooking to take the dish to the next level which can be termed as a signature dish of a Chef.
In Chandigarh university, Career Scope after Degree in Culinary Sciences
With a major boost being given to domestic and international tourism, the hospitality industry is growing at a very fast pace. All the major tourist destinations such as France, Spain, USA, Canada, China, India, Singapore and others are witnessing 10-30% growth in the number of tourists visiting every year. As a result, there is an annual growth of 4% in the number of hotels which means about 8000 new hotels are added every year. Food is the most important and integral part of the hospitality industry, there is an annual addition of 40,000 Chef jobs every year. As a culinary expert, you will have an ample number of job opportunities all around the world. India is one of the major tourist destinations in Asia, the hospitality industry is growing at a rate of 7% which will add 7000 new Chef jobs.