Culinary students in Mumbai find internships mainly through three channels: five-star hotel kitchens (Taj, Oberoi, Marriott, Hyatt, ITC), government-run institutes like IHM Mumbai that build a paid second-year internship into the course, and private culinary schools such as ITM IHM or the Academy of Pastry Arts, which run their own recruiter networks. Cruise lines, QSRs...
Nobody tells you that the first thing you’ll learn in culinary school isn’t a recipe. It’s how to hold a knife without flinching. If you’re about to start one of the chef courses on your shortlist, your first week will be less about plating a perfect dish and more about building habits that everything else...
Professional kitchen training isn’t just a place to learn recipes. It’s where you learn to work under real pressure, follow food safety standards that international employers actually check, and build the kind of discipline that travels across borders. That combination, technical skill plus workplace habits, is exactly what hiring managers at hotels, cruise lines, and...
India’s food scene changes dramatically from one city to the next, and the same is true for the way you learn to cook it. APCA, one of the best culinary schools in India, is one of the best culinary schools in India, but what sets it apart from the rest is that it doesn’t offer...
One of the biggest decisions aspiring cooks face before stepping foot in a professional kitchen is whether to pursue a culinary diploma or a full-blown culinary degree. Both paths can lead to a rewarding career in culinary arts, but the two differ greatly in time, cost, depth of curriculum and opportunities. If you’re trying to...
Pastry-making is in a strange limbo. Precision, on the one hand – exact weights, exact temperatures, exact times. On the other side is imagination. Color, texture, plating, storytelling on a dish. A great pastry chef doesn’t have to choose between the two. They learn to flit seamlessly between them, and that is exactly the balance...
Choosing the right culinary course is a critical step in shaping your future career in the culinary arts. India, with its rich culinary heritage and burgeoning food industry, offers a plethora of options for aspiring chefs. Here’s a guide to help you find the right culinary course that aligns with your goals and aspirations. Identify...
