1. Are You a Cook or a Culinarian?

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3. Professionalism begins with a positive attitude! Qualities of a professional Strong work ethic Responsible Flexible Honest Reliable Commitment to excellence Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 3

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5. What Does It Mean To Be a Culinary Professional? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 5

6. Recipe for: Great Culinary Professional 1 cup of KNOWLEDGE 2 cups of SKILL 3 tablespoons of TASTE 4 ounces of JUDGMENT 5 pounds of DEDICATION fill to the top with PRIDE Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 6

7. Professional Culinarians Study the art of cooking Must learn and apply the foundations of the profession: handling ingredients and equipment performing traditional culinary techniques and recipes Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 7

8. Culinary Professional Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 8

9. Attributes of a Culinary Professional Identify, purchase, utilize and prepare a wide variety of foods Apply scientific and business principles Be “lifelong” learners Knowledge Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 9

10. Attributes of a Culinary Professional SkillSkill Practice and hands-on experience provide the skills necessary to produce quality foods consistently and efficiently Attributes of a Culinary Professional Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 10

11. Attributes of a Culinary Professional Aroma Flavor Taste Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 11

12. Taste Five Basic Tastes: Bitter Salt Sour Sweet Umami (Savory) Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 12

13. Attributes of a Culinary Professional Judgment Sound judgment comes only from experience Learning from mistakes as well as successes is how everyone develops sound judgment Attributes of a Culinary Professional Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 13

14. Attributes of a Culinary Professional Dedication Becoming a culinary professional is hard work… physically and mentally! Attributes of a Culinary Professional Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 14

15. Attributes of a Culinary Professional Pride Attributes of a Culinary Professional Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. It is important to have a sense of pride about your work. 15

16. Attributes of a Culinary Professional List the 8 attributes of a Culinary Professional Dedication Knowledge SkillSkill Pride Judgment Flavor Aroma Taste Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 16

17. References/Resources Textbooks: Johnson & Wales University,. Culinary Essentials. New York, New York: Glencoe, McGraw-Hill, 2002. Print. National Restaurant Association,. Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts. Level One. Boston: Prentice Hall, 2011. Print. Website: The Professional Chef Uniform As a professional chef your uniform is your first line of defense for safety protection. Let’s review what a safely dressed chef looks like. http://youtu.be/4uPYHDwVwzU http://youtu.be/4uPYHDwVwzU Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. All rights reserved. 17