How much are chefs generally paid? Are they generally paid by the hour or by salary?
A private chef is usually (but not always) paid by the hour. A restaurant chef is usually paid salary. Tell us about where you work. What do you like most, least? IET (The Institute for Educational Therapy) is a brilliant place to work. I’m enjoying it more each month. At first I was terrified of teaching, but now I’m hooked. It’s wonderful to work at a place with some ethics. IET strives to create a very warm and healthy work environment–very different from your average restaurant kitchen! The Executive Director and the Administrative Director are both such supportive and positive people–the best bosses a person could ask for. They really care about both the chef-instructors and the students. The students are fantastic–all of our students at IET are here because they really want to be, so I’ve never had to deal with a “slacker.” What do I like the least? The two days in the program that we teach how to cook dead animals! What are the tools of the trade you use most? My knives. With
