It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to be a chef. However, if one has a passion for cooking, it will pay off. I am a creative person and cooking has endless possibilities for creativity, such as the way you prepare it and the way you plate it. I want to become a chef and hope to open a restaurant one day. To do this you need to acquire basic skills. Julia Child once said, “No one is born a great chef, you learn by doing.” Most chefs or home cooks finish high school in hopes of getting into a culinary institute where it is quite competitive to get in. attend a community college which can also be competitive. Some without money or time for school, but who still have a passion for cooking, get their GED and attempt an apprenticeship. Hoping to gain experience more quickly, they try to learn everything they can from their mentor at work, rather than college, and may be quite successful. While apprenticeships are fairly easy to get if you look, you get better hands-on experience in college or a culinary institute. Whether you choose...