Executive Chef Jobs – From Dishwasher to Iron Chef

I live in Austin, Texas and we are lucky to have one of the best executive chefs in the country, Tyson Cole. He has an executive chef job that people would die for. But he had to work hard for it. He started out as a dishwasher and ended up with two restaurants and an appearance on Iron Chef against Morimoto.

Tyson Cole is the executive chef or Uchi and his new restaurant Uchiko. I have not been to Uchiko yet, but I recently ate at Uchi and it was amazing. Uchi is considered one of the best sushi restaurants in America.

Tyson Cole shows that if you have a passion for what you do and you are driven to do whatever it takes to succeed you can really be what you want. Of course things could have turned out differently for him, but it shows that sticking to what you love can really pay off.

To be a great executive chef you need to work hard and study and learn your craft. For example, Mr. Cole worked in Austin, New York and Japan. He even learned Japanese better learn his art. Although Tyson didn’t go to culinary school, he apprenticed under the owner of a local sushi restaurant here, it might be a wise idea to start your journey at a culinary school.

Culinary training will give you a good base to work up the ranks to become an executive chef. If you wondering how long it will take to become an executive chef, it can take about five years to work your way up the ladder from dishwasher the way Tyson Cole did it. That is why getting some training can speed that process up some.

So if you are looking to become an executive chef be prepared to follow your passion and work hard. If you do this you never know where it will lead to. Tyson Cole didn’t know that one day he would own two great restaurants and appear on Iron Chef, but he just kept working at his dream and that is what you need to do.