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Gluten Free Chef

justme

By justme
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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justme Enthusiast
justme
Posted

Is anyone here a gluten free chef? I've been considering a career change (I am 21 and just graduated from college in a field I dislike) and cooking has always been an interest of mine.. I was curious to find out how Celiacs do in the field.. do you think there would be a demand for a celiac chef?

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beaglemania Rookie
beaglemania
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I'm not sure how well they do, I'd hire you though :)

lorka150 Collaborator
lorka150
Posted

justme - i'm on a similar path but refuse to cook/bake with gluten. my sister is a pastry chef and a cook and is going to open up a business on the side, and i am going to do allergen baking and cooking for her business. that way, her guests never have to second guess having cross-contamination, because they will be 'safe' in my kitchen. personally, i would never use gluten and casein in my baking or cooking, as this is an activity for me, not a potential threat to my health... i like the better safe than sorry policy :)

either way - good luck!

GFBetsy Rookie
GFBetsy
Posted

I know of at least one celebrity that employs a gluten-free chef. I've also had people request that I bake for their autistic children. That is one place where you might be able to make such a career work for you, and help overwhelmed parents at the same time.

penguin Community Regular
penguin
Posted

I read an article recently saying that the gluten-free market was set to boom (along with the rest of the food industry) within the next few years. The culinary school I'm enrolled in thought enough of the potential of the gluten-free lifestyle to accomodate me :)

hineini Enthusiast
hineini
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Bauman College in Berkeley, CA has a program where you can learn to be a natural foods chef - Many of their grads go on to become personal chefs or specialty chefs for ppl with special diets. Betcha they would be quite accomodating to someone who was gluten-free. In fact, I think some of the people who run some of the gluten-free bakeries around here graduated from there. There is a LOT of money to be made in specialty foods... Whether as a personal chef, or opening a restaurant, or starting a food manufacturing operation or bakery.

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