1.To be motivated. 2.Good basic Hygiene. 3.A good personality, you need to be grounded. 4.Perseverance. 5.A good sense of humour.

CHEF AND OWNER OF RIVERSTONE KITCHEN. WHAT SKILLS DO YOU NEED FOR THIS JOB? To be motivated, have good hygiene, levelled personality- grounded and have a good sense of humour. WHAT INTERESTS DO YOU HAVE? AND WHAT ONES ARE INVOLLED IN YOUR WORK? Sports/Hunting/Reading. Traveling and you get to see and taste food from all around the world. WHAT SCHOOL SUBJECTS WOULD HELP ME TO BECOME A PASTRY CHEF? English, Geography, Economics, Maths to a degree, History a touch. DID YOU NEED ANYOTHER TYPES OF EDUCATION OTHER THAN SCHOOL? Polytech for cook, a Hospitality course, tourism. Kitchen work. WHAT BENEFITS HAS THIS JOBS GIVEN YOU? Security-job there is always a shortage of good chefs’

WHAT NEW SKILLS HAVE YOU DEVELOPED SINCE YPO STARTED AS A CHEF? Tolerance, Communication, Confidence and Self confidence. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO BECOME A CHEF? 2 ½ years of courses and working at the same time. WHY DID YOU WANT TO BECOME A CHEF? So I could travel and see different country’s and taste new and different types of food. IF YOU WEREN’T A CHEF WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE? I would want to be a Travel Guide a Hunter or a Soldier. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO BECOME A CHEF? 2 ½ years of courses and working at the same time. WHY DID YOU WANT TO BECOME A CHEF? So I could travel and see different country’s and taste new and different types of food. IF YOU WEREN’T A CHEF WHAT WOULD YOU WANT OT BE? I would want to be a Travel Guide a Hunter or a Soldier.

On the food channel there’s a programme called CAKE BOSS that’s exactly what I want to do.

I’m wanting to open my own cake shop and school to teach kids to bake. Other one of my goals are to be able to bake cakes just like this or even better ones.

BY BRITTANY TIFFEN