CareerBuilder.com writer
So you'd like to work in the food and drink industry, but you want something beyond the typical server, busser and chef positions. Here are some people who are working in interesting ways to market, create, manage and serve in the industry:
As the test kitchen director for Mr. Food and Mr. Food no-fuss Meals Assembly Stores, Patty Rosenthal oversees a small staff of culinary experts who work together to create 15 recipes a day for Mr. Food, a company and television program that runs on over 150 television stations around the world and has published more than 40 cookbooks.
Although the job never leaves Rosenthal hungry, some of it can be a little hard to swallow. "When we did 'The Chocolate Cookbook,' testing at 9 a.m., it was a lot to take in," Rosenthal said. You're testing chocolate all day.
While culinary training is a plus, Rosenthal says she went to school for criminal justice before following her passion for food. "Although (training) can be helpful, we don't look for culinary degrees, but you need to have a love for food and understand the philosophy behind the company," she said.