Hospitality & Culinary Management Degree: Learning to Lead

Charlie Ruffolo • April 17, 2018

 

The inner workings of a restaurant and every facet of the hospitality industry have a lot of moving parts. Each specific role contributes something vital to making any business a success. From chefs, to wait staff, to bartenders, to accounting, to marketing, and more; all of these actions need to work in harmony. This is management’s responsibility. Learning to lead is the first step in becoming a leader, and this exactly what you learn when pursuing a degree in pursuing a degree in hospitality and culinary management .

 

Culinary management’s main focus is on restaurant and food management. However other settings like hotels and banquet halls require the expertise and decision of a culinary manager as well. There are a number of different types of culinary managers that oversee different aspects of a restaurant; depending on your passion and skillset, the education gained with this type of management degree can set you up for success. Resorts, hotels, and event venues typically require a hospitality manager. This role is focused on making every visitor satisfied. Everything from staffing, administration, and accommodations fall under this purview.

 

At Louisiana Culinary Institute the curriculum is designed to provide the skills, resources, and knowledge necessary to perform duties. Classes in this concentration expose you to the aforementioned inner workings of both sectors. From food safety to restaurant production to hospitality accounting to quality management; this comprehensive approach offers a progressive experience that will give you the tools to pursue the type of career that you want.

 

Management positions in either of these concentrations typically require a higher level of responsibility and correspondingly more decision-making. The management program at LCI is designed to give you the expertise needed to not only make decisions, but make the best decisions, and to understand the leadership, strategy, and execution involved the culinary and hospitality industries.

 

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