New Orleans, LA is this city a great option to work as a chef for money and experience?

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New Orleans, LA is this city a great option to work as a chef for money and experience?

Answer 1

New Orleans has a very large and extremely competitive restaurant "scene".  Poor restaurants simply don't survive. The variety of restaurants is very wide, and it's not just "southern" cooking (as the first answer suggests).

However, I have no idea how well chefs are paid in New Orleans.

First check with the famous restaurants (Antoine's, Arnaud's, Brennan's, Commander's Palace, etc.). All of them have  have reopened and are working to re-establish themselves. NOLA has many excellent but less well know restaurnats (ex. Stella, Bayona, Herbsaint).

The website www.bestofneworleans.com has a restaurant guide.

NOLA also has many 4 to 5 star hotels, and they all have upscale restaurants + banquet services.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Well what I say is it depends on the surrounds that you are use to living in, and what you heart loves to Cook.  I personally thinks it is better to go somewhere were it is a international love of food.  More people more money.  Unless there is a total love for cooking southern based food.