Article Gold Open Access 2019

Chef's competency as a key element in food tourism success: A literature review

Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites
Journal · Vol. 26 · Issue 3 · pp. 1057-1071
Abstract

The chef expertise is considered a key to food tourism success. However, studies to identify the competencies of successful chefs are still scarce. This literature review study aims to identify the chef's skill to succeed in his career. There are 38 relevant articles reviewed using the grounded theory method. The results reveal that the chef's competencies include functional competencies, core competencies, and general competencies. The chef's functional competency is culinary expertise that provides for cooking skills, taste and food knowledge, and service tightening. Chef's core competencies include conceptual ability, cleanliness, and business sense. Meanwhile, general competence consists of interpersonal, leadership, managerial, and motivational skills. The identification of chef competencies is used as a guide for culinary educators and trainers for sustainable careers development in the culinary profession. © 2019 Editura Universitatii din Oradea. All rights reserved.

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Competencies hospitality culinary Chef Food tourism

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Employment identification method literature review Business service tourism development food industry taste
Author Affiliations
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Hospitality Department, Balikpapan State Polytechnic, Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Departement of Education of Food Engineering, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Funding & Acknowledgements
Kementerian Riset, Teknologi dan Pendidikan Tinggi
Funding text 1: Competence is an essential factor that has a tremendous impact on the sustainability of an individual's career, especially in the culinary field. The results of this study show the criteria for successful chefs to support the development of food tourism. Chef's competency is divided into three types, namely functional competencies, core competencies, and general competencies. The chef's functional competency is culinary expertise that includes cooking skills, taste and food knowledge, and service tightening. Core competencies include conceptual ability, cleanliness, and business sense. Meanwhile, general competence consists of interpersonal, leadership, managerial, and motivational skills. This chef's competence is as a guide for culinary educators and trainers for sustainable career development in the culinary profession. Acknowledgments This paper is part of a dissertation project, so we would like to thank the Yogyakarta State University Postgraduate Program for approving the selection of this dissertation topic. Also, I would like to thank the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia for supporting the funding of this research.; Funding text 2: This paper is part of a dissertation project, so we would like to thank the Yogyakarta State University Postgraduate Program for approving the selection of this dissertation topic. Also, I would like to thank the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia for supporting the funding of this research.
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, YSU
Funding text 1: Competence is an essential factor that has a tremendous impact on the sustainability of an individual's career, especially in the culinary field. The results of this study show the criteria for successful chefs to support the development of food tourism. Chef's competency is divided into three types, namely functional competencies, core competencies, and general competencies. The chef's functional competency is culinary expertise that includes cooking skills, taste and food knowledge, and service tightening. Core competencies include conceptual ability, cleanliness, and business sense. Meanwhile, general competence consists of interpersonal, leadership, managerial, and motivational skills. This chef's competence is as a guide for culinary educators and trainers for sustainable career development in the culinary profession. Acknowledgments This paper is part of a dissertation project, so we would like to thank the Yogyakarta State University Postgraduate Program for approving the selection of this dissertation topic. Also, I would like to thank the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia for supporting the funding of this research.; Funding text 2: This paper is part of a dissertation project, so we would like to thank the Yogyakarta State University Postgraduate Program for approving the selection of this dissertation topic. Also, I would like to thank the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia for supporting the funding of this research.
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