u/ILaughAtRandomTimes

Hi everyone,

I'm a university student from India who has recently realized that cooking is more than just something I do to feed myself. I genuinely enjoy experimenting with recipes and cooking for other people, and I'm wondering whether I might enjoy working in a professional kitchen someday.

Before I spend money on culinary courses or make any big decisions, I'd love to see what the work is actually like.

Is it common for restaurants, cafés, home chefs, or caterers to let someone shadow them for a day or help with basic prep work just to learn?

I'm not looking to be paid. I just want to experience the environment and understand what the day-to-day work is really like.

If anyone has done something similar or has advice on how to approach this respectfully, I'd really appreciate it.

Hi everyone,

I'm a university student from India who has recently realized that cooking is more than just something I do to feed myself. I genuinely enjoy experimenting with recipes and cooking for other people, and I'm wondering whether I might enjoy working in a professional kitchen someday.

Before I spend money on culinary courses or make any big decisions, I'd love to see what the work is actually like.

Is it common for restaurants, cafés, home chefs, or caterers to let someone shadow them for a day or help with basic prep work just to learn?

I'm not looking to be paid. I just want to experience the environment and understand what the day to day work is really like.

If anyone has done something similar or has advice on how to approach this respectfully, I'd really appreciate it.

I'm offering free one month tuition for English and science in Chandigarh. I get the experience and you get the tuition for free so it's a win win I guess. I have some experience but apparently getting better in teaching is done through actually teaching so here I am. DM if you're interested. Keep these in mind please:

1. I'm still learning the syllabus curation and lesson planning part so it may come out a bit wonky here and there.

2. The classes offered are going to be only for the basics levels or for classes 4-8. Adults are welcome if they are looking for beginner or intermediate level tutoring. Parents are free to sit in during lessons for younger children.

3. I'll mostly be entertaining one on one offline classes, whether they be at your home or some other mutually agreed upon place. That said, I can't travel too far so tell me around where you live if you do DM me.

4. You can ask for demo classes too rather than going all out from the start. The timings for demo class will be around 120 minutes and the regular classes will be about 60-120 mins long.

5. Only the first month will be free and it will not be a crash course (unfortunately). The fee for the next months will be in the 500-1000 range depending on the subject or other aspects. You're free to continue or leave after a month however.

6. One thing I'd ask in return is feedback on my teaching and, if you're satisfied with the classes, a review on my tutoring profile.