Modern chefs are "outside the box." Emeril recipes designed space age NASA astronauts. Meanwhile, other chefs prepare gourmet meals customized for sports teams or supervising the kitchen in the favorite sports bar. Dining options are more varied career than ever.
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In an effort to increase public awareness for the program of the International Space Station and to improve the morale of astronauts, NASA requested the assistance of celebrity chefs. Culinary mission: to make tasty freeze-dried food. As an astronaut Thomas Reiter said, "Our perception of taste is a bit small, we have a longing for a little more spicy food soon."

Emeril Lagasse answered the call. He forced the astronauts' kick up a notch "with its recipes for jambalaya, mashed potatoes and bacon, garlic and green beans with spices. Astronaut Jeff Williams suggested that they join Emeril in space one day as the cook-book, which Emeril said, "Now, that certainly would be raising a few notches."
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Another emerging culinary career is sports nutrition. One company, XALT Sports, hires a "professional chefs, who all come from top culinary schools and in many cases, have extensive experience in the kitchen for professional athletes." These chefs will prepare foods that are high quality personalized, targeted to the preferences of an athlete's personal food and nutritional needs. sports nutrition programs try to keep the athlete on a competitive basis to maintain maximum nutritional goals, despite the rigors of travel. gourmet meals delivered directly profitable charter flights in major U.S. cities
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Sports fans deserve quality cuisine as well. The new sports concept restaurants have posted high scores to marry the brand identity with a luxury kitchen and sports in the state of the art of visualization. Fox Sports Grill and ESPN Zone executive chefs prepare menu luxury goods that are competitive with other houses of the dinner said. Besides the traditional sports bar food, the chefs also prepare items such as BLTs salmon bruschetta and goat cheese with a touch more sophisticated cuisine.

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culinary school graduate today have more career options than ever before. U.S. Department of Labor projects that job openings for chefs will be plentiful through 2014. As more and more culinary school graduates prepare for careers "outside the box, you can combine your love of food with one of her other passions. Who knows, may be the first chef to bring his culinary expertise in outer space or table in your favorite NFL team.
About the Author

Judi Sandall is a technical writer, sports enthusiast and regular columnist Chef School Review. She is a graduate of New York State University with a BA in English Literature.