Will Cook for Food – One Chef’s Tip for Eating AMAZING Food While Traveling

GUEST POST: Jakob Polaco of spicevagrant.com tells us all about the practice of “staging”, where a cook can work (and eat) under chefs from around the world, for short unpaid apprenticeships, in exchange for experience.

It may be surprising to hear that there is a network of culinary professionals gaining access to the most elite kitchens for an immersive behind the scenes experience. The practice of “staging” is a mystic grey area for the uninitiated, but for people who love to cook as much as they love to travel, this is an amazing way to taste the best food a region has to offer. All you have to do is roll up your sleeves and get in on the action!

First, how do you say it? Stage is pronounced with the a-g-e sound similar to “garage” or “Taj Mahal”. It is not pronounced like a stage with actors. It is a French term I gather from the Escoffier era of restaurant reform. This term has deviated to be used as a verb or noun, so if you are a cook working…