Milena

Thanks very much pastryboy, I'll be keeping my eye out for it! -Milena

"...happy and poor than rich and miserable." -chefpeon I think this is the most incouraging thing I've ever heard about making a career change to something I love doing.. thanks for the encouragement chefpeon -Milena

Thanks Steve and chromedome! I do recognize that there are hardships to the profession but none the less I'd rather face hardships in something that I love doing, rather than something I'd hate doing without hardships. I have to admit that I have great romantic feelings about this profession, and hopefully that will remain the same through many hardships to come. Thanks for your insights, and yes I do believe that things are changing for females thanks to many talented women making this happen. milena

Wow! It's so exciting to read this thread. I just recently joined and I'm doing a lot of reading. It seems like hard work but All in all you seem to be having fun.. it gives me something to look forward to when I finally find an apprenticeship. Keep us posted! -Milena

Hello Sorry to interupt this great topic, but I thought I'd put in my $0.02, one for being an aspiring pastry chef, and also for being a female. I couldn't help but try to understand why there are hardly any women pastry chefs that are recognized. I recently joined egullet and I've been doing a lot of reading and also noticed many male names comming up over and over and close to zilch females. I'm curious to know if women, whether in france, US or anywhere in the world really have a chance at being recognized (professionally) as pastry chefs. Right now I am in the process of trying to find an apprenticeship in the field, and I feel extremely discouraged not only to enter a male dominated profession but also without an invitation. Many trades in Canada seem to be "inviting" females to get involved, unfortunately the culinary arts does not seem to be one of them. Is this worldwide, or just in Canada? Milena