How long as a chef before changing restaurants

[Toufas]

lets say you got your first job, as a trainee chef (trainee as in no professional experience, and training in their kitchen to see how the head chef wants things done). how long would you stay in that place before applying somewhere else?

[trekflyer]

training chef as in.... this is your first time working as a COOK in a restaurant? how long to stay there? ask your self, is it a quality restaurant? if so, i'm sure there is a ton that you can learn there and it's worth it stay for a while and to try to learn as many of the stations as possible. If it's just a regular restaurant and you want to gain experience, use it as a resume opportunity so that you can later apply to a quality restaurant and really learn from a chef who will teach you the proper way to do things.... In terms of how much training it'll take you before you can be a chef.... it will be many long years.