Externship Ideas

[Bantams]

Hello EGulleters!

I am a student at the Culinary Institute of America (started in October) currently looking for an externship location. The CIA externship is an 18-week period spent at some food-related job - in a restaurant, a hotel, a resort, or even at a food magazine or newspaper.

However, I am looking for something a bit different than most. I do not want to work in a typical restaurant. I’ve already worked for 10 months at a James Beard award-winning chef’s restaurant, which I absolutely loved doing, but I don’t picture myself working at a restaurant the rest of my life. I love the outdoors and animals; I milk my own cow and make cheese, raise our own meat and eggs and vegetables, forage for wild foods, and I also ride and drive horses.

Some ideas that I am researching already:

- A “glamping” (glamour-camping) site - here are two I have found already:

http://www.pawsup.com/resort/

http://www.wildretreat.com/

- Equestrian safaris

- A working farm/restaurant – one that raises all their own vegetables, meat, and dairy

However, I would ideally go overseas for my externship, and I haven’t been able to find many resources. I am particularly interested in the UK and Italy.

My externship is from May – October.

So, if any of you have additional ideas, or specific locations in mind, let me know!!

Thank you so much!

Kelsey

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