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Contents

  • Essentials
    • The Sims 3 Primer
      • Introduction
      • What's New In The Sims 3
      • Create A Sim
      • Lifetime Wishes
      • Creating a House
      • A Day in the Life
      • Mood Boosting Tips and Tricks
      • Wishes
      • Opportunities
      • Relationships And Socializing
      • The Art Of Conversation
      • Family And Aging
    • Skills
      • Introduction
      • Athletic
      • Charisma
      • Cooking
      • Fishing
      • Gardening
      • Guitar
      • Handiness
      • Logic
      • Painting
      • Writing
    • Careers
      • Introduction
      • Business
      • Criminal
      • Culinary
      • Journalism
      • Law Enforcement
      • Medical
      • Military
      • Music
      • Politics
      • Professional Sports
      • Science
      • Part-time work
    • New Simology
      • Introduction
      • Personality
      • Skills
      • Socials
      • Opportunities
    • New Objects
      • Object Catalog
    • Tombs 101
      • Understanding The Underworld
      • Tomb Features
      • Traps
      • Mummies!
    • The Catalog
      • Objects
      • Socials
  • Walkthrough
    • Whats New
      • World Traveler
      • The Basics Of Travel
      • Frozen Time
      • New Skills
      • Relics
      • Adventures
    • Catherine's First Trip
      • Catherine’s First Trip
      • Day One
      • Day Two
      • Day Three
    • Destination Guide
      • Touring
      • Collectables
    • China
      • Welcome To China
      • Shopping And Skills
    • Sight-Seeing - China
      • Sight-Seeing
      • Community Locations
      • Vacation Homes
      • Collectables
    • Adventure List - China
      • Adventure List
    • Tomb Maps - China
      • Ancient Monk Retreat
      • Dong Hou Treasure Trove-Market Caves
      • Temple Of The Dragon
      • Hot Spring Hidden Temple
      • Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor
      • Temple Of Heaven
      • Temple Of Heaven-Annex of The Resolute Fist
      • Temple Of Heaven-Pangu's Haven
      • Rice Paddy Hidden Temple
    • France
      • Welcome To France
      • Shopping And Skills
    • Sight-Seeing - France
      • Community Locations
      • Vacation Homes
      • Collectibles
    • Adventure List - France
      • Adventure List
    • Tomb Maps - France
      • Celtic Burial Site
      • Chateau Du Landgraab
      • Faerie Tomb - Little Wood
      • Faerie Tomb - Eastern Watch
      • Museum Catacombs
      • Tomb Of Necteaux - Nectar Catacombs
      • Tomb Of Necteaux - Tomb Of Isael
      • Tomb Of Necteaux-Tomb Of Jean Necteaux
      • Secret Garden
    • Egypt
      • Welcome To Egypt
      • Shopping And Skills
    • Sight-Seeing - Egypt
      • Community Locations
      • Vacation Homes
      • Collectables
    • Adventure List - Egypt
      • Adventure List
    • Tomb Maps - Egypt
      • Ancient Library
      • Bazaar Tomb
      • Copper Quarry
      • Hatshepsut's Getaway
      • James Vaughn's Command Center
      • Karnak Treasure Hall
      • MorcuCorp HQ
      • Temple Of Queen Hatshepshut
      • Soulpeace Chambers-Sphinx
      • Tomb Of Burning Sands-Pyramid Of Burning Sands
      • Tomb Of Death - Great Pyramid
      • Tomb Of Discovery
      • Tomb Of Infinite Halls-Pyramid Of The Wind
      • Trap Nexus
      • Abu Simbel
      • Tomb Of The Desert Ocean-Pyramid Of The Sky
    • Tomb Building
      • Do-It-Yourself Tombs
      • Getting Started
      • Triggers And Activated Behaviors

The Sims 3 World Adventures Guide › Essentials › Careers

Culinary

Sims who want to pursue a Culinary career should head to either the bistro or the diner.

This is not one of the higher paying careers, but it does come with a lot of perks, such as the consistent development of the Cooking skill while at work and discounts at the restaurant of employment.

Work Locations: Little Corsican Bistro or Hogan’s Deep-Fried Diner

CULINARY CAREER

Level

Position

Work Days

Start Time

Length of Day

Average Daily Pay

Weekly
Average Pay

Pension Pay

Metrics for Promotion

1

Kitchen Scullion

SU, M, T, F, S

3 PM

6

148

740

40

Mood, Cooking Skill

2

Spice Runner

SU, M, T, F, S

3 PM

6

190

950

50

Mood, Cooking Skill

3

Vegetable Slicer

SU, M, T, F, S

3 PM

6

230

1,150

60

Mood, Cooking Skill, Relationship w/ Boss

4

Ingredient Taster

SU, M, T, F, S

3 PM

6

280

1,400

70

Mood, Cooking Skill, Relationship w/ Boss, Relationship w/ Co-Workers

5

Line Cook

SU, M, T, F, S

3 PM

5.5

460

2,300

110

Mood, Cooking Skill, Relationship w/ Boss, Relationship w/ Co-Workers

6

Pastry Chef

SU, M, T, F, S

3 PM

5.5

590

2,950

150

Mood, Cooking Skill, Relationship w/ Boss, Relationship w/ Co-Workers

7

Sous Chef

SU, T, F, S

3 PM

5.5

680

2,720

130

Mood, Cooking Skill, Relationship w/ Boss, Relationship w/ Co-Workers

8

Executive Chef

SU, T, F, S

3 PM

5

750

3,000

150

Mood, Cooking Skill, Relationship w/ Boss, Relationship w/ Co-Workers

9

Chef de Cuisine

SU, F, S

3 PM

5

1,005

3,015

150

Mood, Cooking Skill, Relationship w/ Boss, Relationship w/ Co-Workers

10

Five-Star Chef

SU, F, S

3 PM

4

1,400

4,200

200

Mood, Cooking Skill, Relationship w/ Boss, Relationship w/ Co-Workers

CULINARY TONES

Tones

Description

Work Hard

Work hard to increase performance, but adds stress

Take It Easy

Relax at work. Slower performance, but less stress.

Practice Cooking

Increases cooking skill at work

Meet Co-Workers

Build relationship with co-workers

Hang with Co-Workers

Build relationship with co-workers

Suck Up to Boss

Build relationship with boss

Benefits and Rewards

Because cooking is such an important part of every Sim’s life, the Culinary career has benefits that extend far beyond a daily paycheck. The Culinary career offers the Practice Cooking tone, which lets you advance the Cooking skill while earning a paycheck.

Using this tone may come at the expense of not hastening an improved relationship with the boss or with co-workers (essential to promotion), but being a good cook is a mood booster for your Sim and potentially all other Sims in a household.

Tip

Improving your Cooking skill is an important part of the promotion game in the Culinary career. Make sure you practice at home and don’t rely on too many quick meals or snacks.

Good food is a mood booster for all Sims, so the benefit of occasionally getting free meals from work to take back to the lot is a real happiness generator.

This benefit does not happen until the Sim reaches Ingredient Taster. But once it happens, expect to see free meals on a regular basis. And if you have multiple Sims in a household, that free meal will have enough servings to satisfy all.

Dining out is another mood booster that benefits from the Culinary career. At the Sous-Chef level, Sims get a discount at the restaurant where they work.

This saves money, especially on dates, which can get pretty expensive after a while. Once the Sim reaches Executive Chef, the discount extends to both restaurants.

Sims in the Culinary career get two very cool equipment bonuses. At the Pastry Chef position, the Sim earns the food processor, which speeds up the cooking process at home.

The real prize, though, comes at the final promotion: Five-Star Chef. The Sim is awarded the Master Chef Fridge.

This fridge gives the Superior Equipment moodlet to any Sim who walks near it. Also any recipe that uses food out of the fridge will come out high quality.

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