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
|
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.
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.