Culinary

The Culinary career is one of the basic career tracks that shipped with The Sims 2, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4. A similar career, called culinary arts, came with The Sims: Unleashed.

The Sims
The culinary arts career track comes with an expansion pack for The Sims, Unleashed. Like the Circus career track, it has the lowest pay in the whole game at Rank 1 and a strictly average pay at rank 10, and its pay curve has the dubious honor of briefly dipping below the Slacker pay curve. Out of all 20 careers in the base game, Livin' Large, and Unleashed, it offers the fourth-lowest combined pay over all ten ranks ($4045), with only Circus, Slacker, and Education being lower, and is neither especially hard nor especially easy to climb.

A Candy Bar Magnate will eventually change careers and become a Top Secret Researcher in the Science career track.

The Sims 2
The Culinary career is one of ten basic career tracks that shipped with The Sims 2. This career focuses on building skill points in logic, creativity, and cooking. The career reward for this track is the Schokolade 890 Chocolate Manufacturing Facility, which can be obtained when the Sim becomes a Prep Cook, Level 6, and it can be used to make candies which can be sold if the Sim has a high cooking skill. If The Sims 2: Apartment Life is installed, Bohemians are likely to work in this career. College majors associated with this career are Philosophy and Art.

Sims who have the Pleasure, Popularity or Romance aspiration can have "Become Celebrity Chef" as a Lifetime Want.

Trivia

 * The host uniform at Level 4 is seemingly based off the uniform that Jennifer Aniston's character, Joanna, wears in the film Office Space, the purple uniform and the numerous badges is heavily reminiscent of the uniforms that the employees have to wear in the film.
 * The Culinary career level 9 is wrongly named "Restauranteur". It's supposed to be "Restaurateur".

The Sims 3
Culinary is a career track in The Sims 3.

Work place: Diner, Bistro, Coffeehouse

How to apply: Directly at work place, Newspaper, Computer

Performance options: Business as Usual, Work Hard, Take It Easy, Hang with Co-workers, Suck Up To Boss, Sleep On Prep Table, Practice Cooking

Note: This is the only career track that has more than one working location. However, sims can only choose one place or the other to work at. Despite the differences in location, job rankings & pay remain the same.

Opportunities

 * From one Chef to another
 * [Sim], a fellow chef, would like to discuss cooking with you.


 * Catfish for the Chef
 * Location: Diner or Bistro
 * Reward: Cash
 * The Chef is experimenting with recipes involving fish. The only problem is that he doesn't have any fish. Use this cheese as bait to catch an Alley Catfish, then turn it in to the restaurant. But hurry! The Chef promises to pay top Simoleon!


 * Working Alongside Friends
 * Reward: Co-worker relationship and job performance boosts
 * Your boss thinks it'd benefit your personal growth and job performance if you befriended [Sim], but quickly! Meet [Sim] for a friendly chat. Who knows where the relationship will lead?


 * Rock and Sushi Roll
 * The restaurant wants to take advantage of the sushi craze that is sweeping the town. Catch two fish, then turn them in at the restaurant. The Chef guarantees you some extra money for your efforts as well as a job performance increase.


 * A Lot of Bad Apples
 * Reward: Job performance boosts
 * The Chef has gone a tad batty. You've been tasked with planting a Bad Apple and bringing in 10 more like it. Apparently the stew tastes better with bad apples, but it's best to bring the apples, take the performance boost, and not ask questions. 


 * Spying on the Cuisine
 * Reward: Job performance boosts
 * Eat With Others or Alone at (one of the other restaurants)
 * Your rivals in the restaurant business are really doing well, and it isn't sitting well with the chef. You've been tasked to eat at one of the other restaurants in town, then return to work and report on your findings. Watch your back!


 * Harvesting the Best
 * Reward: Job performance boosts
 * Restaurants that cook with locally grown ingredients are really successful. The Chef has given you a Great [plant], in the hopes you can plant it and grow an Excellent [plant]. Bring it to work with you and you'll earn yourself a raise!


 * Appetizing Music
 * Patrons have been leaving the restaurant bored. To rectify the situation, the Chef wants you to bring your guitar and play at the restaurant. Hopefully the music fixes things. If not, at least you'll get paid!

The Sims 4
The Culinary career is one of the career tracks from The Sims 4 base game. After being promoted from level five, Sims will be able to choose one of the two career paths: Chef or Mixologist. If a Sim is in the Culinary Career they will sometimes have the whim "Go to Work feeling Inspired" which will grant 40 satisfaction points if you send the Sim to work with the Inspired Moodlet.

Career Levels
Description: "Anyone can make dinner or mix a drink at home. The Culinary career is for those who want to take it to another level and make money doing it."

Chef Branch
Description: "It takes a special touch to craft exquisite food. Begin your journey of making Sims weak in the knees with a dangerously delicious dish."

Mixologist Branch
Description: "A master mixologist knows the ins and outs of various mixers and ingredients to create a drink that makes the shyest Sim sit up and notice." With Discover University, although there is no degree associated with the mixologist branch, if a student sits in 10 or more mixology skill classes, there is a chance they will be offered a job in the mixology branch.

Sims in the Culinary Career

 * Summer Holiday - Head Dishwasher
 * Bob Pancakes - Caterer
 * Mitchell Kalani - Assistant Dishwasher
 * Dina Caliente - Assistant Dishwasher
 * Clara Bjergsen - Caterer
 * Mila Munch - Caterer
 * Jesminder Bheeda - Head Mixologist
 * Raj Rasoya - Pastry Chef
 * Catarina Lynx - Caterer
 * Lilliana Kealoha - Head Mixologist