What does a chef do?
Chefs cook food that makes people happy. They work in busy kitchens, invent new dishes and make sure every plate looks and tastes amazing.
What chefs do all day
Chefs chop, mix and measure everything before cooking starts.
When the restaurant is busy, chefs work quickly and carefully.
They mix flavours and colours to make new recipes.
Head chefs teach and guide the whole kitchen team.
Super skills chefs use
- 👅 Tasting and trying
- ⏱️ Working quickly
- 🧼 Keeping things clean
- 👥 Teamwork
How you grow as a chef
- Kitchen PorterStart here
- Chef de PartieGetting good
- Sous ChefLeading others
- Executive ChefThe top job!
In the game you start at step 1. Do great work, collect stars and climb all the way to the top!
Places you can work in the game
- 🔥The line
- 🍰Pastry section
- 🍷Dining room
- 🍸Bar
- 📦Prep and stores
- 👨🍳Chef's office
Fun fact!
A chef’s tall white hat is called a toque. Some people say its folds once showed how many ways a chef could cook an egg!
Ready to try it?
Pick a name, choose your first job and make choices. Every game is different — then challenge a friend to beat your score!
▶ Play as a chefQuestions kids ask about chefs
What does a chef do?
Chefs cook food that makes people happy. They work in busy kitchens, invent new dishes and make sure every plate looks and tastes amazing.
What skills does a chef need?
Chefs use skills like tasting and trying, working quickly, keeping things clean and teamwork.
How do you become a chef?
Some chefs go to cooking school and others learn on the job, starting with simple tasks in a busy kitchen and working their way up.
Can kids try being a chef?
Yes. In careers.games, a free game for kids, kids play a chef from the first step (Kitchen Porter) all the way to the top job (Executive Chef).
Updated October 2026 · About careers.games for parents and teachers
For parents and teachers
careers.games is a free, story-based career game for children. Kids make simple choices, see what happens and learn that jobs have many steps. There are no accounts, no chat and no ads.
The chef path follows a kitchen career from kitchen porter to executive chef, with pastry, front of house and bar roles along the way.
Questions to talk about together:
- What is your favourite food? How do you think it is made?
- Why do chefs need to work as a team?
- If you had a restaurant, what would you call it?
Tip: turn on “Read to me” in the game and younger players can listen instead of reading.