LSCAHM chefs at the pass during service in a working kitchen
Where LSCAHM students go

The careers LSCAHM prepares you for.

Hospitality promotes on merit and moves fast — from the pass to the boardroom. These are the destinations LSCAHM graduates head toward most, in kitchens, hotels and ventures of their own.

LSCAHM graduate leading a London restaurant
Explore theYOUR FUTURE

career paths
you can take.

Six destinations where LSCAHM graduates land most often — each built on craft, service and the business behind both.

An LSCAHM alumnus at work in a professional kitchen
01

Chef de Partie → Head Chef

Run a section, then a kitchen — the classic brigade route through serious restaurants and hotels.

TechniqueSection leadershipCostingMenu writing
Restaurants, hotels, private dining, events.
02

Pastry Chef

Own the sweet side of the menu — from viennoiserie at dawn to plated desserts at service.

PatisserieChocolate workProduction planningPrecision
Restaurants, bakeries, hotels, chocolate houses.
03

Restaurant Manager

Run the room — service standards, teams, reservations and the guest experience end to end.

Service designTeam leadershipP&LGuest relations
Restaurants, members' clubs, hotel F&B.
04

Food & Beverage Manager

Own every outlet in a hotel — restaurants, bars, banqueting and room service, and their margins.

Multi-outlet opsRevenueProcurementEvents
Hotels, resorts, cruise lines, venues.
05

Food Entrepreneur

Open your own concept — pop-up to permanent — with the craft and the numbers to make it survive.

Concept designCostingBrandOperations
Independent restaurants, street food, catering brands.
06

Events & Banqueting Manager

Deliver weddings, launches and state dinners — logistics, kitchens and service at scale.

Event opsLogisticsClient managementBudgeting
Hotels, venues, caterers, agencies.
Elena Marchetti — LSCAHM alumna and chef-owner
Alumni spotlight

I costed my first menu in class on a Tuesday and ran it as a pop-up that weekend. Two years later I opened my own place.

Elena Marchetti
Culinary Arts & Management '22 · Chef-Owner, Supper Club E1
2yrs
To her own kitchen
12
Chefs in her brigade
Talk to admissions

From first service to head chef.

Talk to an advisor about the LSCAHM route toward the kitchen, the room or your own concept.

LSCAHM graduate plating a finished dish before service