As an employer or a teacher, you will often be requested to write recommendation letters. Give them serious thought.
Recommendation letters are read and given great credence to. If you are ever asked to write one, make sure that you write positive things about the person for whom you are writing it.
For instance, your student asking you to write one for him so that he or she can apply for a slot in a culinary school – how would you go about it?
Since the prime reason behind applying for a course or degree in a culinary school is to learn, writing that the student already knows a lot about cooking and presentation might not sit too well with the reader. Why? Because the reason that he is applying to culinary school is that he wants to learn!
On the other hand, you might consider writing a letter of recommendation with praises on the student’s culinary knowledge simply because that is a skill that will help him get in. Yes, it can get confusing at times. But if you keep a balance of both these things, you can actually write a pretty good recommendation letter.
Ask questions from the student about what type of institute he or she is applying to. This will give you valuable feedback regarding what exactly you can write – and save you time.
And if you are looking for a sample letter of recommendation for culinary school, here is one that you can refer to:
Culinary School Recommendation Letter Sample
August 1, 2020
To Whom It May Concern
I am pleased to write this letter of recommendation for Sasha Reynold, a high school graduate of Peterson High School. I have known Janet for more than three years.
Sasha’s passion for all things culinary is high as is obvious from her choice of subjects in high school and she has actually made a name for herself in this arena.
Ever since Sasha enrolled at Peterson High School, she has devoted all her free time to the school cafeteria, where she learned the art and contributed extensively to kitchen work, including cooking and food preparation. She has won 2 interstate cooking competitions for our school which has helped put our school on the map.
Sasha is enthusiastic without a doubt and is definitely a keen learner. If she is given a place to learn culinary arts in a professional capacity, she is sure to make your institute proud. I recommend her wholly for admission to your school. If the need arises, please feel free to contact me at (000) 666-6666.
Sincerely,
(Signature)
Todd Barron, Principal
Peterson High School
1079 Falling Star Road
Spring, Texas 81973
(000) 741-8747