Food Art
Vintage Fruit and Vegetable Crate and Can Labels Now Appreciated As Art and Home Decor
Beautiful, funny and sometimes racy, fruit and vegetable labels were created to catch the eye of American consumers in the produce department. Beginning in the late 1800's farmers and merchants used artwork of colorful fruits and exotic vegetables to entice customers into buying their product. Before becoming available as Framed Art, some cooks framed their favorite labels and hung them in kitchens and restaurants. Today labels are collected for their beauty and are exhibited at museums around the Untied States.
Some early can labels even had gold foil and used expensive embossed papers. Larger labels, known as crate labels were glued to the ends of produce crates as they were shipped out of the fields to market. Artist created sun drenched landscapes and used bright colors to make their produce stand out. Drawing on the romance of the Old West, some brands had names like Bronco, Western Queen and Majestic.
Gods and royalty are represented in vintage stone lithograph labels against dramatic landscapes. On one advertising label, Triton the sea god sits on a cliff overlooking the ocean in Washington state. In other art, glowing oranges are set against romantic sunsets and bright red strawberries tumble over a serene California farmland. Giant artichokes floating over choppy seas and tomato ranches grace other labels. Visit http://www.MomsRetro.com to see examples of more retro crate label art.
Today, vintage crate label artwork is still found in modern kitchens except it is kept on the wall. This early form of advertising art is perfect for the kitchen and adds a retro touch of home to offices. And it just might help us to remember to eat our apple a day.
About the Author
Laura Zinkan is a writer in California. She cultivates a gardening site at http://www.theGardenPages.com with plant profiles, growing tips about succulents and native plants.
She also cooks up http://www.MomsRetro.com where you can find retro art and kitchen tips for busy cooks. 2009 by Laura Zinkan. Article may be reprinted if author credit is given with a website link. All rights reserved.
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Culinary Arts Career for the Artist and Food Lover in You
Culinary arts careers can turn your love of food and sense of creativity into a means of lifetime support. The restaurant industry always has jobs, and you’ll never go hungry. But passion and energy is needed to survive.
A culinary arts career is not for the faint of heart. The majority of food service industry jobs require long hours, weekends and holidays. Throughout your career there will be intense moments of pressure and chaos combined with complaints, praises and strong emotions. There will be laid back potato peeling and onion slicing with laughing and groaning.
You’ll also find the food service industry has a powerful camaraderie, and your co-workers will quickly become family. Teamwork is essential to everyone’s survival, and your advancement. You will always be around people, and if you enjoy working with the public as well, you will climb the culinary career ladder faster.
Unless someone has exceptional culinary talents and connections that count, the culinary career will begin at the bottom. Getting your foot in the door is the first step. The restaurant industry employs over nine million people, but there is a lot of competition. There is also a lot of turnover, and much of the turnover is from career advancement. One person’s career advancement is another person’s career advancement.
Beginning at the bottom does have many advantages. If your career path is going to lead you to a management position, chef position or restaurant owner, working from the ground floor up is an asset to your resume. You’ll know the requirements, stresses and advantages of each job, and you will be better able to communicate to your staff to get the results you want. Someone who hasn’t climbed the career path won’t have this advantage, and hiring executives know this. Working up the ladder is an investment in your career.
A career in the culinary arts requires a sense of creativity, as well as the ability to produce consistently in a manufacturing production style. A pastry chef at a quality hotel will be able to design spectacular desserts, but they will be produced for large numbers of people. A prep chef may spend hours chopping vegetables, but they may also create a beautiful display of flowers using their own cutting and paring techniques and talents. I
If you are planning to advance in your culinary arts career to food management, restaurant management, executive chef or restaurant owner, you will also be responsible for controlling food costs and waste. In these positions, basic math skills will be required, and likely some computer data entry, scheduling and purchasing. Working with the public is a must in a culinary management position. If the administrative or “front-of-the-house” aspect of chef management doesn’t appeal to you, the culinary arts has many opportunities for specialists. A signature chef may specialize in pastries, cake designing, vegetables, soups, sushi or ethnic or regional specialties. A signature chef’s career is centered on the art and science of food.
Culinary arts careers are varied and many. Starting at the bottom as a line cook or prep cook will work your way to the top. Even starting as a dishwasher can put you first in line to get behind the line. But you won’t get promoted unless you are a team player and you prove yourself. Make a career plan first, and on your way you might discovery some unhidden talents or new cooking obsessions. You must always be willing to learn new things. If you have the energy and the passion and enjoy food, creativity and teamwork, start learning, get your foot in the door – then start cooking your way into your own culinary arts career path.
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