Also called: Anonymous Restaurant Inspector, Food Guide Inspector
Eats anonymously at restaurants for a famous guidebook, judging food quality and writing reports that help decide stars and awards.
She books a table under a fake name and orders five dishes. She judges the quality of ingredients, cooking skill and consistency and makes notes in her phone. Back home she writes a detailed report, and later meets fellow inspectors to vote on stars.
Estimate; travel and meals paid.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Usually culinary training plus years as a chef or in fine dining.
Ways in: Trade school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management.
Growing slowly. Only a few dozen of these jobs exist in the US.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can sum up online reviews, but tasting and judging meals stays human.
Classes: Culinary arts, English, Foreign language.
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