Cooking is hot.
Today, anyone who masters the culinary arts can count on employment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts 500,000 new jobs for chefs and cooks over the next 10 years. The obsession with lucre will never be eclipsed, but for the moment it seems to be equalled by the determination to follow one's heart, come rags or riches. Forget security and perks, they are collectively saying. Food speaks to their souls.