Every Sim loves food, especially those with the Grilled Cheese Aspiration. Yet not every Sim has the passion for cooking or the culinary arts inThe Sims 2. Those that do can pursue a career chasing the dream of cooking on TV for audiences to enjoy. It all starts at the bottom of the career ladder.

Luckily, we’re here to help you navigate the career track and prepare for your next promotion. Whether you start by washing dishing or played with a toy oven in elementary school, your Sims will be a celebrity chef before they know it–so long as they put in the effort to learn the ropes.

Culinary Career Track

Sims that love to cook shouldpursue a career in the culinary arts, where they’ll work their way up fromscrubbing dishes at night to hosting their own showas a celebrity chef. It’s a long road ahead, but the investment is worth it for the rewards.

Your household will also thank you for the delicious meals.

The Culinary career track isbroken up into full-time and part-time work. Below are the available positions and how to get promoted:

Adult Culinary Career Track

Adult Sims cantake on full-time jobs, which havemore hours and better pay. However, the skill requirements are more demanding, and your Sim willneed plenty of friendsif they’re going to climb up the corporate ladder.

If your sim has kids, it’s a good idea tocall a Nanny to watch them and track your schedule.

Below are all the jobs adults can excel in for cooking:

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Days Off:Tuesday and Thursday

Days Off:Monday and Tuesday

Teen And Elder Culinary Career Track

Elder and teen Sims can join in this career too, although their options arelimited to only three positionswithin the track. Teens can get a head start on their future bytaking a part-time position and practicing the necessary skillsto succeed later.

Elder Sims can use this career tocontribute to household fundsand fill out their usually empty schedules.

Below are all the jobs teens and elders can excel in for cooking:

Teens must have grades of ‘C’ or higher before they can get a part-time job.

Days Off:Monday and Saturday

Days Off:Wednesday and Thursday

Culinary Career Reward

After staying in the Culinary career long enough toreach level six and become a Prep Cook, your Sim willunlock the Schokolade 890 Chocolate Manufacturing Facility. This machine can beredeemed from the career rewards menuin the same place as your Sim’s inventory, and it allows them toimprove their Cooking skillover time.

The difference between this machine and studying from a book is thatyour Sim can make chocolate candies and sell them.

The price margins are slim, but better than nothing when compared to reading for hours on end. Make use of this machine tomax out your Sim’s cooking skill and earn some simoleonson the side.

The animation for this interaction shows your Sim eating some of the candies when falling behind, but itdoesn’t actually restore a notable amount of the hunger motive.