how can i become a better chef?

hulahoops asked: I have been cooking for a few years and want to become a great chef. What is the best apporach to learning skills besides cooking, taking classes, and reading cookbooks. I want to learn why certain things go together well…like onion and bacon, or avocado and tomato, or ham and swiss?

I really want to become a chef. It so beautiful, but do I really want to work in the culinary carreer?

katie h asked: I’m just a 13 year old, and so far I have loved baking with a passion. I could do it every day. But I don’t like cooking that much. I mean I’ll make dinner and all, but I just do not enjoy it as much. Is it hard to goto [...]