Around the world, professional cooks are often regarded as skillful specialists whose creativity and deftness mirror the qualities of an artist. Some chefs approach their dishes with the zeal and discipline that indicate their dedication to a time-honored tradition. This type of cook makes brushstrokes with teaspoons and tablespoons hoping that those who eat the meal will recognize the masterpiece.

Other chefs hold their tongs like an electric guitar and seek to stand alone in the spotlight. Nathan Lippy, a Mohawk-wearing, tattooed culinary school graduate, is hoping to serve delicious food and memorable personality at his new restaurant, Jimbo's Pit Bar-B-Q in Tampa Bay, Florida, according to Tampa Bay Online.

Michael Smith, senior vice president of marketing of the Food Network notes that today's young cooks grew up watching chefs on television whose "onscreen personalities" resemble "someone the viewer wants to hang out with."

As for Lippy, the young cook explains his "rockstar" personality saying, "I feel some strange sense of masculinity when I get behind a smokin' hot grill with some bangin' ingredients."

Research by the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that the culinary industry will experience one of the largest increases in new jobs until 2016, predicting about 351,000 new jobs over that span.