Kiki, Sliver Spring AddedFriday, April 17, 2015 at 9:40 AM Chef Engineer? Is a Chef an engineer? If so how long do you have to go to college? Related to Special fields and Interdisciplinary Reset Sort By Default Tricia Berry , The University of Texas at Austin Answered Friday, April 17, 2015 at 9:40 AM Kiki: A chef isn't considered an engineer, however engineers are often involved in food processes, farming and other aspects of getting meals to our tables. Here's a great description of what it means to be a chef and some of the things you do as a chef: http://www.allculinaryschools.com/culinary-careers/guide/culinary-arts/chef-job-description/. You can see lots of different areas engineers work in on the right of http://www.engineergirl.org/9311.aspx. Also check out http://www.egfi-k12.org/ for more examples of what engineers do to make our world a better place.