A Chef Without Culinary Art Degree
Unlike many people would tell you, you do not have to have a culinary art degree to be a great chef. A good chef can cook, prepare great food and please customers. You may be natural at all of this and do not need to go to school to learn what you already know.
However, many people will tell you that if you want to take your culinary interest to the next level, you need a real, formal degree.
If you want to apply to be a chef at a high class restaurant that is very competitive, then they will ask you where you studied and where you trained.