Hi and welcome to CT.
The brutal reality is a passion for cooking is never enough. Also, cooking at home for friends and family is not even close to what its like to cook commercially. They are so different, they may as well be on different planets.
A degree in the culinary arts is a very narrow and very specific degree that has absolutely no value whatsoever outside of the food industry. Even in the food industry, there are many employers who really don't care if you have a CA degree. I was one of them. Should you decide one day that you no longer want a career in the food industry, that very expensive degree is not going to benefit you in any way. There is a very real and a very large likelihood that you will not retire from the food industry. In fact, depending on what country you live, statistically speaking, the average career in the food industry lasts between 18 and 36 months. So, putting your eggs all in one basket, so to speak, is never a good idea.
What I suggest is this. Get a job in a restaurant or a bakery. Get sense for what this life is like. Work there for a few months. When you're done, go to college and earn a degree in something so you will have a fallback position in the event you decide one day this life is not for you. After college, if you are still motivated to have a career in the food industry, go to culinary school. Trust me, it will still be there after you graduate.
Good luck.