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0 pointselliotbnvl2mo ago0 comments

Why is the head chef called the head chef, then? He doesn’t “cook”.

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9rx2mo ago

To differentiate him from the "cook", which is what we call those who carry out the actual act of cooking.

Well, don’t go around calling me a compiler!

9rx2mo ago

If that's what you do, then the name is perfectly apt. Why shy away from what you are?

The difference is that the head chef can cook very well and could do a better job of the dish than the trainee.

krapp2mo ago

"head chef" is a managerial position but yes often they can and do cook.

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9rx2mo ago

To differentiate him from the "cook", which is what we call those who carry out the actual act of cooking.

Well, don’t go around calling me a compiler!

9rx2mo ago

If that's what you do, then the name is perfectly apt. Why shy away from what you are?

The difference is that the head chef can cook very well and could do a better job of the dish than the trainee.

krapp2mo ago

"head chef" is a managerial position but yes often they can and do cook.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse