← Back to context Comment by elliotbnvl 4 days ago Why is the head chef called the head chef, then? He doesn’t “cook”. 5 comments elliotbnvl Reply 9rx 4 days ago To differentiate him from the "cook", which is what we call those who carry out the actual act of cooking. elliotbnvl 4 days ago Well, don’t go around calling me a compiler! 9rx 4 days ago If that's what you do, then the name is perfectly apt. Why shy away from what you are? beaker52 4 days ago The difference is that the head chef can cook very well and could do a better job of the dish than the trainee. krapp 4 days ago "head chef" is a managerial position but yes often they can and do cook.
9rx 4 days ago To differentiate him from the "cook", which is what we call those who carry out the actual act of cooking. elliotbnvl 4 days ago Well, don’t go around calling me a compiler! 9rx 4 days ago If that's what you do, then the name is perfectly apt. Why shy away from what you are?
elliotbnvl 4 days ago Well, don’t go around calling me a compiler! 9rx 4 days ago If that's what you do, then the name is perfectly apt. Why shy away from what you are?
9rx 4 days ago If that's what you do, then the name is perfectly apt. Why shy away from what you are?
beaker52 4 days ago The difference is that the head chef can cook very well and could do a better job of the dish than the trainee.
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!
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.
"head chef" is a managerial position but yes often they can and do cook.