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Comment by elliotbnvl

4 days ago

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

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

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.