What is Chef?
[[Image:Cooks 050918 154402.jpg|thumb|right|Chefs in training in [[Paris]]]] A '''chef''' is a person who [[Cooking|cooks]] food as their job. They usually work in [[restaurant]]s or [[hotel]]s. == Full explanation == The chef is responsible for everything about the food in a restaurant. He is responsible for buying the food, hiring and supervising the kitchen workers, creating the [[menu]]s for the customers, and deciding the [[recipe]]s (the details of how the cooking is done). Some chefs are trained and some are not trained. The '''sous-chef''' (sometimes called an assistant chef) is the chef's main helper. A '''chef de partie''' is a 'line chef', in charge of a station in the kitchen. The '''commis chef''' works under a chef de partie. It is usually a training position. The lines or stations in a big kitchen are: *[[Sauté]] chef *Fish chef *[[roast]] chef *[[grill]] and/or [[frying|fry]] chef *vegetable chef *roundsman (fills in where needed) *[[pantry]] chef *butcher *[[pastry]] chef ==Related pages== * [[Celebrity chef]] ==Other websites== * [http://www.chefsworld.net free chefs resource guide built by chefs for chefs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212095257/http://www.chefsworld.net/ |date=2007-12-12 }} * [http://www.acfchefs.org/Content/Education/Certification/Levels/default.htm Official certification levels of the American Culinary Federation] [[Category:Chefs| ]] [[Category:Food-related occupations]]