I guess I just don't know. I'll give you that "respect" thing, because I guess it's always a good thing to give or show. The best way to show me any respect is to come back to eat at whatever place I'm cooking. Come back often.
Can I wear a Chefs Coat?
I have a question for the Professionals from a home cook.
If a person has no culinary training, should they be wearing
a chefs coat?
If a person has no culinary training, should they be wearing
a chefs coat?
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kaneohegirl,
let me know next time you're in durango, and i'll make sure you get a reservation...with a window seat!( i sleep with the foh mgr/reservationist.!!)
joey
let me know next time you're in durango, and i'll make sure you get a reservation...with a window seat!( i sleep with the foh mgr/reservationist.!!)
joey
I heard there were 6 managers there and 10 on the waiting list.........kaneohegirl,
let me know next time you're in durango, and i'll make sure you get a reservation...with a window seat!( i sleep with the foh mgr/reservationist.!!)
joey
ouchy poo chef billyb, thought we were 'brothers in arms' here!...FWIT, my husband is the foh guy everyone trys to schmooze into a window seat...its pretty funny what people will do to get one...hey, i take bribes..talk to me!!
joey
joey
Yeah, those pants… not so much thanks! Now, are the pants a “traditional” thing? Where does that come from? I can see where they would be comfy and cool, but really, couldn’t we design them a bit more attractively?
keneohegirl,
i'd bet a paycheck, they were designed by a man!
joey
i'd bet a paycheck, they were designed by a man!
joey
What kind of restaurant do you have Joey..............ouchy poo chef billyb, thought we were 'brothers in arms' here!...FWIT, my husband is the foh guy everyone trys to schmooze into a window seat...its pretty funny what people will do to get one...hey, i take bribes..talk to me!!
joey
On the topic of cooks pants, I hate the ones designed for women by the company I used to have to get them from. They were literally like scrubs pants and the only thing they had going for them was that they were light for the summer... otherwise I got the mens pants. Now I can wear whatever on the bottom I want so for summer it's back to the crappy capris I had when I was at the cafe!
ChefBillyB,What kind of restaurant do you have Joey..............
you'd think after 19 years i'd know how to answer that question...i still don't, so grab a cup o' joe, settle back and i'll tell you what i know as best i can....or perhaps i should just pm you my 'novella' and spare the others.....if i had to sum it up in a few words however, i would say forever evolving..
joey
I think that I may have found my new calling, or maybe it found me!
If the Jacket is not the best and the bottoms are for S#*% ... my niece is a designer, we could collaborate on a new standard for ya’ all!!
If the Jacket is not the best and the bottoms are for S#*% ... my niece is a designer, we could collaborate on a new standard for ya’ all!!
I am a professional embroiderer, and I could order you one! And embroider it too
The reason I don't have one is that they are usually (not always) white. I can't even
wear white to eat let alone cook!
Donna
The reason I don't have one is that they are usually (not always) white. I can't even
wear white to eat let alone cook!
Donna
I guarantee you it was a man who modified one and made a "nursing bra". Where were those in high school? flop and drop...I was going to say something along the same lines about the womens' brazier!! Only a man could have dreamt that torture trap up!!
So on pointkaneohegirl,
please pardon the tongue in cheek sarcasm in my earlier post...just couldn't help myself! there should be a emoticon for sarcasm. as far as the wearing of a chefs coat, you're a home cook right? if you want to prance around your kitchen in little else than a chefs coat, or you just want to see how it looks and feels on...go for it! whatever makes your cake rise. wearing one is not a rite of passage or neccessarily even earned. most, if not all corporate kitchens require their employees, including dishwashers, to either wear a chef coat or utility shirt, pants and apron. you don't need a degree for sure. personally, i only wear a coat if i am catering a party and am serving and or visible to guests, or if i am in the dining room schmoozing after dinner service. my current kitchen is small, cramped and hotter than a mid summers day in phoenix. even though women's jackets have come a long way with great styles and even greater colors, i still find them restrictive and uncomfortable. of course, if i'm cheffin in someone else's kitchen, the jacket is on, especially if it's an exhibition kitchen. if i were a pastry chef or baker, i would certainly wear one all the time, no matter how hot the kitchen was....chocolate, flour, eggs,....messy stuff that gets in your hair, your eyes, your everywhere....just curious, i don't know what you do for a living or if you are home raising children, but with alll your enthusiasm, why don't you work in a kitchen somewhere 1 or 2 days a week? a small cafe, bistro, catering company...they would probably love to have someone like you...
joey
And so back to the topic again.
Chef's coats, like Foodpump said, are designed to protect the user and keep them cool.
Wearing a Chef's coat when not in the kitchen creates a environment to pick up germs and bacteria and bring them back to the kitchen.
A Chef's coat is not a fashion statement. It is a useful tool. The coat should also not be worn for more than one day without washing it.
And I know I'll get varying opinions on this.
Chef's coats, like Foodpump said, are designed to protect the user and keep them cool.
Wearing a Chef's coat when not in the kitchen creates a environment to pick up germs and bacteria and bring them back to the kitchen.
A Chef's coat is not a fashion statement. It is a useful tool. The coat should also not be worn for more than one day without washing it.
And I know I'll get varying opinions on this.
I got one some years back and used it for a while. It's okay, functionally, but not great. Then my wife found a Japanese gi-style one (think a karate uniform top, but made for cooks), and I love it. Aprons are meh for me because they all seem to be made for medium -short women, and I'm a 6'1" guy with middle aged spread. The gi top comes down to mid-thigh, and has several loops and small pockets here and there for towel, pencil, thermometer, etc. Can't praise it enough. Also it's very dark blue, so it doesn't show stains and is a little bit slimming.
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