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A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.
The word "chef" is borrowed (and shortened) from the French term chef de cuisine, the director or head of a kitchen. (The French word comes from Latin caput and is cognate with English "chief".) In English, the title "chef" in the culinary profession originated in the haute cuisine of the 19th century. Today it is often used to refer to any professional cook, regardless of rank.
Below are various titles given to those working in a professional kitchen and each can be considered a title for a type of chef. Many of the titles are based on the brigade de cuisine (or brigade system) documented by Auguste Escoffier, while others have a more general meaning depending on the individual kitchen.
This person is in charge of all things related to the kitchen which usually includes menu creation; management of kitchen staff; ordering and purchasing of inventory; and plating design. Chef de cuisine is the traditional French term from which the English word chef is derived. Head chef is often used to designate someone with the same duties as an executive chef, but there is usually someone in charge of them, possibly making the larger executive decisions such as direction of menu, final authority in staff management decisions, etc. This is often the case for chefs with several restaurants.
Actors: Geno Romo (actor), Ellis Williams (actor), Michael D. Jones (producer), Katie O'Grady (actress), Mad Martian (actor), Betty Moyer (actress), Shea Curry (actress), Maren McGuire (actress), Michael Buie (actor), Dawnn Pavlonnis (miscellaneous crew), Dawnn Pavlonnis (actress), Corrinne Theodoru (editor), Donna Persico (actress), Susan Spencer (actress), Delilah Anderson (actress),
Plot: Set in the early 90's, Dana plays a recently divorced young woman embarking on an acting career. Enter Jack, a young, charismatic theater classmate who, in a lifeless relationship, spends his days as a writer for the local paper. Flashbacks expose Dana and Jack's brush with romance.
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Plot: A series of musical numbers loosely connected by a storyline involving the Upsy Daisey theatre troupe assuming management of the debt-ridden Grand Majestic Hotel. Noteworthy is the song and dance routine, "Holiday in Hades". A precursor to Ralph Staub's Swing Hotel (1939).
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