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in larger restaurants, takes care of all the pots and pans instead of the plongeur. [4] Rôtisseur (roast cook) manages a team of cooks that roasts, broils, and deep fries dishes. [3] Grillardin (grill cook) in larger kitchens, prepares grilled foods instead of the rôtisseur. [5] Friturier (fry cook)
Cooks' responsibilities include preparing food, managing food stations, cleaning the kitchen, and helping the chefs. [1] Restaurants will give a title to the cooks according to their designated stations. [2] Examples are broiler cooks, fry cooks, pantry cooks, and sauce cooks. A cook at work (15th- or 16th-century German illustration)
A chef de partie, station chef or line cook [1] is a chef in charge of a particular area of production in a restaurant. In large kitchens, each chef de partie might have several cooks or assistants. In most kitchens, however, the chef de partie is the only worker in that department.
The sous-chef has many responsibilities, because the executive chef has a more overarching role. Sous-chefs must plan and direct how the food is presented on the plate, keep their kitchen staff in order, train new chefs, create the work schedule, and make sure all the food that goes to customers is of the best quality to maintain high standards.
Associate, bachelor, and graduate degree programs are offered in restaurant management by community colleges, junior colleges, and some universities in the United States [1] and elsewhere. [ 2 ] One hierarchical system for organizing a restaurant's kitchen staff is the brigade de cuisine system developed by Auguste Escoffier (1846–1935).
The United States restaurant industry was projected at $899 billion in sales for 2020 by the National Restaurant Association, the main trade association for the industry in the United States. [1] [2] An estimated 99% of companies in the industry are family-owned small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. [3]
Before cooking institutions, professional cooks were mentors for individual students who apprenticed under them. [13] In 1879, the first cooking school was founded in the United States: the Boston Cooking School. This school standardized cooking practices and recipes, and laid the groundwork for the culinary arts schools that would follow. [14]
A chef de partie, also known as a "station chef" or "line cook", [5] is in charge of a particular area of production. In large kitchens, each chef de partie might have several cooks or assistants. In most kitchens, however, the chef de partie is the only worker in that department.