Is this just a tradition from a restaurant or chef school or is there a functional reason they wear those things.
2007-09-14 05:56:58 · 6 answers · asked by toltec 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
A. It was and still is a symbol of cleanliness
B. It keeps the hair out of the food
C. Those pleats represent all the ways a chef can cook eggs
2007-09-14 06:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a student at Johnson & Wales University, the culinary school Emrile went to, and here is why we wear really tall chef's hats: the taller your hat the higher up on the food chain (no pun intended) you are. The guy (or girl) with the tallest hat is the executive chef, the person in charge. That tradition is kinda starting to fall to the wayside but still, that's where the tall hats come from. It's also kinda nice to have a taller hat because the heat escapes from your head and you aren't left to suffocate with one of those little skull caps on.
2016-05-19 04:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wear a hat to keep falling hair out of the food. The traditional chef's hat (called a toque, or sometimes a toque blanche) also keeps the head cool by allowing hot air to rise. It gets HOT in those kitchens sometimes!
2007-09-14 06:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They wear toque, the tall hat, to keep hair away from the food and it's tall to allow ventilation
2007-09-14 06:12:34 · answer #4 · answered by Angel-ene 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the casino i work at it's strickly to keep the hair away from the food. Now im sure there is a back story to it. but basicly it's to keep the hair from being in your food.
2007-09-14 06:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'cause their French, nasty French chefs.
2007-09-14 06:01:18 · answer #6 · answered by ~ Floridian`` 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋