Kitchen brigade
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The kitchen brigade is a system of hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, commonly referred to as "kitchen staff" in English-speaking countries.
Kitchen staff of the Hotel Knickerbocker, New York - circa 1930s
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Chef de cuisine
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A chef de cuisine, also called CDC or head chef, is a chef who leads a kitchen and its cooks. A chef patron or executive chef is a chef that manages multiple kitchens and their staff.
Kitchen brigade
…means "chief" or "head" in French. Similarly, cuisine means "kitchen", but also refers to food or cooking generally, or a type of food or cooking. Chef de cuisine (kitchen chef; "chief of the kitchen") is responsible for overall management of kitchen; supervises staff, creates menus and new recipes with the…
The chef de cuisine (painting by Henri Brispot)
The French chef Jean Sulpice
The American chef Larry Forgione at The River Café in New York City