Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> "SteveB" <toquerville@zionvistas> wrote in message
> news
> > How would you define a cook?
> >
> > I think it is someone who prepares food who:
> >
> > will try new things.
> > will accept failure.
> > is adventurous.
> > is flexible.
> > is creative.
> >
> > I don't think it's someone who's been to school and can cook a creme
> > brule.
> >
> > Steve
>
> Nice attributes, but I don't think most are needed. I know plenty of people
> that cook out of necessity. I know people that accepted a job as "cook" in
> a restaurant and did the chores but did not give a damn about trying
> anything new, cared not about failure, and were not at all creative or
> adventurous. As for flexibility, only to the point that when the boss asked
> "can you work next Wednesday?" they would say yes. They cooked food for the
> customers, got paid, went home and ordered pizza. They still carried the
> title "cook"
>
> There are people that do have all of the attributes you describe and have a
> genuine interest in learning and expanding the culinary experience. I don't
> know what title to give them, but cook, IMO, is not the right one.

Chef vs. cook perhaps? Chef developing recipes vs. cook following them?