On Dec 31, 5:46�pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
> 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?- Hide quoted text -

Chefs are more involved with the economics and management of a
kitchen, chefs are typically not very cood cooks.