On May 12, 4:57 am, Andy > wrote:
> Chef Badges of Honor?
>
> On some cooking programs I've seen a few hosts that have badges on their
> sleeves.
>
> What do they represent? They never zoom in close enough to tell.
>
> I'm guessing it's a cooking school "diploma."
>
> ??
>
> Andy
> --

Dunno the specifics, but professional organizations have badges you
can sew on. IACP (international association of culinary
professionals) is just one of them. I don't think it is a diploma.
Very large numbers of top chefs were taught as apprentices in fine
kitchens rather than schools. From my POV, wearing a school badge
would be like admitting you weren't able to apprentice. There are
very few schools with high recognition names, anyway.