cordon bleu chef

Elite kitchen professional

A cordon bleu chef is one trained to the highest standards of French cuisine.

The term comes from the blue ribbon worn by members of a prestigious French order, later applied to the famous Parisian cooking school Le Cordon Bleu.

The designation implies elite culinary training and classical technique: She studied under a cordon bleu chef in Lyon.

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One who lacks experience

amateur · home cook · hack · short-order cook · fast food worker

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Institutional meal preparer

short-order cook · line cook · hot dog vendor · hash slinger · burger flipper

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