head cook
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Head cook is the person in charge of a kitchen, responsible for directing other cooks and overseeing food preparation.
The term is more common in institutional settings—schools, camps, military mess halls—than in restaurants, where *chef* or *executive chef* typically carries the same meaning: The head cook at the cafeteria has been there for twenty years.
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
- kitchenFood preparation room
- kitchen brigadeRestaurant's organized cooking team
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
- saucepanHandled cooking vessel
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- cafeteria workerslunch lady, chef, cashier, server, dishwasher
- diner staffwaiter, waitress, server, busboy, busser
- kitchen jobschef, sous chef, executive chef, pastry chef, chef de cuisine
- servantsbutler, maid, servant, servants, domestics
- royal feastsfeast, banquet, feast halls, high table, goblets