sous chef

second-in-command

Immediate subordinate to leader

• deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
• subordinateOne lower in rank
• right-handOpposite of left

lieutenant · understudy · apprentice · junior · assistant · aide · support · backup · number two · brigade

training

Developing abilities through practice

• teachingProfession of instructing others
• apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
• coachingGuiding others to improve

guidance · instruction · demonstration · feedback · development · nurturing · protégé · culinary school · staging · externship

line cook

Kitchen staff at stations

• saucierChef specializing in gravies
• pâtissierFrench pastry maker
• expediterOne who accelerates processes

commis · station · kitchen staff · prep cook · dishwasher · front of house

mise en place

Pre-cooking ingredient arrangement

• platingSurface metal application
• expeditingMaking progress faster
• schedulingAssigning times to events

ordering · inventory · training · supervising · tasting · quality control · delegation · menu planning · food cost · portioning

tickets

Documents permitting entry

• ordersInstructions to obey
• fireCombustion with flames
• pick upLift and take

rush · timing · plating · garnishing · expo · hot line · window · service window · covers · seating

• restaurant workwaiter, waitress, server, cook, dishwasher
• commercial kitchenkitchen, cook, oven, stove, grill
• cooking show rolescook, home cook, baker, judge, contestant
• cookshome cook, line cook, prep cook, fry cook, grill cook
• food workersbutcher, bartender, server, caterer, waiter
• hospitality workersservers, waiters, hostess, hosts, bartenders