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Why are old school chef hats so big?
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Why are old school chef hats so big?
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Why are those old school chef hats so big? I always wondered their practicality.
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In some hierarchies, the higher your station, the bigger your hat/crown/wig...
The chef is the chief of the kitchen ("chief" being derived from the Old French word "chef").
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Thanks, makes sense! You are an explosion of knowledge.
Does the phrase "there are too many cooks in the kitchen" mean that they are too many cooks in the kitchen?
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So you can put your fancy hair do in, like a hair net ?
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Re: Why are old school chef hats so big?
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There was a general fashion for "squashed" hats a la Henry VIII that has persisted in some academic dress - I believe the European Court still affects them. You can squash a chef hat into the same shape, but as caterers use a lot of starched white cotton, it's more fun to make the hats stand up - they gradually sink in a steamy atmosphere anyway. And like a British police helmet, it makes the chief stand out in the crowd.
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