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line cook [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Restaurant Industry
  • Hotel Industry
OBS

French terms that describe techniques, dishes and members of the kitchen brigade are well established in the English culinary vocabulary even though English equivalents exist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Restauration
  • Hôtellerie
CONT

Le chef de partie est un cuisinier qui s'est spécialisé dans une discipline donnée : saucier, rôtisseur, poissonnier, garde-manger, entremétier, pâtissier, boulanger.

OBS

Relève du chef et supervise un ou plusieurs commis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Restaurante (Industria)
  • Hotelería
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Record 2 2022-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Restaurant Industry (General)
OBS

A cook who works on an assembly line.

CONT

Line cooks are responsible for preparing meals for guests or employers. The term line cook brings to mind an assembly line. This is ... because line cooks are usually assigned to a specific station to work on a specific part of a meal or a preparation process. They are part of a bigger group of cooks in the restaurant. This is done so that meal preparation is more efficient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Restauration (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2022-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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