Chief cook/Sole cook

The Chief cook is the Chef de Cuisine and runs the entire kitchen business. He will take all necessary measures in the kitchen to ensure a smooth process:

• lead the kitchen brigade and assign the posts

• compilation of menus and daily or seasonal tickets

• monitoring the equipment, its use and keeping it clean

• preparing for the next day

• design tasks for the employees

• recruitment and training of new employees

• independent and cost-conscious purchase of food and other items for the kitchen

• budgeting

• if necessary, even cooking items and general organizational duties

• control of cold rooms and warehouses

• supplier management

• execution of inventories

In the smaller companies with only a few kitchen staff, one speaks of "sole chef". There, the chief cook or chef is the sole cook and usually has one or more kitchen aids or washers