[Sca-cooks] Chef

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Well that's not good for our purposes.  How long does it go back in France?
What did they call Vatel's job description, for instance?

Selene Colfox

> Ok, here's the OED's definition:
>
> Chef. 1842.[F.;='head'.] A head cook in the kitchen of a large household.
> Chef d'oeuvre. Pl. chefs d'oeuvre. 1762. [F. lit. 'chief (piece) of work.] A
> masterpiece.
>
> Christianna