Q 01/05

The word 'chef' reached English as a shortening of which French phrase?

A) Chef de partie

B) Chef de cuisine

C) Chef d'oeuvre

D) Chef de gare

Answer · why

B) Chef de cuisine

Chef de cuisine, literally 'head of the kitchen'. On its own the French word only means chief or boss, which is why a chef de gare is the person in ch...

Q 02/05

Which chef drew on his military service to create the hierarchical kitchen "brigade" system?

A) Marie-Antoine Carême

B) Paul Bocuse

C) Fernand Point

D) Auguste Escoffier

Answer · why

D) Auguste Escoffier

Auguste Escoffier had been an army chef in the Franco-Prussian War. At a time when kitchens were loud and cooks drank on the job, he demanded cleanlin...

Q 03/05

At which London hotel was Nellie Melba first served the peach dessert named after her?

A) The Ritz

B) Claridge's

C) The Langham

D) The Savoy

Answer · why

D) The Savoy

The Savoy. By its chef's own account, he served peaches and vanilla ice cream on a swan carved from ice, a nod to the opera she was singing; the raspb...

Q 04/05

In a classic kitchen brigade, which station chef prepares cold dishes such as salads, pâtés and terrines?

A) Entremetier

B) Rôtisseur

C) Garde manger

D) Saucier

Answer · why

C) Garde manger

Garde manger, roughly 'food keeper'. The name comes from the cool larder where food was stored, which is why the cook in charge of it took on the cold...

Q 05/05

Which chef turned down the Kennedy White House to develop recipes for Howard Johnson's restaurants?

A) Paul Bocuse

B) Jacques Pépin

C) André Soltner

D) Michel Roux

Answer · why

B) Jacques Pépin

Jacques Pépin had been a chef to President Charles de Gaulle, yet he chose what was then America's largest restaurant chain. He stayed ten years and s...