"Julia Altshuler" <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "Julia Altshuler" <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
>>>I'm reading _Service Included_ by Phoebe Damrosch about waiting tables in
>>>a 4 star restaurant. She describes how they all call each other "Chef"
>>>including those working the front of the house.
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>
>> Do they say why they do that? I mean, in a well-run restaurant, everyone
>> contributes to the dining experience. But, some chefs consider themselves
>> somehow exalted, like some doctors. So, maybe the staff is making fun of
>> them. The head chef might expect to be called "Chef Jones", instead of
>> just Jim.
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>
> She made it sound like a cute affectation, a sort of in-joke, like a
> secret handshake, but also a sign of respect. She talks about calling
> other people "Chef" the way some people call everyone they know "Pal," or
> "Buddy," or "Hon."
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>
> --Lia


OK. It sounds like they were goofing on the chef's desire to be called "Chef
Whatever", in the same way the penis in the White House expects to be called
"Mr. President".