Chef vs Caterer - What's the difference?
chef | caterer |
The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household
*<1845 , R. H. Barham, Blasphemer's Warning'' in ''Ingoldsby Legends (1847), 3rd Ser., 245
*:The Chef' s peace of mind was restor'd, And in due time a banquet was placed on the board.
The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment
*1849 , Thackeray, Pendennis (1850), I. xxviii. 266
*:The angry little chef of Sir Francis Clavering's culinary establishment.
Any cook
*Kiss the chef
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A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.
* 1821 June 19, ”Peregrine,” The Traveller: Letter IV'', in ''The Kaleidoscope; Or, Literary and Scientific Mirror ,
* 1830 , , The King?s Own'', 1840, ''The Complete Works of Captain F. Marryatt , Volume I,
* 1838 , The Southern Literary Messenger , Volume IV,
A person or company hired to provide and serve food, usually for a large group and at a location separate from where the food is prepared.
* 1979 July 23, Andrew O. Shapiro, Of Canceled Parties and the Beleaguered Teenager'', '' ,
* 1994 , John N. Ingham, Lynne B. Feldman, Dutrieuille, Peter Albert (1838—1916) and Albert E. Dutrieuille (July 26, 1877—April 25, 1974)'', entry in ''African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary ,
* 2008 , Zushe Yosef Blech, Kosher Food Production ,
As nouns the difference between chef and caterer
is that chef is the presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household while caterer is a person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.chef
English
Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
When used in reference to a cook with no sous-chefs or other workers beneath him, the term is connotes a certain degree of prestige—whether culinary education or ability—distinguishing the chef from a “cook”. As a borrowing, chef was originally italicized, but such treatment is now obsolete.Synonyms
* (head cook) cookReferences
caterer
English
(Catering)Noun
(en noun)page 401,
- It was in vain that I petitioned, appealing to our caterer , if proofs of appetite were wanting; for sick men seldom have occasion for that important person?s services.
page 335,
- “I say, Mr. Cribbage ,” cried an old master?s-mate, to the caterer , who had entered shortly after the tea-kettles, and assumed his place at the end of the table, “what sort of stuff do you call this?”
page 263,
- There is a caterer for the table, whose sleekness of face, rotundity of person, and general air of comfortable well-being, do great honor to the cheer he provides.
page 64,
- If so, you will probably sign a contract with a caterer months, maybe years, in advance and make a substantial down payment.
page 225,
- From a family of French West African descent, Albert Dutrieuille was the last of the great African-American caterers in Philadelphia.
page 176,
- Although many hotels work with outside Kosher caterers to provide Kosher services, some have developed their own in-house Kosher catering departments.
