Diploma in Professional Chef

Course details

A cook is a person who prepares food for consumption. A cook is sometimes referred to as a chef, although in the professional kitchen, the terms are not interchangeable. Chef is a trained and skilled professional cook who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation of a particular cuisine. 

The word "chef" is derived from the termchef de cuisine, the director or head of a kitchen. The term "cook" within a restaurant kitchen usually refers to a person with little to no creative influence on a menu and little to no command over others within the kitchen, such as a line cook. These are usually all members of a restaurant kitchen that are underneath the sous chefin the brigade de cuisine. Other establishments may have a relatively constant menu, often only having people that can prepare food quickly and consistently, having little need for an executive chef or sous chef. The kitchens in these particular restaurants would thus be entirely run by cooks intimately acquainted with the menu. 

This example would not include the short order cook, however, since they are capable and willing to cook items that are not on the ;The course is suitable for anyone with an interest in cooking who wants to develop their existing skills and repertoire. The intensive structure will equip pupils with the knowledge, skills and confidence to go into catering, yacht or chalet cooking or work in professional kitchens. In the past we have had people who simply want to improve their home cooking to those who want to start their own cafes or work in the catering industry.

ICTE COURSE CONTENTS:

• Introduction to Chef and Cooking
  
• Interpretation of Terms
  
• Personal Hygiene
  
• Food Contamination
  
• Safe Food Handling
  
• Construction Standards
  
• Maintenance Standards
  
• Sanitation Codes
  
• Pakistani Cuisine
  
• Continental Food