20101025 In the Kitchen With a Chef (1)

In the Kitchen With a Chef

What really happens in the kitchen

SC: What is the difference between a chef and a cook?

DW: Cooks generally work at entry-level jobs. They work at different places in the kitchen and follow recipes. Chefs have special training and know which foods go well together, so they can invent new recipes.

SC: How do you become a chef

DW: There are many culinary schools both in the U.S.and abroad. All are good - you really can't pick the best one. You get out of the course what you put into it. Eighty percent of being a chef is technique - learning how to do things. The other 20 percent is natural ability.

SC: Describe the day of a chef.

DW: I generally go to work two hours before service starts. The night before, we will have written lists of all the things we need to prepare when we get there. I get everything ready, and then we begin service. I work in different roles depending on what is needed. Typically, it's a 10 to 12-hour day. I stay about an hour after service is done to make sure all the prep lists are written for the next day. Then I close down the kitchen.

chef n. 廚師

entry-level adj. 入門的/基本的/初級的

=> the lowest level, the level you will begin at when you start working on a job

eg: Oliver just graduated from school and accepted an entry-level job at a nearby company.

=> Oliver才剛從學校畢業接受了一個附近公司的初階工作。

eg: He took an entry-level course in Economics in college.

=> 他在大學修了一門經濟學的初階課程。

culinary adj. 烹飪的/烹調的

=> culinary school is the school that has to do with the cook

eg: Under the famous chef, Jack learned a lot of culinary skills.

=> 在這個有名的主廚調教之下，傑克學會了很多烹飪技能。

eg: Mom planted some herbs in her garden so she could create some culinary masterpieces in her kitchen.

=> 媽媽在花園中種植了一些香草，好讓她在廚房中創造出一些烹飪傑作。

eg: The chef graduated from a culinary academy in France.

=> 這位主廚畢業於法國的烹飪學院。

eg: Each time I return to Taiwan, I enjoy the culinary treats that I can't find in my city in America.

prep adj. 準備的/預備的

=> prep is short for preparation

eg: The prep work before a concert is a huge undertaking.

=> 演唱會前的預備工作是大型的工作。 .

prep v. 做好準備

prep pepped preped prepping

eg: Ricky is prepping for his midterm.

=> Ricky 正在準備他的期中考。

//== Chat room ==//

get delivery

delivery 外送的服務

takeout 外帶(美國人講法)

takeaway 外帶(英國人講法)

=> takeout是先打電話去餐廳點餐，再去餐廳拿。

to go

=> 直接去餐廳點餐，要求外帶。

for here or to go?

=> 在這裡吃還是外帶?

lunch box 指便當盒(容器)，而不是食物

cold lunch　

=> 美國上班族或學生通常帶三明治當午餐就是所謂的冷午餐

hot lunch

=> 在學校的cafeteria裡用餐吃hot lunch

//== Grammar on the Go ==//

Eighty percent of being a chef is technique learning how to do things. The other 20 percent is natural ability.

句子前後使用到和數字相關的表示分別為

eighty

20 => number form

Rule:

1. Begin a sentence with a number, the number must be spell out, Unless you talk about certain year

句子的開頭如果是數字，則必須將該數字用英文拼出，除非該數字為表示年份

2. Spell out the number if it is ten or below. If it is eleven or more, write in number form.

eg: 1999 was a difficult year for the Jones Family.

=> 年份開頭的句子，所以可以寫數字

eg: Twenty customers came into the store and bought 200 apples.

eg: Thomas Edison once said, Gonius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

eg: ...life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.