Peek into a restaurant kitchen these days and the tall, snowy toque blanche — long the sign of the room’s culinary kahuna — may be tough to find. It is a vanishing species. Instead, heads sport ...

What's A Chef's Hat Called? The iconic chef's hat is called a toque blanche (French for “white hat”). A toque can refer to any hat with no brim, or a very narrow one. There are many theories about its ...

When you think of a professional chef, chances are one of the first images that comes to mind includes a tall, white hat - the iconic toque blanche. This towering headpiece is a symbol of culinary ...