Note on Food
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Title
Note on Food
Subject
A note on the dress of chefs.
Description
This note from LeRoy Neiman (scrawled on the back of a notice for the elections of the Friar Club’s Board of Governors) gives a rundown of chefs' normative dress, in the form of a kind of quasi-checklist. This garb list includes, but is not limited to: a chef toque, clogs, checkered trousers, kerchief, and apron. The note closes with, “With this (chef) man, so attired, enters dining room of a great restaurant it is an event for the diners.” Overall, the note then seems to be hitting on the performative agency of this occupational wear—or costuming.
Creator
LeRoy Neiman
Source
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
Publisher
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
Date
c. 1990-2011
Contributor
LeRoy Neiman
Rights
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Relation
Notes
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
LN_Notes_2957_01; LN_Notes_2957_02
Coverage
New York (N.Y.) New York
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Chefs
calorie jugglers
create (symphonies)
insignia on jackel
toque hat
distinguished chef
pure cotton, comme it faut
clogs, check trousers - hand sewn buttons
white necklaces
etoiles
grand seigneur
(Rondeau - the apron that wraps around waste and reaches the shoe)
when this (chef) man, so attired, enters dining room of a great restaurant it is an event for the diners. //
[...]
calorie jugglers
create (symphonies)
insignia on jackel
toque hat
distinguished chef
pure cotton, comme it faut
clogs, check trousers - hand sewn buttons
white necklaces
etoiles
grand seigneur
(Rondeau - the apron that wraps around waste and reaches the shoe)
when this (chef) man, so attired, enters dining room of a great restaurant it is an event for the diners. //
[...]
Original Format
Marker, pencil, and felt-tipped pen on paper.
Files
Collection
Citation
LeRoy Neiman, “Note on Food,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed April 25, 2024, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/266.