That would mean because I went to Rowan I’m an engineer. (FYI, I’m not an engineer.) No, I used to be a cook, and now I’m a stagehand. I even ran a catering business and refuse(d) to call myself chef. Your friend is an author/editor, not a chef.
The chef is like the captain of a ship; in military parlance, it is a duty position. Of course, if the captain or chef leaves his kitchen, he is still a chef, because he is known to be worthy of the title. Check out this musing: The Badass As Ubermensch.
Lenn,
That would mean because I went to Rowan I’m an engineer. (FYI, I’m not an engineer.) No, I used to be a cook, and now I’m a stagehand. I even ran a catering business and refuse(d) to call myself chef. Your friend is an author/editor, not a chef.
The chef is like the captain of a ship; in military parlance, it is a duty position. Of course, if the captain or chef leaves his kitchen, he is still a chef, because he is known to be worthy of the title. Check out this musing: The Badass As Ubermensch.
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