Culinary chef vs sous chef

Differences between culinary chef and sous chef duties and responsibilities

Culinary chef example responsibilities.

• Manage a kitchen of military personal and Japanese civilian chefs.
• Provide informative culinary instruction and product knowledge to create exceptional customer experiences.
• Balance emerging trends and culinary creativity with cost, utilization and operational execution.
• Develop seasonal menus focusing on classical French cuisine with consideration to customer base, product availability and cost.
• Develop and open a USDA inspect production facility.

Sous chef example responsibilities.

• Manage FOH duties, along with customer relations.
• Train, mentore, manage and discipline lead chefs, associate chefs, prep cooks, pastry assistants and dishwashers.
• Manage a staff of 45 union personnel in preparation of meals for hospital patients and cafeteria patrons for three meals daily.
• Control food and payroll costs to achieve maximum profitability.
• Manage people and oversee production of high-volume establishment for this upscale restaurant specializing in Mexican cuisine.
• Train and manage all culinary personnel, supervise and coordinate all culinary activities, estimate food consumption and manage food cost.
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