A professional who plans menus and cooks foreign-style dishes, dinners, desserts, and other foods, according to recipes. Respnsibilities include:

• Prepares meats, soups, sauces, vegetables, and other foods prior to cooking.
• Seasons and cooks food according to prescribed method.
• Portions and garnishes food.
• Serves food to waiters on order.
• Estimates food consumption and requisitions or purchases supplies.
• Usually employed in restaurant specializing in foreign cuisine, such as French, Scandinavian, German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, and Cantonese.
• May be designated according to type of food specialty prepared as Cook, Chinese-Style Food; Cook, Italian-Style Food; Cook, Kosher-Style Food; Cook, Spanish-Style Food.