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===''Chef de cuisine''===
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Other names include '''executive chef''', '''chef manager''', '''head chef''', and '''master chef'''. This person is in charge of all activities related to the kitchen, which usually includes menu creation, management of kitchen staff, ordering and purchasing of inventory, controlling raw material costs and plating design. ''Chef de cuisine'' is the traditional French term from which the English word chef is derived.<ref>{{Cite web|title = the definition of chef-de-cuisine|url = http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chef-de-cuisine|website = Dictionary.com|access-date = 2016-01-30}}</ref> ''Head chef'' is often used to designate someone with the same duties as an executive chef, but there is usually someone in charge of a head chef, possibly making the larger executive decisions such as the direction of menu, the final authority in staff management decisions, and so on.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Types of Chefs: Executive Chef, Sous Chef & Celebrity Chefs – Who's Who in the Kitchen?|url = http://www.culinaryschools.org/chef-types/|website = www.culinaryschools.org|access-date = 2016-01-30|first = Brad|last = Lowry}}</ref> This is often the case for executive chefs with multiple restaurants. Involved in checking the sensory evaluation of dishes after preparation and they are well aware of each sensory property of those specific dishes.

In the UK, the title '''executive chef''' normally applies to hotels with multiple outlets in the same hotel. Other establishments in the UK tend to use the title '''head chef'''.