noun
General Slang
commis
· noun · kitchen
Junior cook learning the ropes under a station chef.
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Definitions
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The apprentice rung of the brigade. A commis works under a chef de partie on a station, prepping, plating, and absorbing the rhythm of service. Bottom of the food chain but the pipeline to everything above it.
“We've got a new commis on the fish station, so plate every order with him for the first week.”
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commis In A Sentence
We've got a new commis on the fish station, so plate every order with him for the first week.
Origin & Usage
French for 'clerk' or 'assistant', baked into Escoffier's brigade de cuisine system in the late 1800s and exported worldwide with French haute cuisine.
Variants
commis chef
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