Dedication to Quality

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Professional Cooking
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2014

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Many people think only a special category of food can be called gourmet food. It’s hard to say exactly what that is. Apparently, the only thing so-called gourmet foods have in common is high price.

The only distinction worth making is between well-prepared food and poorly prepared food. There is good roast duckling à l’orange and there is bad roast duckling à l’orange. There are good hamburgers and French fries, and there are bad hamburgers and French fries.
Whether you work in a top restaurant, a fast-food restaurant, a college cafeteria, or a catering house, you can do your job well, or not. The choice is yours.