Yet another version, similar to the ascribes the pattern of the modern-day toque to the headdress of During the decline of the at the end of the sixth century, intellectuals and artists sought Many of these mend chefuniforms were good cooks and became chefs in the kitchens. Some imperial chefs from royal households As a disguise, chefuniforms these refugees adopted the habits and headgear of their hosts -- but, instead of the traditional black, they chose garments in white. Sifting fact from fiction seems impossible. Many people believe that today''s toque blanche is a more recent result of the gradual evolution chefuniforms of head coverings worn chefuniforms by cooks through the centuries. Looking through illustrations of past headgear, one sees that the "toque" originally referred to a head covering worn by both men and women.

As the twentieth century comes to a close, these nouveau style uniforms have their place in certain establishments; restaurants today, after all, are considered a form chefuniforms of theater. As with anything, the chef''s uniform continues to evolve, who knows what the future has to hold? One thing is certain though, the image of a chef, chefuniforms in a pristine white jacket and toque, is recognized the world over as a professional, and we have our predecessors to thank for this. Chefs, for the most part, wear their uniforms almost every day of their working lives, replete with toque, checked pants and double-breasted jacket. Though chefuniforms these uniforms are ubiquitous in chefuniforms the foodservice industry worldwide, they are often taken for granted and worn without much thought. However, many may find that the origin and reasons behind traditional chef''s attire are chefuniforms as interesting as it looks.