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| Cooking up Stress and Anxiety |
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| 作者：Alex Ell… 文章来源：不详 更新时间：2008-2-12 20:32:56 | 【字体：小 大】 |
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Gone are the days when people think of cooking as a task that should be done 鈥渙nly by women.鈥? In the past, women were traditionally relied upon to cook the meals for the family, do the dishes and clean the house, and be in-charge of just about every domestic task there is. But times have changed and women now play very different roles in society unlike what women of the previous decades were accustomed to. This change in gender roles has affected both women and men --- especially in terms of taking the lead kitchen. Today, both men and women now appreciate the art of cooking. People with exceptional culinary skills are highly compensated. For that reason, it is no wonder that the stress that used to part and parcel of cooking is now experienced by both men and women. Food, after all, is about pleasing the senses of people who partake of one's kitchen creations.
Cooking and stress are not often associated with each other. The word 鈥渃ooking鈥?easily connotes gustatory pleasures and not stress which is often linked to one's work at the office or to problems at home.
But it should not be a surprise to know that stress and anxiety now affect the men and women who do the cooking as much as the salesman who tries to meet his daily quotas or the manager who faces enormous organizational challenges.
In restaurants, for example, there are now more male cooks or chefs. These kitchen experts follow a so-called 鈥渃hef's ladder鈥?that defines the rankings and specific tasks of each person in the kitchen. There is the head chef or 鈥淐hef de Cuisine鈥?who visualizes the dishes in accordance with the restaurant concept of dining. Next would be the Executive Chef, who actually runs the whole kitchen, manage the costs, hire and fire staff, revamp the menu, do certain administrative tasks. Under them would be the Sous Chef who make the daily specials, takes inventory, watches over the staff, and does the hands-on[1] [2] 下一页
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