Peek into a restaurant kitchen these days and the tall, snowy toque blanche — long the sign of the room’s culinary kahuna — may be tough to find. It is a vanishing species. Instead, heads sport ...

The traditional tall white chef’s hat, or “toque blanche," as the French refer to it, has been a mainstay of dining establishments for centuries. Many will recognize it for its distinctive height, ...

What's A Chef's Hat Called? The iconic chef's hat is called a toque blanche (French for “white hat”). A toque can refer to any hat with no brim, or a very narrow one. There are many theories about its ...