Incorporating the home into the restaurant kitchen

The case of Israeli female chefs

Bibliographic Data

ID5283971
AuthorsL Gvion (0000-0003-1546-9170, Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, corresponding author), Netta Leedon (Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts)
Year2019
Volume27
Issue4
Pages296-315
Publication date2019-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFood and Foodways (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0740-9710 • E-ISSN: 1542-3484
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07409710.2019.1673013
OpenAlexW2980900207
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited25

This study looks at the ways in which Israeli female chefs interpret professional cookery and mobilize their position to form feminine restaurant spaces, in which they instill their professional agenda. Israeli female chefs, we argue, maintain that their gender grants them professional flexibility to construct cooking spaces where alternative working norms apply and certain privileges, such as a flexibility to establish cooking spaces that do not otherwise function in the realm of upscale dining. By perceiving their restaurants as an extension of the dwelling, they interpret their head chef position as that of a professional mentor and counselor. Moreover, they exercise their legitimacy via an ongoing dialog with their staff, based on respect, empathy and emotional support, all with the aim of turning them into better cooks. Their professional vision of cookery also translates into designing menus that reflect a homey feeling and enable creating a community of diners

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