Kitchen Staff Vocabulary 4

Vocabulary in context

At a more advanced level, kitchen English moves into the vocabulary of management, creativity, and kitchen culture. Words like expediting, breaking down the station, costing a dish, and calling out allergens come with responsibilities attached. This exercise builds that higher-level vocabulary — the kind you encounter in brigade meetings, in menu development discussions, in conversations with suppliers, and in the documentation that professional kitchens increasingly require. It's also the vocabulary that marks the difference between someone who can cook well and someone who can lead a section — which is usually the difference between staying in the same role and moving up.