It's actually Cook to Chef to Entrepreneur

<p><a href="https://app.notion.com/p/39c38fe6ebfb8098bbdfc636fdac611a?pvs=21">Apply for Coaching with Repertoire</a></p><p><a href="https://www.joinrepertoire.com/blog/cooktocheftoentrepreneur">Written version of this episode on the Repertoire blog</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/txQ9EJfy6t4?si=WDMp5JY32JWWElwr">My episode on “Cook to Chef” from 2019</a></p><p><a href="https://geni.us/7shiftsdata2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">7shifts FREE 2026 Industry Report</a></p><p><a href="https://www.joinrepertoire.com/downloads">Reps Series of Skill Exercises from Repertoire</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1wwKA1Ymrk&t=4s">Episode with Chris Spear</a></p><p><a href="https://geni.us/sorcerers">Sorcerer’s Apprentice book by Lisa Abend</a></p><p><a href="https://geni.us/hGrnUu">The E-Myth Revisited book by Michael Gerber</a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4xKLz6Q">Useful, Not True book by Derek Sivers</a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/swlh/the-freelancer-and-the-entrepreneur-c79d2bbb52b2">Seth Godin’s Freelancer Post</a></p><p><a href="https://balajis.com/p/founding-vs-inheriting">Balaji’s Founder vs Inheritor Model</a></p><p><a href="https://tim.blog/2023/03/03/michael-mauboussin-transcript/">Tim Ferriss and Michael Mauboussin (where he shares the Greg Northcraft quote)</a></p><p><br></p><p>What is the difference between a cook and a chef? When can you call yourself a chef? How long does it take to go from line cook to chef? And how do you go from chef to restaurant owner?Difference between a cook and a chef: A cook works with food. A chef works with food AND owns responsibility. Not a culinary degree, not a title given by someone else, not a number of years.When can you call yourself a chef? The moment you&#39;re responsible for elements that orbit around food. Even if you&#39;ve only been in the industry for four months. Cook to chef happens fast.Is a line cook a chef? In my definition, if they own responsibility, yes. If you&#39;re running your station like your own a microcosm of a restaurant, you already are one. &quot;I&#39;m just a cook&quot; is not serving you.&quot;A cook knows how, a chef knows why.&quot; Ask a line cook a few why-questions about their station and see how much they know. There are more chefs than we think.&quot;Every chef is a cook, but not every cook is a chef.&quot; True, and this episode explains exactly where the line is and why fast food and chain kitchens deliberately keep cooks on the other