Would you consider Alton Brown a "chef"? The man has

>>7528739
Even he doesn't consider himself a chef.

He has never once claimed to be a chef
He's even taken the camera backstage to show the chef he hired at work on Good Eats

How is this even a question

>>7528741
>>7528755
These. Dude's a presenter, but that's all.

>>7528739
>and peoples understanding of food in general

You mean "american people"

even better, he is a scientist

>>7528739
He's not a chef. He did graduate from cooking school, and he is a food author and television personality. So he's a knowledgeable professional in the food industry. Just not a chef.

>>7528739
I think technically he'd be a cook.

>>7528739
The guy probably knows more about food and cooking than 50% of the people that actually cooks for a living and call themselves chefs, but no, he is no a chef

>>7528739
>Would you consider Alton Brown a "chef"?

Absolutely not. A "Chef" is the person in charge of running a kitchen. Since Alton doesn't actually work in a restaurant kitchen then no, he's not a chef.

>>7528778
>He's not a chef. He did graduate from cooking school, and he is a food author and television personality. So he's a knowledgeable professional in the food industry. Just not a chef.

I would add to this he's a pretty good instructor. Good visuals, pleasant to watch, and he keeps it poppin'.

As for chef, it all depends on your definition of chef. If Alton not being a chef is supposed to be disparaging... I don't think so. No, he doesn't dress like the pilsbury dough boy, so he doesn't wear a funny hat, no he doesn't work long shifts for $15/hr, no he doesn't have tatted-up greasy lowest-rung kids as his colleagues, so no... in that regard, he is not a chef. And that's really a compliment. He has so much more to offer.

I consider him a maître d' who has done a little cooking, but definitely not a chef in his current form.