toque

noun

\ ˈtōk

How to pronounce toque (audio)

, ˈt(y)ük \

Definition of toque

1 : a woman's small hat without a brim made in any of various soft close-fitting shapes

2 : tuque

3 : a tall brimless hat worn by a chef

— called also toque blanche

Examples of toque in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Matt McCallister remains the top toque at Homewood, his restaurant on Oak Lawn Avenue in Dallas. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, "Who’s cooking in Dallas? New chefs at Meddlesome Moth, Hawthorn and the Virgin Hotel," 4 Feb. 2021 Highly visible in the restaurant under a formal, tall toque, McPhail also took his job far outside the kitchen. — Ian Mcnulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, "Longtime Commander’s Palace chef departs, and for first time a woman leads the kitchen," 12 Oct. 2020 Walt Disney World Center for Culinary Arts & Hospitality has thrown her toque in the ring in years previous for this esteemed award. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Valencia College Culinary Instructor named nation’s top chef educator," 12 Aug. 2020 Another robust pleasure is dry-aged beef carved into crimson slices, decorated with thick slices of purple onion and flanked with popovers that look like floppy chef’s toques. — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, "Nina May is dialed into diners’ desires in Logan Circle," 4 Mar. 2020 In place of a toque, Mr. Caballero’s head is covered by a Panama-style hat with a wide, flat brim. — Pete Wells, New York Times, "Life at Caleta 111 Revolves Around Limes and Tiger’s Milk," 18 Feb. 2020 The days of the dish-throwing, mercurial drill sergeant in a tall white toque are, thankfully, coming to an end. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Freep.com, "Chef of the Year: Warda Bouguettaya owner of a Detroit patisserie," 11 Feb. 2020 Davaillon, a native of France, opened the Dallas restaurant in 2017, having previously served as the top toque at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, "2 downtown Dallas restaurants, Bullion and the French Room, undergo significant shifts," 21 Jan. 2020 Favel was wearing a green toque and black-rimmed eyeglasses when last seen, according to the statement. — Hollie Silverman, CNN, "Two inmates escape from Canadian penitentiary, police say," 5 Oct. 2019

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“Toque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toque. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

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