do most chefs actually wear those chef hats, If so why? And if not where does the idea that they do come from?

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Been puzzling me for a while.

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Answer 1

Here in the states most dont wear those hats. Every chef ive worked with has either worn a nicer version of what the company gave us (the cooks) or no hat(they had very short hair in that case). When they did, they wore their chef whites. Like the other dude said, it shows that the kitchen/BOH is clean. Its more of a show to guests.