The more formalized version of the toque emerged in France in the 1800s. Marie-Antoine Careme, often referred to as the first celebrity chef, is credited with popularizing the tall white hat.

Peek into a restaurant kitchen these days and the tall, snowy toque blanche — long the sign of the room’s culinary kahuna — may be tough to find. It is a vanishing species. Instea… ...

However, note that a toque can refer to any hat with no brim (or a very narrow one), depending on the context. Although it is widely recognised for its culinary association, it may refer to other ...

Images of chef’s outfits from the late 1800s show what looks like a toque, but the height of the hats became shorter with each decade. “ The Chef’s Uniform ," another journal article, dove ...

First, the correct name is a chef’s toque, the French word for "hat." Second, they usually have exactly 100 folds. And that number is for a good reason.