CHEF/COOK

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHEF AND A COOK? AFTER LEARNING THE DETAILS OF CHEF, JULIA CHILD'S LIFE AND CAREER AND MENTALLY COMPARING THEM WITH THE GUSTATORY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF TRADITIONAL, SOUTHERN COOKS LIKE A BLACK, CLEORA BUTLER OR A WHITE, MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS, I'LL TAKE 'REAL EATING' EVERY TIME. FOR BOTH THE CHEF AND COOK, ART COMBINES WITH SCIENCE AT MEALTIME. BUT FOR THE CHEF, MEAL PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION AN ARTIFICE AS OPPOSED TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SUBSTANCES CONSUMED. FOR THE COOK, NATURE'S DIVERSE INGREDIENTS PROVIDE THE GROUNDWORK FOR APPEALING, ETHNIC EDIBLES. COMPLICATED DESCRIBES THE RENDITIONS OF A CHEF. SIMPLY DELICIOUS, THOSE OF A COOK. ELITE VS. BOURGEOIS. MASTERFUL VS. MOTHERLY. BUTTER AND CREAM ARE UTILIZED FROM DUAL PERSPECTIVES. PERHAPS IT'S MY HAPPY MEMORY OF RAW, JERSEY CREAM THAT WILL NEVER DISTANCED ME FROM MEALS ROOTED IN THE REALITIES OF SENSE AND COMMON SENSE.