Jocky Petrie (chef) Jocky Petrie (chef) James "Jocky” Petrie is a professional Scottish chef born in Duror in Scotland. He is best known for both his work alongside chef Heston Blumenthal as Head of Development of the Experimental Kitchen at The Fat Duck (one of five restaurants in Great Britain to have three Michelin stars), and his current work as Group Executive Development Chef for Gordon Ramsay. As a chef he has regularly appeared as mentor and judge on a number of television shows including Masterchef, Heston's Fantastical Food, In Search of Perfection and Top Chef Suomi. Petrie is the sous chef to
Chef in the culinary profession originated in the "haute cuisine" of the 19th century. The culinary arts, among other aspects of the French language introduced French loan-words into the English language. Various titles, detailed below, are given to those working in a professional kitchen and each can be considered a title for a type of chef. Many of the titles are based on the "brigade de cuisine" (or brigade system) documented by Auguste Escoffier, while others have a more general meaning depending on the individual kitchen. Other names include executive chef, chef manager, head chef, and master chef. This person is