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 de cuisine Chef de cuisine Chef de cuisine or executive chef is the main chef in a restaurant. The chef de cuisine is in charge of all other functional chefs in the kitchen. This position is also known as grand chef, chef manager, head chef, or master chef. The chef de cuisine is in charge of all activities related to the kitchen, which usually includes creating menus, managing kitchen staff, ordering and purchasing stock and equipment, and plating design. Chef de cuisine is the traditional French term from which the English word chef is derived. Head chef is often used to designate