Toque roots are sometimes traced to the "casque à meche" (stocking cap) worn by 18th-century French chefs. The colour of the "casque à meche" denoted the rank of the wearer. Boucher, the personal chef of the French statesman Talleyrand, was the first to insist on white toques for sanitary reasons. The modern toque is popularly believed to have originated with the French chef Marie-Antoine Carême (1784–1833), who stiffened the "casque à meche" with cardboard . The pleated, low, round hat worn in French universities the equivalent of the mortarboard or tam at British and American universities is also called a toque.
What Kind of Fool Am I? Record single and her version reached #47 on the UK charts. Lesley Gore included a version of the song on her 1963 debut album, "I'll Cry If I Want To". Lesser chart records included Robert Goulet and the writer, Anthony Newley. James Brown recorded "What Kind of Fool Am I?" for his 1970 album "Soul on Top". In 1964, jazz artist Vince Guaraldi did a latin jazz cover for his album "The Latin Side Of Vince Guaraldi". Sergio Franchi covered this song on his 1963 RCA Victor Red Seal album "Broadway, I Love You." George Maharis also covered the song