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 Man Would I Be? What Kind of Man Would I Be? "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" is a song written by Jason Scheff, Chas Sandford and Bobby Caldwell and recorded by the band Chicago for their 1988 album "Chicago 19" and 1989 album "Greatest Hits 1982–1989". Scheff sang the lead vocals. A slightly remixed version of the song was included on the 1989 compilation album "Greatest Hits 1982–1989", and a single release of that remix peaked at number 5 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 on February 24, 1990. This song features horns more prominently than other Chicago singles from the era,