Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Normand Laprise was born in 1961 and raised on a farm in Kamouraska in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. [1] At the age of 14 he began working in a restaurant as a dishwasher.
Toqué was founded in 1993 by Normand Laprise and Christine Lamarche.The original restaurant was located on Saint Denis Street, and could accommodate 55 people.Seeking a larger space, it moved to the newly built CDP Capital Centre in 2004.
A toque (/ t oʊ k / [1] or / t ɒ k /) is a type of hat with a narrow brim or no brim at all. [2]Toques were popular from the 13th to the 16th century in Europe, especially France. They were revived in the 1930s; nowadays, they are primarily known as the traditional headgear for professional cooks, except in Canada, where the term toque is used interchangeably with the French Canadian ...
Chef at a restaurant in the United Kingdom, 2013. Chefs' clothing remains a standard in the food industry. The tradition of wearing this type of clothing dates back to the mid-19th century. Marie-Antoine Carême, a popular French chef, is credited with developing the current chef's uniform. The toques were already used, but he sought a uniform ...
The tuque is decended from the toque, a fashionable sixteenth century women's hat worn in France and generally made of velvet.The French-Canadian Voyageurs borrowed the term and applied it to the somewhat similar knit hats that were a necessity for warmth.
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
A toque is any of a variety of hats. Toque may also refer to: La Tuque, Quebec, a Canadian city; Toques, Spain, Spanish municipality; Flamenco guitar playing; Toque, a ceremony or polyrhythmic composition using the Batá drum; Toque, a ritual in the Candomblé religion; Tuque (toque), a type of winter hat