Changing During an Interview

[garball]

If you have an interview where it will be verbal before lunch and cooking afterwards, do you just wear your whites or start off in dress and change? Is this question one that can be asked of the interviewer before hand or not?

[lebelage]

Depends on the venue. I've been in these situations before.
Generally;

For a high end or corporate setting-
If you are in a non management or middle management position wear your best whites minus apron and hat during the interview.
If you are applying for a department head or executive level wear a suit and change into your whites in between.

For privately owned or informal setting-
Just wear your whites if you are strictly BOH.
If you will have some front end duties or outside PR duties wear a suit and change.

[RedBeansNRice]

I think it's safe to say you should always dress like you want the job. Wearing anything you would work in totally un acceptable. Perhaps I don't fully understand the question, but if I went to an interview, kitchen or not, I don't think looking like anything else other then a professional is acceptable.

[cheftoddf]

where what you would wear to an interview and just bring a coat. take off the button down and put on the coat. its that simple. just dont spill clarified butter on those shiny shoes...good luck !!

[Scratchman]

I second the nice clothes w/ Clean jacket to swap. Nothing fancy, leave the pins medal and patches at home. Don't look to GQ . Chefs don't likes high mantainace cooks.

Peace,
Scratch