Chef Coats, Chef Jackets, Chef Uniforms, Hotel and Restaurant Uniforms

Crooked Brook is not a uniform company; it is a label used by the atelier division of our art studio.

We make garments that can be worn as uniforms.

Our greatest asset (other than our apparel design studio in New York City, the fashion and gastronomic capital of the world) is our international brand name recognition as the maker of the "World's Highest Quality Chef Jackets" ™.

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Chef  Uniforms, Chef Coats, Chef Jackets

To some people, chef coats are chef coats.  If it's white, double breasted with ten or 12 buttons, and a military (Nehru, or mandarin) collar, it's a chef coat. They couldn’t care less about the construction, fabric, fit, or style. Their only concern is price.

If price is your only concern, there are many culinary apparel manufacturers that mass-produce cheap chef coats who will gladly sell them to you, and that is exactly what you will get.

Since 1989 we have designed and manufactured uniforms for the world’s most distinguished and discerning chefs. They understand that price is a determinant of quality, and the relevance of price, quality, and value. They know appearances count and a well-dressed chef will convey the image of a professional who cares about details and presentation.

Happy Chef®, Chefwear®, Bragard, Chef Revival®, Chef Works®, Culinary Classics® and New Chef Fashion Inc. (all of which are good companies) are just some of the many business enterprises that sell chef uniforms. However, none of them offer all of the following features that when combined, are the attributes that increase the attractiveness and value of ours:

All of our garments are made to order by master tailors and their assistants in the U.S.A. With our in house pattern making, logo digitizing and embroidery, over 450 embroidery thread colors, 55 piping colors, large variety of styles, dozens of  fabrics (including Supima® and Certified 100% Organic Cotton Twill in 24 colors), and an extensive line of buttons to choose from, you can personalize your chef jackets in ways you never imagined.

We have no desire to produce the most, only the best. The making of fine chef uniforms calls for time, care, costly materials, and painstaking inspection. The results are chef jackets that are truly works-of-art. Simply put, these are the highest quality chef coats on earth.

 

Women's Chef Uniforms, Women's Chef Coats, Women's Chef Jackets                                           

Our women's chef jackets have become the uniform for the most recognized women in the art and noble science of gastronomy. In the late 80's - early 90's women began to choose cooking as a profession in unprecedented numbers, but women's chef wear was a sad state of affairs. 

How could a female chef wear chef coats tailored for a man and convey a  professional image?

Aware of the need for fashionable, feminine, well made and custom women's chef wear, we developed styles and patterns to flatter the characteristics of the female figure. 

Knowing that very few women's body measurements correlate with the garment specifications of a given size, we offer women's chef jackets in what we call combination sizes.  For example, if a woman's body measurements were 39-31-41 according to our size chart she would be our size 14.  However, if her measurements were 39-33-43, she could order a 14 top, 16 bottom women's chef coat.  

By using combination sizes maternity chef jackets can be made, and the most popular style for this is CBW106 because of the adjustable tie sides.

 

Egyptian Cotton Chef Coats, Chef Jackets

For years, chefs have been led to believe that Egyptian cotton is the premium fiber for chefs jackets; nothing could be further from the truth.  With cotton, as with any agricultural product, there are many species, each with its own characteristics. These individual characteristics make some species more suitable for certain purposes than others (think of the many varieties of apples, rice, mushrooms, or potatoes and their differences).  The growing region, soil, climate, skill of the grower, when and how it is harvested and processed, among other things, all have an effect on the results.  

"Egyptian cotton chef coats" is about as descriptive as " Indian Ocean fish fillets".  It sounds exotic but, "Egyptian cotton chef coats" only tells you that they are made from some type of cotton, that came from somewhere in Egypt.  It gives you no information about the variety of cotton, grade or staple length (short, medium, long or extra long), weave (twill? poplin? corduroy?), or the actual percentage of Egyptian cotton. Even if all of this information were available, what is the guarantee that you are really getting Egyptian cotton, if Egyptian cotton is one of your criteria for buying chef jackets?

Regarding our position on this subject, Bragard® (known for Egyptian cotton chef coats), has stated on their website "Well, they're on the right track! They're absolutely right; just because it was grown in Egypt doesn't necessarily make it any better."

In the final analysis, all cotton grown in Egypt is Egyptian cotton, regardless of the variety, staple length, or quality.
 

Custom Made and Made-to-order Aprons

You can customize any of our aprons to your specifications, whether it's adding length, width, long ties, short ties, etc.

We have taken the time to create bib apron patterns made specifically for women. Like our women's chef jackets, our women's waist and bib aprons come in a full range of sizes.

All of our aprons can be personalized with embroidery, tackle twill or appliqué.

Custom Made Hats and Custom Embroidered Hats

Embroidery, Custom Embroidery & Custom Logo Embroidery
 

In addition to your uniform, your logo is one of many visual elements that is part of your identity.

Not only will we design and manufacture your custom uniforms, but you can also have your logo embroidered on them.

Send us the artwork for your logo and we will give you a free estimate of the cost to digitize it, and the cost each time it is embroidered.

Once we have a digital embroidery file of your logo, it can embroidered on polo shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, fleece blankets, fleece pullovers, caps, hats, t-shirts, scarves, jackets, denim, baby bibs, tote bags, or just about any other wearable or promotional product that can be embroidered.

Not everything we do, have done, or are capable of doing is shown on our web site. If you don't see what you are looking for, or have an idea, please call us to discuss details and we will try to design a garment or uniform tailored to your needs.