Food · Facts & sources
5 sourced facts about cooking and the culinary profession, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer$62,470
Chef pay varies widely by restaurant type and city, but the typical chef earns solidly more than many other food-service roles.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) bls.gov
Answerabout 220,300
Chefs and head cooks run kitchens in everything from diners to fine dining, and the U.S. counts hundreds of thousands of these jobs.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) bls.gov
Answer$683.4 billion
Eating out has long been a massive part of the U.S. economy, with hundreds of billions of dollars spent at restaurants each year.
Source: Wikipedia, Restaurant (2014) en.wikipedia.org
AnswerFrance, 31
France, birthplace of the Michelin Guide in 1900, still leads the world in three-star restaurants.
Source: Wikipedia, Michelin Guide (2025) en.wikipedia.org
Answer121 years
The Michelin Guide moved to a free app in 2021, ending over a century of printed restaurant guides.
Source: Wikipedia, Michelin Guide (2021) en.wikipedia.org