I pledge my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement of our profession and to pass it on to those who are to follow.
I shall foster a spirit of courteous consideration and fraternal cooperation within our profession.
I shall place honor and the standing of our profession before personal advancement.
I shall not use unfair means to effect my professional advancement or to injure the chances of another colleague to secure and hold employment.
I shall be fair, courteous and considerate in my dealings with fellow colleagues.
I shall conduct any necessary comment on, or criticism of, the work of a fellow colleague with careful regard of the good name and dignity of the culinary profession, and will scrupulously refrain from criticism to gain personal advantage.
I shall never expect anyone to subject themselves to risks which I would not be willing to assume myself.
I shall help to protect all members against one another from within our profession.
I shall be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
I shall be too big for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit pressure of business to hurt anyone, within or without the profession.