jack has many talents...

[alpacinou]

Hello.

Is it correct to say "cooking" is a "talent"? Or is it a skill?

Is this sentence I have written correct and natural?

Jack is a man of many talents, among which cooking is the most notable.

 

[alpacinou]

The choice of noun is a personal one, depending on whether you see cooking as an art or a science.

Is my sentence correct if I consider cooking an art?

 

[tedmc]

Yes, that is why it is also called a culinary art.

 

[alpacinou]

What if I want to use culinary skills/arts?

Is this correct and natural?

Jack is a man of many talents, among which culinary arts is the most notable.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

What if I want to use culinary skills/arts?

Is this correct and natural?

Jack is a man of many talents, among which culinary arts is the most notable.

It's grammatical, but cooking is better in most contexts.

 

[tedmc]

It's grammatical, but cooking is better in most contexts.

I agree. Just call a spade a spade.

 

[Tdol]

I'd say the culinary arts if I had to use that sentence.