plural chefs
1
: a skilled professional cook
a trained chef
specifically
: one who is in charge of a professional kitchen
I wrote to the chef of an acclaimed New American restaurant on the Upper East Side about my food experiences. He invited me to spend a few days in the kitchen on a trial basis. —
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: cook
chef
intransitive verb
Examples of chef in a Sentence
The hotel's chef trained at the finest culinary institutes in Europe.
He's the head chef at a five-star restaurant.
a celebrity chef with her own TV show
My friend is an excellent chef.
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From Creole cookbooks and seafood restaurants to pasta sauces of every kind, celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse may best be known for his brisk, bold flavors and persona that come with a bam.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
Even though Atlanta dealt with its own flooding issues after Helene, a fundraising dinner there organized by chefs Howard Hsu (Sweet Auburn Barbecue) and James Beard semifinalist Arnaldo Castillo (Tio Lucho’s) raised $10,000 for World Central Kitchen, which is directly helping efforts in Asheville.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Among the unique lineup of events being promised are a celebrity chef biscuit bake-off, free banjo lessons and square dances.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Michelin Star celebrity chef Joe Isidori plans to open a new steakhouse and barbecue concept on the footprint of the former Tortilla Jo’s restaurant in Downtown Disney.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 22 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
Even though Atlanta dealt with its own flooding issues after Helene, a fundraising dinner there organized by chefs Howard Hsu (Sweet Auburn Barbecue) and James Beard semifinalist Arnaldo Castillo (Tio Lucho’s) raised $10,000 for World Central Kitchen, which is directly helping efforts in Asheville.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Among the unique lineup of events being promised are a celebrity chef biscuit bake-off, free banjo lessons and square dances.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Michelin Star celebrity chef Joe Isidori plans to open a new steakhouse and barbecue concept on the footprint of the former Tortilla Jo’s restaurant in Downtown Disney.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chef. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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chef
noun1
: a chief cook
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