chef

as in cook
a person who prepares food by some manner of heating the restaurant hired a famous chef to raise the quality of its cuisine

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Recent Examples of chef Last December, the husband-and-wife team of chef Michelle Bernstein and restaurateur David Martinez resurrected their Design District gem Sra Martinez, which closed in 2012, in downtown Coral Gables. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 Forty-year chef Antonio Reyes left two years ago and now serves Campo’s original dishes at Chente Cafe Brazos River Catfish and Tex-Mex, 10771 Interstate 20 West at the Brazos River bridge west of Weatherford. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025 As the Green Book community grows, Yarde and Compton are looking forward to identifying more local wellness service providers, agriculture professionals, and chefs that visitors and residents alike can support. Shayna Conde, Essence, 25 Feb. 2025 See All the Fun Photos from PEOPLE's SAG Awards 2025 Afterparty Portrait Studio (Exclusive) Thank you so much to our cohost Audi, as well as designer Tony Schubert of Event Eleven and David Chang, chef and founder of Momofuku, who created the menu. Charlotte Triggs, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chef

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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chef. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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