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 The villas feature gourmet kitchens equipped with state of the art appliances, along with dining seating for four adjacent to the island counter, allowing for private chef demonstrations or entertaining guests. Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025 The chef behind Rolf and Daughters and Folk will open Junior Aug. 15 at 907 Dickerson Pike, with a team that speaks the same language of continuity and creativity. Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 The streamer is launching Next Gen Chef, which sees 21 of America’s hottest young chefs under the age of 30 compete at prestigious culinary school The Culinary Institute of America, on September 17. Carlton McCoy and Kelsey Barnard Clark will serve as judges. Peter White, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025 Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity. Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chef
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Noun
  • Getting start at truck stop in Dew At age 13, Reid became a short-order cook at a truck stop in Dew, working the night shift on weekends.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But to offer a specific answer, most home cooks would benefit from investing at least $150–$200 in a chef’s knife.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There was also Emanuel Galicia, 40, a baker from Guanajuato, who was on his first trip to Milwaukee, in town to make sell his pan de feria, or fair bread.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Resist The Urge To Stir Caramelizing dry sugar gives many bakers the shakes.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025

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

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