chef

Definition of chefnext
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 Another handles a chef’s knife. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026 Italian chef Simone Zanoni took over the kitchen there on June 12, building a menu around pasta, shareable starters, and grilled meat and fish. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 19 June 2026 And then there’s the chef, Christos Bisiotis, who is a talent to know. Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 The restaurant, from hospitality veteran Ilyas Ortatepe and chef Halit Avuka, has transformed the property into an atmospheric garden, with outdoor dining (and several tables indoors with a sprawling bar as well). Connie Ogle june 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chef
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Noun
  • This no-cook watermelon salad combines sweet, juicy watermelon chunks with peak-season tomatoes for a dish that is an ode to the best of summer produce.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • The foundation also awarded its humanitarian award to No Us Without You, a nonprofit formed in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide back-of-house staff, such as dishwashers and line and prep cooks, access to pantry essentials and fresh produce.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • One of my life’s missions is to ease home bakers’ fear of making pie dough.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
  • Founded in 2018 by third-generation baker Tony Cao, the bakery is an offshoot of his grandfather’s Vicky Bakery.
    Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026

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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chef. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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