as in chef
a person who prepares food by some manner of heating a celebrated culinarian who started his own cooking school

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Recent Examples of culinarian Best known as a crooner of award-winning love songs—and perhaps as one-half of a power couple alongside Chrissy Teigen—I’m beginning to think of John Legend as quite the incredible culinarian. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025 How can food writers and culinarians who want to see more chefs like Adjepong on TV and behind the stove continue the momentum and keep using that episode as a teachable moment? Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al.com, 21 June 2019 DelSignore is purely Italian, though the influence of the French culinarians is inescapable in that part of the world (despite what the Italians will tell you otherwise). Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2019 Both Noto and Lankford say one of the most rewarding aspects of planning this dinner is creating a network of female culinarians in real time. al, 13 Mar. 2019 Cayden Fielder, the culinarian behind vegan Caycakes Bakery, said the 3-month-old dinner party provides a creative outlet for him. Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 June 2018 Each year, the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience honors a local culinarian with the Ella Brennan Award. Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 23 Jan. 2018 There are some things most cooks and culinarians agree upon, though. Katie Chang, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2017 A cast-iron culinarian, Shelton gets back to basics using simple skillets. Mary G. Pepitone, kansascity.com, 6 June 2017
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  • So does Stagier Bar, with creations like dumplings filled with lomo saltado, a Peruvian dish of sautéed beef that hints at the chef Joel Baeza’s Latin American roots.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Area chefs will compete for the title of best burger.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Culinarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culinarian. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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