chef de cuisine
noun
chef de cui·sine
ˌshef-də-kwē-ˈzēn 
plural chefs de cuisine
ˌshef(s)-də-kwē-ˈzēn
: a chef who manages a professional kitchen
… chefs need chefs de cuisine to run their kitchens, from hiring and firing to choosing between chives and chervil as the garnish for a new dish. And some do a great deal more than that.—
Julia Moskin
Julia MoskinAnd the titles change with each restaurant. The top chef might be called an executive chef or chef de cuisine. The second in command might also be known as chef de cuisine (if there's an executive chef) …—Phil Vettel
Phil VettelTony Bilson, who has had a succession of artistically successful but financially rocky restaurants in Sydney, has his name on the door, but Manu Feildel, the young chef de cuisine from France, does the day-to-day cooking, and he is good.—Harvey Steiman
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The dark wood trolley with a large glass dome holds a selection of nostalgic sweet treats reimagined by chef de cuisine Mathew Sherry, such as sea buckthorn meringue tarts, tablet and Macallan whisky chocolates to enjoy with a final digestif or boxed to take home.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Cunningham Restaurant Group chef de cuisine Collin Hilton took first place at the World Food Championships' Final Table event in Bentonville, Ark., on Sunday, finishing atop a field of 12 chefs that spanned Southern California to Dubai.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Owner Resnick, all of the cooks (including Bost and chef de cuisine Dusan Todic), pastry chef Madeline Biehl and wine director Savannah Riedler seem to move through the space with a sense of joy and calm.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Beran has decided to promote Joyce to chef de cuisine.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Cunningham Restaurant Group chef de cuisine Collin Hilton took first place at the World Food Championships' Final Table event in Bentonville, Ark., on Sunday, finishing atop a field of 12 chefs that spanned Southern California to Dubai.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Owner Resnick, all of the cooks (including Bost and chef de cuisine Dusan Todic), pastry chef Madeline Biehl and wine director Savannah Riedler seem to move through the space with a sense of joy and calm.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Beran has decided to promote Joyce to chef de cuisine.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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“Chef de cuisine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chef%20de%20cuisine. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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