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chef

noun

ˈshef

Definition of 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 This vibrant cookbook by writer and pastry chef Klancy Miller puts the fun back into solo cooking. — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 July 2026 Ditto for Kumar Ferguson, a longtime friend of Kelce and personal chef. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026 These include the people welcoming attendees into stadiums, VIP lounge chefs, waiters and the flagbearers during the opening ceremony. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 The Caravan Court Hotel has reopened as a $60 million luxury tower near AT&T Stadium, with a new restaurant, The Vandy, led by Food Network chef Yia Medina and named for late mayor Tom Vandergriff. — Ryan J. Rusak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chef

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Virginia once established the barbecue template, but cooks re-mixed it in other southern states like North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, then cities like Kansas City and Memphis, and now central Texas as an intrastate region.

— Adrian Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Skipping the stove and oven also reduces indoor heat, so lean on cold sandwiches, salads and no-cook meals during the worst hours.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

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From candy makers to bakers and wedding favor brands, people and companies around the world appear to be capitalizing on what could be the biggest wedding of the era.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Welcome to Bon Appétit Bake Club, a community of curious bakers.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

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