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Recent Examples of chef
There are many Korean chefs of my generation who are asking similar questions—about identity, ingredients, and the future of our cuisine.
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2026
Tenagne Belachew, chef at Lalibela, an Ethiopian restaurant on Fairfax Avenue, holds a traditional Ethiopian coffeepot.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Fieri’s segment on El Halal Amigos will air tonight, Friday, May 8, on the Food Network, and chef-owner Hisham Abdelfattah is eager to watch it.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Wild Cherry is the brainchild of James Beard Award-winning chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, veterans of Daniel and Balthazar and the duo behind the fashionable French restaurants Le Veau d’Or, Le Rock and Frenchette.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2026
Tenagne Belachew, chef at Lalibela, an Ethiopian restaurant on Fairfax Avenue, holds a traditional Ethiopian coffeepot.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Fieri’s segment on El Halal Amigos will air tonight, Friday, May 8, on the Food Network, and chef-owner Hisham Abdelfattah is eager to watch it.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Wild Cherry is the brainchild of James Beard Award-winning chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, veterans of Daniel and Balthazar and the duo behind the fashionable French restaurants Le Veau d’Or, Le Rock and Frenchette.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chef
Noun
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Minutes before the opening of his latest show, artist Gary Baseman, dressed as a retro diner cook, in a red-orange jumpsuit, white apron and hat, paced around Johnie’s Coffee Shop, moving art frames from one counter to another and adjusting the position of a cartoon cat plush toy.—
Iris Kwok
May 12,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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With her cookbook packed with more than 100 recipes to serve one or a party — plus plenty of tips along the way — Sterling hopes to inspire home cooks to feel a bit more delight (or at least confidence) in the kitchen, too.—
Karla Walsh,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
Noun
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One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.—
Peter Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chef. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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