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These chefs contribute to menus or leading specific culinary programs during specific sailings, creating variation between voyages.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi, the series, which is shot in real time, features 24 chefs who take on 24 challenges, which are divided into eight shifts that reflect a chef’s daily life, over the course of 24 straight hours.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
On a warm day in September, chef-owner Ashley Bivens Boyd is halfway through her first shift as mother to her children.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
The former Uchiko and Counter 357 chef pivoted his career away from fine dining to focus on modern African American cooking with his Distant Relatives, a smoke shack and grill that traces the foodways of the African diaspora.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Hosted by Michael Symon and Esther Choi, the series, which is shot in real time, features 24 chefs who take on 24 challenges, which are divided into eight shifts that reflect a chef’s daily life, over the course of 24 straight hours.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
On a warm day in September, chef-owner Ashley Bivens Boyd is halfway through her first shift as mother to her children.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
The former Uchiko and Counter 357 chef pivoted his career away from fine dining to focus on modern African American cooking with his Distant Relatives, a smoke shack and grill that traces the foodways of the African diaspora.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chef
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Born to a working-class family in a wealthy part of London in 1929 — his father was a chauffeur and his mother a part-time cook — Deighton grew up with a keen eye for the intricacies and absurdities of Britain’s class system.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The dish notorious for curing a cold is a recipe that every home cook should keep in their back pocket for sick days and cozy nights alike.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some bakers find that adding lemon juice or vinegar to milk approximates buttermilk’s acidity adequately for their uses.—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Husband-and-wife bakers/owners Shannon and Janice Talty’s retail expansion slides into the space most recently occupied by the pet-centric House of Sploot, a biscuit’s throw from where the bakers of Backhaus used to sling their brand of Bavarian baked bites a few years back.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chef. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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