Thesaurus results for CHEFS

chefs

noun

plural of chef

as in cooks

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 chefs Come lunch and dinner time, the Pony X Nordlandet restaurant menu kicks it up a notch with a selection of fresh Nordic dishes (prepared with local ingredients by skilled chefs). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026 Many chefs pull salmon when the thermometer reads about 125 to 130 degrees for medium, knowing carryover cooking will continue after it’s removed from the grill. — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026 For most people, summer is the perfect season to visit these dining destinations, when chefs flex their skills to highlight the best of summer produce while students and crowds are away. — Sheeka Sanahori, AJC.com, 31 July 2026 During a visit to the Copenhagen restaurant on Tuesday, chefs practiced preparing pike perch, brown crab, shrimp, and mushrooms in Noma’s open kitchen. — James Brooks, Fortune, 30 July 2026 The first couple of episodes will feature chefs Andrew Gruel and Robert Irvine. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Los Angeles is on the cutting edge for an aesthetic pioneered by a handful of micro-bakeries led by expert pastry chefs with an eye for beauty. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Patrick Obert, who co-founded Stirred Travel in 2016, seeks out extraordinary European locations for the company’s unique culinary escapes, matching acclaimed chefs with exceptional regional food, in a relaxed house-party atmosphere. — Xandie Nutting, TheWeek, 28 July 2026 Such refinements often take place until the last moment, and chefs and sommeliers taste, discuss and make final adjustments together. — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chefs

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Mbaye trained in French kitchens where cooks learned mother sauces and French omelets.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
So when cooks demanded real wages, prompting many hosts to take an interest in cooking their own food, the rule had to be canceled to allow the guests to offer compliments.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Definition of cooks

Noun

Until now, bakers have used premium cheese, za’atar, and ghee versions of the bread to subsidize the price of the plain ones.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Wilde’s nine buttercream commandments show home bakers how to create visually striking, deeply personal cakes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026