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 AnySharp knife sharpeners are designed for home chefs, culinary experts and knife enthusiasts to effortlessly restore nearly any knife, including serrated, with just a few light strokes. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 With the perfume of white truffles permeating the air, truffle producers, chefs, hunters, travelers and other food enthusiasts gather at Piazza Garibaldi for the event. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Kish’s emotional responses have become as rewarding and heartwarming as seeing the chefs rise to their cooking challenges. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 In Cali, restaurant owners and chefs have organized kitchens producing about 1,000 meals each day for rescuers, medical workers and volunteers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 Beyond the nutrition conversation, chefs tend to choose salts for flavor and texture, and Oryx Desert Salt has earned a steady following on that front. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 Sauls Beef — run by chefs Mike Iammarino and Ethan Wheeler — also announced on its Instagram that the team was in fact taking over Morty’s food cart. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 However, there’s no record of a fire affecting The Flagship or Bourdain throwing a clambake as a scam (although there were annual clambakes hosted by various chefs). — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 Like its sister casino in Joliet, the new Aurora complex includes a food hall and restaurants from celebrity chefs Giada De Laurentiis and Stephanie Izard. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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The cooks had been arrested, in the spring of 2022, after Russia seized the Azovstal factory, a vast metallurgical complex that became the last stronghold of Ukrainian troops in the city.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cooks

Noun

The bakers love experimenting with everything-but-the-kitchen-sink creations like a Wagyu Pastrami Cup (Wagyu pastrami, Parmesan, potato, mozzarella) and an Asparagus Bacon Danish (onion, black pepper, Philadelphia cream cheese, Swiss cheese).

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
GrowNYC’s flagship market operates four days a week year-round and hosts up to 140 regional farmers, fishers and bakers from within a 250-mile radius during peak season.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026