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
In the old madrasas, chefs staged feasts that reimagined traditional dishes, turning eating itself into performance.
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Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
The exhibit allows attendees to see how farmers, chefs and producers are reconnecting food, farming and culture.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The common thread running through the winners, illuminated through a series of talks and presentations leading up to the awards ceremony, is their chefs' and founders' deep passion for their heritage and dedication to telling their personal stories through food.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
The cookware industry and several star chefs say the specific chemicals in the pans are safe.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The post was a screenshot of the celebrity chefs’ sweet text exchange in which Guarnaschelli, 56, and Adjepong, 38, talked about their dating lives (or lack thereof).
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Especially over the past few years, the city's culinary landscape has seen exciting new Latin-American chefs who are challenging expectations and enriching the city’s food scene, writes Diana Leyva, The Tennessean's trending news and service reporter.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
This debut event centers sustainable food practices, seasonal ingredients and local chefs and others vendors.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Sam’s Club has added sushi stations to its stores where chefs make the rolls fresh.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
The exhibit allows attendees to see how farmers, chefs and producers are reconnecting food, farming and culture.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The common thread running through the winners, illuminated through a series of talks and presentations leading up to the awards ceremony, is their chefs' and founders' deep passion for their heritage and dedication to telling their personal stories through food.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
The cookware industry and several star chefs say the specific chemicals in the pans are safe.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The post was a screenshot of the celebrity chefs’ sweet text exchange in which Guarnaschelli, 56, and Adjepong, 38, talked about their dating lives (or lack thereof).
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Especially over the past few years, the city's culinary landscape has seen exciting new Latin-American chefs who are challenging expectations and enriching the city’s food scene, writes Diana Leyva, The Tennessean's trending news and service reporter.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
This debut event centers sustainable food practices, seasonal ingredients and local chefs and others vendors.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Sam’s Club has added sushi stations to its stores where chefs make the rolls fresh.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chefs
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The cooks are not the only doppelgangers.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Since the pork cooks in its own juices, be sure to drain any excess liquid from your meat before adding to your nest of tortilla chips so as not to compromise crunch.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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Anadolu | Getty Images Gatherings are a source of inspiration where bakers see how other experiment with flavors and designs.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Beginners should try this no-knead bread recipe from the BA Bake Club, while advanced bakers might want to move on to sourdough.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Chefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chefs. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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