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
After an active day, guests return for dinners that range from chuck wagon eats to meals prepared by award-winning chefs.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
And that’s not even counting all of the fabulous foodie fun taking place on the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage, where chefs, rockers, sports figures and other celebs deliver cooking demonstrations and more.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Can home cooks do farm to table without being chefs?
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Among his last guests were actors, filmmakers, politicians, chefs, journalists, comedians, songwriters, scientists.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2026
Head to a true farmers market on a weekend morning and you’ll likely spot chefs doing exactly that — inspecting greens, tasting fruits and plotting nightly specials of farm-to-table dishes.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Diners, who have included Paul Rudd, Ed Sheeran, Bobby Cannavale, Chelsea Clinton, Rose McGowan, Seth Meyers, Justin Theroux and Constance Wu, cozy up in rose velvet Hollywood booths and watch the theater of chefs at work in an open kitchen.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Guests can sample dishes from the resort's restaurants while speaking directly with chefs and sommeliers throughout the evening, with hour-long seminars covering everything from Champagne regions to Italian wine pairing.
—Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Whisky—Scotland’s most famous export—has long been something to sip on, but a growing wave of chefs are bringing whisky to the plate.
—Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026
And that’s not even counting all of the fabulous foodie fun taking place on the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage, where chefs, rockers, sports figures and other celebs deliver cooking demonstrations and more.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Can home cooks do farm to table without being chefs?
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Among his last guests were actors, filmmakers, politicians, chefs, journalists, comedians, songwriters, scientists.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2026
Head to a true farmers market on a weekend morning and you’ll likely spot chefs doing exactly that — inspecting greens, tasting fruits and plotting nightly specials of farm-to-table dishes.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Diners, who have included Paul Rudd, Ed Sheeran, Bobby Cannavale, Chelsea Clinton, Rose McGowan, Seth Meyers, Justin Theroux and Constance Wu, cozy up in rose velvet Hollywood booths and watch the theater of chefs at work in an open kitchen.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Guests can sample dishes from the resort's restaurants while speaking directly with chefs and sommeliers throughout the evening, with hour-long seminars covering everything from Champagne regions to Italian wine pairing.
—Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Whisky—Scotland’s most famous export—has long been something to sip on, but a growing wave of chefs are bringing whisky to the plate.
—Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chefs
Noun
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The worldwide energy feast will only grow, even as the recipes and cooks evolve.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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The fat has a long culinary history, but its return to mainstream kitchens has introduced a new generation of cooks to a product many had never heard of.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Noun
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In Ho Chi Minh City, bánh mì grew out of French colonization — the colonists brought the baguette, and Vietnamese bakers reworked it into something lighter and crispier.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
12 May 2026
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These 11 handy gadgets, tasty ingredients and practical tools will soon be your favorite bakers’ newest kitchen indispensables.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
12 May 2026
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“Chefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chefs. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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