as in chefs
a person who prepares food by some manner of heating
a celebrated culinarian who started his own cooking school
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The festival’s 2025 inaugural year featured celebrity chefs like Food Network’s Tyler Florence, who got his start at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Four bee colonies now help produce the White House’s signature honey, which officials say is used by residence chefs to sweeten teas, make salad dressings and create desserts.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Culinarians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culinarians. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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