chef
the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff.
any cook.
Origin of chef
1Words that may be confused with chef
- chef , chief
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How to use chef in a sentence
A group of New York chefs show The Daily Beast how to enliven, or wholly recast, holiday table staples.
Thanksgiving Favorites, With a Twist | Sara Sayed, The Daily Beast Video | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTChefs in states with new legislation are already publicly experimenting with dishes for their menus.
Chefs have been on the trend for years, hosting underground dinner parties and after-hour meals for staff.
All these talented chefs are graduating from these old-guard kitchens and branching out and the market is saturated.
As chefs set their sights upon upgrading the hamburger, an agreed-upon definition of the classic version was needed.
Have We Reached ‘Peak Burger’? The Crazy Fetishization of Our Most Basic Comfort Food | Brandon Presser | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He had the most high-priced chef in the world, with six chefs under him, two of whom made a specialty of American dishes.
Through the Wall | Cleveland MoffettWhen they are at school I tell them they must wear hats every day; but in holidays they will put on couvre-chefs.
Amy in Acadia | Helen Leah ReedYou 're not the first who had to leave his home for the conscription, and some have gone back chefs-d' escadron, afterwards.
Sir Jasper Carew | Charles James LeverElle tient son rang parmi les chefs-d'œuvre de la Renaissance.
Walks in Rome | Augustus J.C. HareHe knew more about cooking than all the chefs in Europe and taught my poisoner to make rations taste like food.
British Dictionary definitions for chef
/ (ʃɛf) /
a cook, esp the principal cook in a restaurant
Origin of chef
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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