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chef de cuisine

American  
[shef duh kwee-zeen] / ʃɛf də kwiˈzin /

noun

French.
  • chefs de cuisine
    plural
  1. chef.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of chef de cuisine

Literally, “head of kitchen”


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“It’s a beautiful spring ritual to engage with,” said Ana Caballero, the chef de cuisine at Her Place Supper Club in Philadelphia, which has an ever-changing seasonal menu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

He will be the chef de cuisine at the diner set to open on Santa Monica Boulevard with a drive-in movie theater, a post on X by a self-identified Tesla investor said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

Zuccarini added that the chef de cuisine of Stella is a woman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

When dining rooms closed that March, Colin Penttinen, chef de cuisine at Willmott’s Ghost and Deep Dive in the Amazon Spheres, started talking about frozen pizza almost immediately.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

As submitted by his chef de cuisine, Mr. Jefferson’s menu was of no pell-mell sort.

From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough

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