chef de cuisine
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chef de cuisine
Literally, “head of kitchen”
Example Sentences
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He landed his first chef de cuisine role at age 26 at the since-shuttered David Burke & Donatella.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
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
The veteran bartender recruited a team of local culinary all-stars to help out in the kitchen: Jonnah Ayala, the former chef de cuisine at Musang, and Justin Legaspi of Renee Erickson’s Boat Bar.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
Our munificent entertainers had sent out their own valets and chef de cuisine.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward
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