chef de cuisine

[shef duh kwee-zeen]

noun

French.

plural

chefs de cuisine 

1. chef.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chef de cuisine¹

Literally, “head of kitchen”

Example Sentences

Greenspan will be the chef de cuisine at the new diner set to open on Santa Monica Boulevard, which will feature a drive-in movie theater and 75 V4 Supercharger stalls, according to a post on X by Sawyer Merritt, a self-identified Tesla investor.

From Los Angeles Times

The full dinner experience, called “Elementa,” launches this Friday with a menu developed by Joshua Whigham, the former chef de cuisine at José Andrés’ now shuttered L.A. outpost of Bazaar.

From Los Angeles Times

Hollingsworth, who was Thomas Keller’s chef de cuisine at the French Laundry, co-owned the restaurant with Carl Schuster, a founding partner of Wolfgang Puck catering and CEO and founder of Cast Iron Partners.

From Los Angeles Times

A "hyperlocal" Italian restaurant in the Flat Iron Hotel — helmed by executive chef Graham House and Chef de Cuisine Sean McMullen — Luminosa seamlessly combines the two seemingly disparate categories into something holistic and cohesive.

From Salon

Questions 1-5 were answered by Executive Chef Graham House and questions 6-11 were answered by Chef de Cuisine Sean McMullen.

From Salon