chef de cuisine
Americannoun
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chefs de cuisine
plural
Other Word Forms
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
Sarah Fiore, who will be the chef de cuisine at Stella, said she began working with Gentile in high school and that he has always been a mentor for younger chefs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Her last gig prior to Canlis was as chef de cuisine at the swanky Aziamendi restaurant in Thailand, north of Phuket.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Why is Sydney, the chef de cuisine, running the expo station?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
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 Julia Ward Howe
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