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
From French, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at chief
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chef
chef , chief
Words nearby chef
cheesewood, cheese worker's lung, cheesy, cheetah, Cheever, chef, chef de cuisine, chef-d'oeuvre, cheffy, Chefoo, chef's knife
The chef chalks up their hesitance in part to the fact that out-of-state visitors tend not to follow Vermont’s 14-day mandatory quarantine for travelers.
Pick Your Poison|Nick Mancall-Bitel|September 3, 2020|Eater
Former chef to the Finnish embassy, a position he held for more than a decade, Mikko Kosonen opened Mikko almost two years ago.
You know what Dupont needed? A Nordic restaurant|Brock Thompson|August 12, 2020|Washington Blade
Michael Anthony is head chef at Gramercy Tavern, one of New York City’s roughly 27,000 restaurants.
What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat? (Ep. 412)|Stephen J. Dubner|April 9, 2020|Freakonomics
The chefs used the rim of the stovetop as a fulcrum on which to balance their pan as they rocked it.
There’s science to making great fried rice|Emily Conover|March 4, 2020|Science News For Students
Imagine if, instead of talking about an educational or medical program, we were talking about a successful restaurant and the original chef.
Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet) (Ep. 405)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 13, 2020|Freakonomics
In Japan, the master blender is the most important person in the production process and is as revered as a chef.
Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise|Kayleigh Kulp|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I innocently wrote a letter home to my mother telling her how great the French chef was in the headquarters canteen.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chef Alex Armstrong prepared the meal for participants while Kaye schooled them in the art of reconstructing ex-rabbits.
Edible Taxidermy: It’s a Good Thing|Lizzie Crocker|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or you can mount a flayed rabbit to hang in your living room while a chef turns its innards into a nose-to-tail feast.
Edible Taxidermy: It’s a Good Thing|Lizzie Crocker|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now chef Dominique Ansel has created a Pop Art-themed ice cream sundae on sale for one day only in East Hampton.
First Cronuts, Now Sundaes in a Can|Tim Teeman|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The chef's got some birds for us, and I've put a couple of bottles on ice.
The Exiles and Other Stories|Richard Harding Davis
His Chinese cook was hovering about, but Peter himself was chef.
Sisters|Kathleen Norris
He had, however, been witness to the very effusive welcome which the chef de rception gave me.
The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner
The copper vessels which they use are daily tinned—which fact I learnt from the Chef,—and shone like so much silver.
Soyer's Culinary Campaign|Alexis Soyer
Still, it had taken the chef and his kitchen-maids two hours to put everything right.
From Out the Vasty Deep|Mrs. Belloc Lowndes
British Dictionary definitions for chef
chef
/ (ʃɛf) /
noun
a cook, esp the principal cook in a restaurant
Word Origin for chef
C19: from French, from Old French chief head, chief
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Words related to chef
chief cook and bottle washer, cuisinier, hash slinger, sous chef