chef

noun

ˈshef

plural chefs

Synonyms of chef next

: a skilled professional cook

a trained chef

specifically : one who is in charge of a professional kitchen

I wrote to the chef of an acclaimed New American restaurant on the Upper East Side about my food experiences. He invited me to spend a few days in the kitchen on a trial basis. —

Adam Shatz

: cook

chef intransitive verb

chefdom

ˈshef-dəm

noun

Examples of chef in a Sentence

The hotel's chef trained at the finest culinary institutes in Europe. He's the head chef at a five-star restaurant. a celebrity chef with her own TV show My friend is an excellent chef.

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Stewart and Andrés will guide the chefs each week through a series of culinary challenges designed to test and overcome their personal issues. —

Peter White, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025 At around 11:30 each morning, a personal chef prepares fresh meals for the key people in Bridgeman’s company. —

Jabari Young, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025 Originally Published: February 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM EST Most Popular Most Popular A new CT restaurant is owned by a renowned celebrity chef. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025 Owners chef Romain Pavée and Scott and Carly Weber rapidly transformed the restaurant during a two-and-a-half-month renovation before debuting in December. —

Sara Rosenthal, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for chef