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or sous chef
plural sous-chefs or sous chefs
: the top assistant in a professional kitchen
The typical restaurant kitchen is set up so the absence of the head chef is not felt in the dining room. It is the assistant, the sous-chef, who is usually in charge of production, with the head chef the administrator and creative force.—
Florence Fabricant
Florence FabricantThe relationship between chef and sous-chef can be a particularly intimate one, for instance, and it's nice to have someone with a similar background and world-view when you're going to spend almost every waking hour together.—Anthony Bourdain
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And her Sydney, a sous-chef at one of the most hectic, anxiety-inducing restaurants in Chicago, would know.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Along with being the namesake, Purdie is the head chef, sous-chef, host, captain, busser, and dishwasher.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Dylan Dreyer's three boys make the best little sous-chefs!
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
The project comes attached to her father’s irritatingly handsome sous-chef.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2024
That is no coincidence: Kernel’s chief culinary officer, Andrew Black, was a sous-chef at Eleven Madison Park, a three-Michelin-star restaurant with a $365 tasting menu, located a block away from Kernel.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The family of one of my sous-chefs is very involved in the creation of Japantown in San Francisco, and that’s just amazing to me.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Apr. 2024
Dodin jumps in as a sous-chef, taking the time to teach a young girl, Pauline (Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire), a potential apprentice with a perfect palate.
—Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
First, while a sous-chef was permitted to assist Baci with the prep work and cleaning the kitchen area, Baci herself had to do all the cooking.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 June 2024
Along with being the namesake, Purdie is the head chef, sous-chef, host, captain, busser, and dishwasher.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
Dylan Dreyer's three boys make the best little sous-chefs!
—Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
The project comes attached to her father’s irritatingly handsome sous-chef.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2024
That is no coincidence: Kernel’s chief culinary officer, Andrew Black, was a sous-chef at Eleven Madison Park, a three-Michelin-star restaurant with a $365 tasting menu, located a block away from Kernel.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
The family of one of my sous-chefs is very involved in the creation of Japantown in San Francisco, and that’s just amazing to me.
—Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 3 Apr. 2024
Dodin jumps in as a sous-chef, taking the time to teach a young girl, Pauline (Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire), a potential apprentice with a perfect palate.
—Katie Walsh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
First, while a sous-chef was permitted to assist Baci with the prep work and cleaning the kitchen area, Baci herself had to do all the cooking.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
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“Sous-chef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sous-chef. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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