chefs

plural of chef
as in cooks
a person who prepares food by some manner of heating the restaurant hired a famous chef to raise the quality of its cuisine

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Recent Examples of chefs That evening’s dinner would be helmed by Holmen’s own chefs, a young and talented assemblage from as far as Sicily and Piauí, in the northeast of Brazil. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 The new store in Duarte has a SushiOro, an in-store sushi market featuring rolls and signature sauces developed by Vallarta’s chefs. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 While some home chefs prefer stainless steel frying pans, a nonstick pan will make your cleanup much more manageable, reducing the amount of time spent washing dishes. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Owner and chef Asdren Azemi was recognized as one of North Texas’ best chefs while working at his father’s restaurant, Ruffino’s. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 Last year, Kort helped launch an Eat the Invaders event, bringing chefs together to channel people’s appetite for delicious food by cooking with invasive and overabundant species. — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 The official collection features handmade chocolates, biscuits and pastries from the chefs at Maxim’s de Paris, all carefully packaged and ready to ship. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Countless dedicated food publications run original recipe content, and thousands of independent chefs produce their own, across blogs, newsletters, YouTube accounts, and TikTok pages. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 But chefs also note that not every type of rice should be treated the same. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chefs
Noun
  • About 100,000 workers across several state agencies are part of the union, including cooks, custodians, nurses and office staff.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That inconsistency is why fresh pumpkin bakes can disappoint even careful cooks.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Many of the bakers are going with a variation of a chocolate lava cake, and at least four of them are going with the chocolate-orange flavor combination.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For most home bakers, a 15-ounce can of plain puree remains the cheapest, fastest and most predictable choice.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Chefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chefs. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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