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chef

[shef] / ʃɛf /


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Before then, I had come to know Michael Lomonaco, the restaurant’s executive chef.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

TV chef Nigella Lawson has been praised by critics for her new role as a judge on The Great British Bake Off, which returns to Channel 4 later this month.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Pro tip: Birch also hosts Pepe’s Oyster Bar, a monthly pop-up named for chef Kyle Knall’s late father, featuring a rotating menu of hot and cold oyster and seafood preparations.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

There is no marquee chef attached, but it’s operated by the team that runs a variety of posh venues inside London’s Royal Albert Hall.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

I was pretty much my mom’s sous chef growing up, which is just a fancy way of saying I was her kitchen assistant.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

Athletes typically use that funding to pay for training camps, equipment, travel and, in some cases, personal support staff like physiotherapists, nutritionists and chefs.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

He said schools needed "more investment" in catering facilities and in the "professional development" of school chefs to develop menus that "meet the ambitions" of the government.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Once upon a time, he said, chefs had the Food Network.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

Following a playbook pioneered by private chefs and interior designers—some of the first types to break out across social media platforms—plumbers, contractors, pool guys and landscape designers have become Instagram- and TikTok-famous.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

After all, Art spends a lot more time dealing with city traffic and parking and chefs who can sometimes be pretty picky.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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