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chef

[shef] / ʃɛf /


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“I kind of need to work physically, in a legitimate chef way, otherwise I’d lose my mind a little bit,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Gibson, the flight attendant and chef, says that there is another type of clientele who is often not comfortable with social media: private-jet owners.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Since the restaurant’s 2024 opening, with a menu designed by chef and co-owner Aric Attebery, Fountain Grains & Greens pays 15% more for chicken and 25% more for steak.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Kacie Carter, a nutritionist, chef and the founder of Honey Hi, a gluten-free breakfast and brunch spot in Echo Park, said, “I’m not of the mind that we should be ‘maxxing’ anything.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

She wore an apron that said mind the chef in large letters.

From "George" by Alex Gino

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

Following in the footsteps of pioneering overseas restaurants, more domestic pastry chefs are introducing menus entirely dedicated to the dessert course.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

A defense of yelling in restaurants: It’s a forbidden behavior in today’s restaurants—but Amanda Albee spoke to chefs who say it massively improved their careers.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Gruel talks Kennedy through the mixture, offering the kind of loose, adaptable instruction home cooks have received from television chefs for decades.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Cady kicked her toe against the oven door as the woman in the chefs hat continued on down the row.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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