sous chef

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But now the restaurant is "scrambling to do something to stay afloat" and figure out "what can be done without a gas connection", sous chef Dhruv Thapliyal told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

He was mostly a sous chef for Seattle kicker Jason Myers, who booted a record five field goals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Curtis Mccalla, the Jamaican sous chef at Akoko, welcomes the inclusion of African cuisine by Michelin.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

After arriving in the U.S. in 1971, Wang took any job he could find — bus boy, grocery deliverer, sous chef.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

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