sous chef

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She’s got main-character energy throughout the series, as a football thrower for Elroy, a homework helper for Judy and a dinner sous-chef for Jane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

With the help of my sister, his reliable sous-chef, he cooks up beautiful, restaurant-quality food on a regular basis.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2024

In the hit TV show, the character Sydney Adamu, a Black unapologetically ambitious sous-chef, is attempting to help the show’s hunky, emotionally touchy male protagonist transform his dead brother’s sandwich shop into a Michelin-star restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

This sous-chef salad includes vegetables, canned tuna and hard-boiled eggs.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022

I ran back to the kitchen before one of them could offer to be my sous-chef.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks