chef de cuisine
noun
chef de cui·sine
ˌshef-də-kwē-ˈzēn 
plural chefs de cuisine
ˌshef(s)-də-kwē-ˈzēn
: a chef who manages a professional kitchen
… chefs need chefs de cuisine to run their kitchens, from hiring and firing to choosing between chives and chervil as the garnish for a new dish. And some do a great deal more than that.—
Julia Moskin
Julia MoskinAnd the titles change with each restaurant. The top chef might be called an executive chef or chef de cuisine. The second in command might also be known as chef de cuisine (if there's an executive chef) …—Phil Vettel
Phil VettelTony Bilson, who has had a succession of artistically successful but financially rocky restaurants in Sydney, has his name on the door, but Manu Feildel, the young chef de cuisine from France, does the day-to-day cooking, and he is good.—Harvey Steiman
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Its chef de cuisine, Marlaw Seraspi, a lifelong friend who worked with Bachelier at Blanca, will be part of the core team at Chick & Hawk along with bar director Nick Sinutko, a Campfire alum who will finally get to play with spirits again after creating compelling non-alcoholic tonics at Manna.
—Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The partners eventually hired Oscar Vides, formerly chef de cuisine at Ritz-Carlton South Beach, as Coyo’s corporate chef, which means Linquist doesn’t have to oversee daily operations anymore.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
May 15, 2024 Hollingsworth, who was Thomas Keller’s chef de cuisine at the French Laundry, co-owned the restaurant with Carl Schuster, a founding partner of Wolfgang Puck catering and CEO and founder of Cast Iron Partners.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The big picture: The buzzy French-American establishment, which Demi's longtime chef de cuisine Adam Ritters launched in 2024, joins four other Twin Cities restaurants and chefs still in the running for the nation's top annual food awards.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Candice Woo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The partners eventually hired Oscar Vides, formerly chef de cuisine at Ritz-Carlton South Beach, as Coyo’s corporate chef, which means Linquist doesn’t have to oversee daily operations anymore.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
May 15, 2024 Hollingsworth, who was Thomas Keller’s chef de cuisine at the French Laundry, co-owned the restaurant with Carl Schuster, a founding partner of Wolfgang Puck catering and CEO and founder of Cast Iron Partners.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
The big picture: The buzzy French-American establishment, which Demi's longtime chef de cuisine Adam Ritters launched in 2024, joins four other Twin Cities restaurants and chefs still in the running for the nation's top annual food awards.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Chef de cuisine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chef%20de%20cuisine. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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