sous chef

Example Sentences

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Now, “people are eating more chicken thighs—for protein, for flavor, and for economical reasons,” said Chef Eric Huang, Pecking House’s founder and a former Eleven Madison Park sous-chef.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Some inadequately drained veal brains become a rare source of drama, inspiring Michel, who prides himself on running a kitchen without “The Bear”-style histrionics, to gently admonish the sous-chef responsible.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Plump, red-haired and sassy, she and I immediately hit it off and at her request, I became her sous-chef of sorts.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022

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