gourmet chef
Haute cuisine master
A gourmet chef is a cook who specializes in preparing elaborate, high-quality cuisine—the kind served at upscale restaurants or catered events.
The term emphasizes refined technique and sophisticated ingredients: They hired a gourmet chef for the wedding.
In casual use, it can describe anyone with exceptional cooking skills.
- flambéFood set alight
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- edible flowersBlooms safe to consume
- sous-videSealed, temperature-controlled water cooking
- foie grasFattened waterfowl liver
bone marrow · immersion blender · microgreens · mortar and pestle · knife skills · blowtorch · fermentation · molecular gastronomy · charcuterie · saffron · sea salt · caviar · vanilla bean · mise en place · food processor · plating · lobster · braising
gourmet chefburger flipper
Fast-food line cook
fast food worker · short-order cook · hash slinger · fry cook · cafeteria cook
gourmet chefhome cook
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