chef de partie

French chef de partie

chef de partie (plural chefs de partie)

1. A chef in charge of a particular area of production in the kitchen, such as fish or roast meats.

   Synonyms: line cook, station chef

   • 2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 263:

     Various of his clean-cut, youthful chefs de partie, cast as if from a late 2000s Lanvin menswear show, move around in purposeful silence prepping their sections, with quick, hesitant moves, as they reprioritise their mental to-do lists.

• chief of party

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chef de partie m (plural chefs de partie, feminine cheffe de partie)

1. chef de partie, line cook

   Coordinate term: sous-chef