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Recent Examples of culinarianThe 55-year-old culinarian, beloved for her numerous appearances on the Food Network, died on June 17.—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026 Best known as a crooner of award-winning love songs—and perhaps as one-half of a power couple alongside Chrissy Teigen—I’m beginning to think of John Legend as quite the incredible culinarian.—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025 How can food writers and culinarians who want to see more chefs like Adjepong on TV and behind the stove continue the momentum and keep using that episode as a teachable moment?—Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al.com, 21 June 2019 DelSignore is purely Italian, though the influence of the French culinarians is inescapable in that part of the world (despite what the Italians will tell you otherwise).—Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2019 Both Noto and Lankford say one of the most rewarding aspects of planning this dinner is creating a network of female culinarians in real time.—al, 13 Mar. 2019 Cayden Fielder, the culinarian behind vegan Caycakes Bakery, said the 3-month-old dinner party provides a creative outlet for him.—Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 7 June 2018 Each year, the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience honors a local culinarian with the Ella Brennan Award.—Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 23 Jan. 2018 There are some things most cooks and culinarians agree upon, though.—Katie Chang, Vogue, 20 Aug. 2017
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chef
Noun
For the mom who's a chef, and spends most weekends in her garden, this is the perfect gift.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
The gyuto was born when Western culinary influences became de rigeur, and chefs needed a more versatile blade shape, adept at push cuts and pull-through slicing, with a slight curve that allowed some light chopping.