chefing

English

Verb

chefing

1. present participle and gerund of chef
   • 2012, Josie Dew, A Ride In The Neon Sun: A Gaijin in Japan, Sphere, →ISBN:

     'Yes, a chef.' 'A chef? Ahh so. You are Fanny Claddock! Ha,ha!' 'Ha, ha!' 'You are chef in restaurant?' 'No.' 'What location you chefing?'

   • 2004, Kim Antieau, Coyote Cowgirl, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 98:

     "She's going to be chefing at La Magia for a couple of weeks." "Good. New blood. I'll stop in. What can I get you ?"

Noun

chefing (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of cheffing (“the activity of a chef”)
   • 1946, Billboard:

     ... has packaged the Mystery Chef and Fran Lee, Mrs. Fixit, in one unit — with the Mrs. Fixit bridging the actual cooking or baking portion of the chefing.

   • 2006, Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson, Accounting for Taste: The Triumph of French Cuisine, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 193:

     The connection between the everyday and the spectacular also controls the continuum between cooking and chefing. The culinary roles of cook and chef ...