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.

   Near-synonyms: sous-chef, subchef, underchef, subcook, undercook (all sometimes synonymous)

   1 more example

   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.

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

   Synonyms: station chef, line cook, sous-chef, subchef, underchef, subcook, undercook