Meanings
nouncheffery (uncountable)
alternative chefery
- informalrareuncountableThe work or art of a chef; culinary skill.
The dishes appear in a flurry of gel cubes, purées, emulsions and other cheffery.
2008, Waitrose Food Illustrated, page 871 more example
Well, when we got together on Saturday for lunch, I started talking to my brother-in-law about cheffery and asking him about how to shop for knives. Somehow we get talking about sauces.
2013, Mark Hansen, Around the World in a Dutch Oven
Origin
From chef + -ery. Piecewise doublet of chiefery.
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